Pondicherry Guest Houses - Reviews and Rates

We are in Pondicherry, but something has gone terribly wrong - it's raining! Monsoon is not supposed to be until June. The streets are flooded and Chris's raincoat is leaking horribly... it has now been given to a beggar (who was not satisfied and demanded a further 10 rupees - the cheek!) The rain was romantic, if damp. The buildings in the fre...

First Look at Pondicherry University and Auroville The other IISAC students and I had to register our visas upon 14 days of arriving in India- so one of the assistants, Priya, took us to get pictures, passport copies, and finally to register our visas in the government office which is an old building that is falling apart like many other buildin...

Hello All, Sorry it's been so long without a posting but you'll have to excuse me. The transition from college life to forest life has not been so quick. I have been here for about two weeks now and have loved every minute of it. I'll run you through the daily routine just to give you a little taste. Wake up call is at 5:30 and work starts at 6 ...

Hi there, Sorry I've been slack again but I'm not moving for a few days so should be able to bring you all up to date. Pondicherry (Pondi) was our next stop after Chennai. A former French colony until the mid 50s, still very French in parts and held the promise of French food and Chablis (it had been our coveted culinary destination for weeks). ...

Destination 107: km73'420 Die Fahrt nach Pondicherry hatte etwas lange gedauert und da hier in der ehemaligen franzoesischen Kollonie fast alles voll war, musste ich mich geschlagen geben und ein Zimmer fuer (im Vergleich zu anderen Preisen) 700 Rupien annehmen. XXXXX The drive to Pondicherry took abit long time and as it was almost everything f...

Bonjour from Pondy.. Situated on the Coromandel coast, about 160 kms south of Chennai (which we just passed through), lies Pondicherry or Pondy to those of us in the know. The French ruled this territory for 300 years, and today it stands as a living monument of the French culture in India. This restored, attractive, former French colony, exudes...

Pondicherry, or as the French say "pondicherry" (in a french accent), is the result of France's rather modest colonial ambitions. While England colonised most of the sub continent France was quite happy to simply establish 4 costal ports, one of these is Pondicherry. The bible (the lonely planet guidebook) suggested two very important features t...

Ponicherry, wow, what a relief. It's like going from madness into semi normality. Ponicherry is mental. It was formerly a French place, so there is a certain French feel to the place. It's really odd to see all street signs written in French and called Rue something. To top it all off there are French Restaurants, Cafes, Wine and some good accom...

We have breakfast at a place recommended by Lonely Planet and meet a nice gay couple who share some travel tips on ashrams, Auroville and the temples. I pass out another Couchsurfing card. Getting rather impatient by the slow service as I need to see something before the siesta time, I go and ask the kitchen to hurry it up for three separate tim...

English - we left Mamallapuram at 7am to catch a bus to Pndicherry (Pondy). Pondy used to be a French colonial town but I am sure if the French saw it now they would not be impressed. The town still has some reminders of the colonial times, tree line street, french restaurants, police wearing red caps and the french flag everywhere. But it has a...