Today is a rather frustrating day because I was not supposed to be here and there was no plan for this location today. I was supposed to wake up in a train and cross the Attari-Wagah border at 9am. Where am I ? Still in PG. Went to an internet place nearby to print copies of my medical insurance and photocopy the BUPA card. Today the rehearsals are going on for the Indian Independence Day on the 26th of Jan 2006. Road are shut and it was a nightmare getting to the embassy. Got to the Hungarian embassy by 12 noon [View Full Entry]

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I, woke up at 6:30am, because Rekha’s dad was giving me a lift to Chanakyapuri as his office is nearby. It was very kind of him to drop me right at the Hungarian embassy. It was 8:45am and they were opening at 9:30am. I decided to put a walk to the Czeck and Slovak embassies to see what their requirements. When I got back to Hungarian as usual many people had come to get visa application forms as well as handover passports. It took so long to get a visa application form. The experience here is something I won’t forget as [View Full Entry]

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Woke up around 7am and decided to put around in Connaught Place area which never happened….went to a nearby internet place did my emailing and blog work….went to Pahar Ganj gave my clothes to be washed….. Geez it costs INR10/= for denims and t-shirts, INR7/= for socks and underwear, I couldn’t get myself to pay 7 bucks for socks so decided to wash them myself… Ended up emailing for another 2 hours in PG and went back as I had promised to meet Rekha’s to go for a movie. Went to the cinema with Rekha and one of her friend’s called [View Full Entry]

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Route from Delhi Train Station or Connaught Place (CP) to Chanakyapuri bus number 604 and 620. Cheapest way to get from Pahar Ganj area to Chanakyapuri is by bus and it will cost you INR7/=. The route is as follows: Pahar Ganj (Delhi train station) - Connaught Place - Central Secretariat - Chanakyapuri Walk from Pahar Ganj to Delhi train station or Connaught Place and take bus 604. You keep going until you see a spherical dome on the left. Before you get to this dome you have pass the “Air Force HQ” and “Central Secretariat” big buildings. If you want [View Full Entry]

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I was woken up by Rekha’s servant who had brought me tea at 0800. I went down afterwards and Rekha’s mum (aunty) wanted to know what I would have for breakfast I said whatever that they are eating because the whole idea of this trip was to live like the local people and eat what they eat. I has Dosai and white sambal another different dish and it was great. Afterwards I read the newspaper from beginning to end….can you believe this certain days in Jan and Feb there are sometimes 20,000 weddings in India (I guess for a billion people [View Full Entry]

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Woke up at 6:45am, took an auto INR60/= and went to the Turkish Embassy by 8am. I wanted to be the first as I wanted to get my passport on the same day. The official issues tokens got in only around 9am. I was seated on a bench reading “Digital Fortress” when the official came. As soon as he came there were other travel agent representatives who hurried to the gate to get a token. What happened next is unbelievable in India or for that matter anywhere in the world. The travel agent representative who was in front told the rest [View Full Entry]

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It was pretty darn cold when I woke up around 6am….too many noises and most of the time the train was going at snail pace and I could hear people / vendors at the stations and nearby shouting… No toothbrush hence on finger mode…the hassles of train travel J ah well its part of the experience…. A bit of advice for people who might want to follow this trail: The Grand Trunk Express (GT Ex) was supposed to leave Chennai at 1630 on the 10th and get to Delhi at 0500am on the 12th. The Tamil Nadu Express (TN Ex) was [View Full Entry]

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Woke up around 7:30am and I was told we were in an area called “Warangal”. Small hills and paddy fields everywhere; surrounding looked very dry. After brushing my teeth, yes I had to do “something” which I have not done in an Indian train or for that matter a train anywhere in the world…. now my ass is rated for Indian trains as well…hahahahah (alright will spare the details)…during the process however I did loose my toothbrush which was in my denim front pocket….don’t ask me how, you got to be a gymnast to obtain the Indian train rating… I had [View Full Entry]

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Colombo - Chennai by Air Date: 10th January 2006 Time: 0800 Airline: Srilankan Airlines Distance: 386 nautical miles Time: 1 hour Cost: LKR20,200 Meal: Scramble eggs with masala potato (Breakfast) The trip to the airport was uneventful apart from random people trying to cross the road and oncoming traffic with headlights completely blinding you which is always the case. I am still amazed at the transformation that had taken place at the Colombo airport with aerobridges. My sister’s friend Ruvina at SriLankan ground handling checked me in. The flight to MAA left at 8:15am as usual a slight delay the aircraft [View Full Entry]

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Didnt think much of the beach here....the beach is quite small and full of locals..... [View Full Entry]

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