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April 16th 2012
Published: April 16th 2012
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On the 15th of March we flew from Kolkata to Chennai (but missed our connecting flight, obviously. This is India after all). After splashing out for the next flight down (with the so-called 'cheap' Indian airlines....) we arrived in Chennai and went straight to Pondicherry. Pondi is an old French town on the southern East shore of India in the state of Tamil Nadu. We saw a different India ... Read Full Entry



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Will we ever find a country without this damn dude?!
Boat housesBoat houses
Boat houses

Many top-modern-yet-rustic looking house boats on the canals.
Roads...Roads...
Roads...

You see the drop on the left? Its about a mile down. The road is about three meters across and cars, busses, bikes are coming around the curve, over taking each other at about 80 km ph!
CavesCaves
Caves

The long climb up to ancient cave dwellings
Cave...Cave...
Cave...

6-8'000 year old carvings by ancient dravidians.
GOA!GOA!
GOA!

First morning in Goa, on Palolem beach, in the south.
The lock:The lock:
The lock:

From communism to 'Hitler Locks'.



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