My hotel in Mamallapuram

February 16th 2006
The hotel owner had been able to change my train ticket so that it started from Chengalpattu (near Madurai) rather than from Chennai, meaning that not only would I have a much shorter journey to get on the train, but it would cost less, plus my overall journey would be shorter. My neighbour on the train was a chubby individual who insisted on encroaching aggressively, but otherwise the trip t ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info

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