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Hotel Pandian
Ok. It is hard to know what to write as I have to be brief and can not include everything that has happened as the first few days have been full on as so hopefully you get a picture of what its like. India is one of the craziest places ever. The culture shock was extreme, there are guards with machine guns at every airport and the amount of filth …
17436 steps to Madras
I had my pedometer on for the start of the journey - over 17000 steps wasn't bad when I was sitting down most of the was.
Landed at Chennai about 1.45am - my driver did not show to take to the hotel (He did come to my hotel later to apologise) - but the pre-paid taxi worked well enough but I did not hit my bed until after 3 - and the …
'Bay of Bengal' Tamil Nadu
Day 54 Jan 31st
Chennai pop. 7 million
Well, here we are in the middle of a busy, hot and dusty Chennai (Madras) our 2 star Hotel, The Pandien is basic but comfortable. We arrived here in Tuk Tuks after abandoning Josh the Truck and leaving it by the roadside some 13km back after driving for sometime in 5th gear only.
We have spent …
From India to Ethiopia
... office is a souvenir shop that sells Ethiopian Telecom SIM cards. You need a photocopy of your passport and 2 photos to buy a SIM card. Activation is instantaneous. Calls to India cost 12 Birr (Rs 36) a minute.
From the Hilton Hotel I walked to Meskal Square to book my bus ticket to Bahir Dar. On the way, hundreds of people smiled and wished me “Namaste”! One person told me that from kindergarten to 12th class, he had Indian teachers. There are a lot ...
The City of Chennai!
... other signs of destitution - interspersed with glorious tree-lined boulevards, grandiose architecture old and new, statues of the city's late and great, leafy gardens and vibrant, colourful markets. Order and chaos vye for the upper hand. It seems at times like the chaos is winning.
Strolling around town I discover a beach - strewn with rubbish which catches my attention, but this doesn't seem to spoil people's ...
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