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A little travel detour

A travel blog entry by photosbyaiyer

Sunday evening, we had a switch in our travel plans. We left early Monday morning for Chennai (Southeast India). Shekar has some meetings scheduled here, and we need to see some family. We had a good flight from Mumbai to Chennai. I'm still battling a bit of a cold so I slept the entire flight. Then, I came to the room and slept. We have stayed in …

Last days...

A travel blog entry by cvmontes

Now as our time in Chennai slowly ends I find myself again torn at the thought of having to re-adjust to a new routine, new time-table and new bed. It takes me so long to feel part of my environment and with such a short trip its like I am an outsider watching these experiences occur to a stranger. For most of yesterday we spent the day on the …

From fighting to loving

A travel blog entry by cvmontes

So after hiding the the hotel the first day, my mom and I decided to venture out into the streets of Madras... As we headed to the main mall, Express Avenue, we were obviously quite a touristic sight as many people gawked at our awkward gestures. It was easy to see how unnatural we were in public and this baited some serious attention. Shopping can …

Longest and Last Journey on Lufthansa

A travel blog entry by cvmontes

I can't believe I made it!! Being sick and squeezed into one of the oldest planes I have ever been on was not fun at all. I have to say that this trip started on a high optimism that was almost exhausted on the 2nd flight of the day. The first 3 hours of my 9 hour journey to Germany was spent contemplating if I could will myself to teleport back …

Sleepless in Chennai

A travel blog entry by josherring

... the streets to get there, some coming from 4km away.
Over 200 boys were attending that day and all were very excited. We soon found out that the area behind the pitch was where the local men go for their morning ablutions. Some were very proud to have a toothbrush tucked in to their lungi and we were pleased to see a few
had shovels! A centre line was marked but there were no side line markings so there were ...