Blogs from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia - page 19

Had breakfast at the hotel, John and Nikki tried Iddly, Sambar, Parotta and Pongal for breakfast. John's favorite was the vanilla milk shake. After breakfast headed out to T-Nagar for shopping in auto-rickshaw. Three of us barely fit in it. We went straight to Pothy's. John and Nikki found some cloths and I shopped for Indu. John had tough time getting his cloth size. After T-Nagar we went to Spencer plaza. John finally found some soccer jersey's that fit him. We had pizza in Pizza-Hut at Spencer's and John loved it. Nikki was craving for some Pizza after their London trip. Headed out to Dee Cee Manor and thought about Bikes and Barrels for some drinks. We were kicked out since I was not wearing shoes and John was in shorts. We were recommended by the ... read more

Well, My first blog. kindly excise me if mistakes are committed here or if it does not sound interesting. It was a bright sunday morning around 10 am where i packed my bag having 2 travel magazines(which i keep reading over and again) and started off in my bike too a place and destination i have not planned off. i headed to thiruvanmiyur just before where the ECR road starts and met my life(Fiance) had a small tussle and embarked on my journey towards ECR. The drive was a bit nice as it was not hot or sultry rather a pleasant climate which made me to be on the drive without a stop. i would have driven some 10 kms whre i found a shop bought some refreshments loaded them onto my bag and headed off ... read more

I've gotten pretty good at navigating India by train. Currently I'm aboard the Howray Mail train bound for Bhubaneswar, Orissa. I left Chennai last night around 11:30pm and will arrive in Bhubaneswar at about 10pm tonight...yes, that's almost a 24hr train ride!! It's ok though, this time I sprung for an A/C sleeper, so it's not bad at all. I actually really like train travel, it's feels more rustic (in a good way) and you get to see the countryside as you go along. Also (and maybe more importantly) it's dirt cheap. I paid 35 USD to go about the equivalent of Atlanta to New York. A one way flight was 244 USD! Chennai was awesome. I expected it to be one of my least favorite places based on what everyone else told me about it, ... read more

Hi from Sumit!!!!!!!!! Lucky to find this site in google. Well i have been searching for the suitable site where i can put all my experiences that can help travellers traveling to India in particular. I am a native from India and put up In New Delhi. But recently i travelled to Southern India, and I found South India is different than North. Those who have travelled India can distinguish the differences between North and South. I travelled to Chennai where i started my crusade to South India. My next destination was Pondicherry or Puducherry. I always wanted to visit this place and finally i made it. Travelling from Chennai to Pondicherry was awesome experience. My first encounter with the ocean was here in ECR(East Cost Road). So if you are traveling Pondicherry via Road or ... read more

The pain of riding public buses was, at least, temporarily suppressed whilst traveling in relative style aboard the 2AC compartment in our Chennai bound train. During the train ride, I had the opportunity to chat to a nice Kerelan man who worked as a general manager for the Malayala Manorama, a 125 year old Kerelan newspaper. He was rather proud of the newspaper and provided me with paper distribution statistics in Kerela, major Indian cities, Dubai and the USA. He also talked about his sons, both of whom were studying Engineering in India (surprise! Hehehe). We talked travel a bit, and, when he learned I had been to Malaysia a few times, he quizzed me on the best places to go and the best things to do as he was planning a trip with his family ... read more