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My new friend Alagar

Alagar is the Indian gentleman who met us at the airport and brought us to our hotel. We started laughing together instantly. Once we arrived at his vehicle in the airport parking lot, I proceeded to enter his car on the right side - US passenger side - India's driver side. A friendship was...

permalink written by  reedkr29 on October 27, 2008 from Mumbai, India
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Sunset at Chowpatty Beach

This evening we had our driver take us down to Chowpatty Beach to watch the sunset. We had a snack of Bhel Puri and then strolled down to the waterfront to see all of the families sitting on mats, swimming and eating roasted corn. It was a beautiful, hazy sunset.

permalink written by  reedkr29 on October 26, 2008 from Mumbai, India
from the travel blog: You are coming from



Delhi

Delhi

permalink written by  clydefrog on October 25, 2008 from Delhi, India
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The Journey to Bombay

We arrived in Bombay the night before last. Traveling here was somewhat unusual because of my medical condition... See I had been staying in New York on the upper west side in my cousin Georgia's beautiful apartment for a few days before we were scheduled to leave. It was a wonderful place to...

permalink written by  reedkr29 on October 24, 2008 from Mumbai, India
from the travel blog: You are coming from



India hits you in the nose first.

Well...Where do I begin... I would like to start by saying big props to Air India. I may never fly anywhere domestic ever again. If Air India doesn't go there I probably won't either. The stewardesses were amazing. I look for that sort of thing. A Bumpy flight - not a problem, people being...

permalink written by  reedkr29 on October 24, 2008 from Mumbai, India
from the travel blog: You are coming from



End of Chapter 1

Here endeth the first lesson. We rolled into Chennai this morning on another very wet day, and that marks the end of this leg of the truck's circumnavigation of India, and also the end of my stay here. There is absolutely nothing of interest to say about Chennai (even the ever-optimistic Lonely...

permalink written by  phileasdogg on October 22, 2008 from Chennai, India
from the travel blog: Planes, Trains & Taxiwallahs



Rain. Lots of it.

Ugh, Sod's law. Arrive in Mamallapuram to the best accommodation of the trip, complete with swimming pool and a beach, only for it to be like an April day in England. It's been raining for about 5 hours now. Nice little town though, with a noticeable and welcome absence of horns being blared....

permalink written by  phileasdogg on October 21, 2008 from Mamallapuram, India
from the travel blog: Planes, Trains & Taxiwallahs



Vive la France

As the tour winds its way towards my final port of Chennai, we came across a rather surreal outpost of France in the middle of India. Pondicherry is a former French colony that was surrendered by the French about 50 years ago, but still has a mildly Gallic air. I was sooo hoping to see Indians...

permalink written by  phileasdogg on October 20, 2008 from Pondicherry, India
from the travel blog: Planes, Trains & Taxiwallahs



Drivers Reunited

Trichy. Famous for a couple of temples. And for having the loudest sodding buses in the world. Our hotel was right near a major road and the sound of rumbling diesel engines and air horns was incessant. In the end my roommate Gary and I barricaded ourselves in our room armed with a bottle of...

permalink written by  phileasdogg on October 19, 2008 from Tiruchchirappalli, India
from the travel blog: Planes, Trains & Taxiwallahs



Niceness

Left Varkala with some disappointment this morning (not just caused by the Swedes) for another long drive. Headed for Cape Comorin, which is the most southerly point in India. Lonely Planet says it's the Blackpool of India, but there was no rollercoaster, no knotted hankies, no donkeys and no...

permalink written by  phileasdogg on October 18, 2008 from Madurai, India
from the travel blog: Planes, Trains & Taxiwallahs



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