K.P.S Hotel Madurai

8/9 West Marret Street Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Brief Stop In Madurai

A travel blog entry by jessandniall

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... pork so the main meat is mutton (goat), or chicken. In fact cows are so revered by the Hindus that killing one can result in a person being charged with murder. Niall's favourite anecdote is that apparently a foreign guy accidentally knocked over a cow resulting in its death. The judge realised that this could cause worldwide PR problems for India if the man was charged with murder, so the prudent judge ruled that the cow had been depressed and committed suicide. ...

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

A travel blog entry by kapilkhimdas

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... things that are challenging and downright scary

1. Booking tickets - Indian Railways is government-owned, which means it represents the absolute worst form of Indian bureaucracy. In the past, to book tickets you have to show up in-person at a ticketing office, fill out a sheet with the train number and present it to a ticketing clerk. Sounds easy, but how do you find out the train number when all the boards are written in ...

Samurai v Madurai

A travel blog entry by makkac

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Samuraj v Manurai


Z autobusu sme vylezli po patej rano. V meste s nazvem Madurai. Utahany jako..no ja nevim co. V airkodisnovanym autobuse sme si pripadali jako na severnim polu. Mam takovej dojem, ze ten busik puvodne vlastnila nejaka pohrebni sluzba. Potom ho dali do provozu pro turisty. Deky nam zacali rozdavat az skoro vo pulnoci, az je vyzvedli u nejakej babky, co je zrovna vyprala a ususila na louce mezi posvatnejma kravama. Nekery cestujici je uz ani nepotrebovali. ...

Indiske talenter

A travel blog entry by currycow

... Mit tryk kan variere fra en venlig hilsen til et fast afsluttende håndtryk efter en indgået aftale om hvad turen i rickshaw burde koste.

Mine oplevelser i Indien har altså bragt meget mere med sig end bare gode og dårlige minder, fotografier i massevis og en ordentlig håndfuld nye bekendtskaber, de har også udviklet mig som person og lært mig ting jeg ellers aldrig ville have lært. Så måske sukker jeg dybt når der kun er Indiske Toiletter i nærheden eller ...

Southern Hospitality

A travel blog entry by janagorski

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... several Indian people about the beggars, we're told that the village/town/city ensures that these people are at least fed and we witness several times a day, shop keepers and passers by giving them money. Darren and I have spoken about our struggle to walk away from some beggars and have agreed to give only to those who for what ever reason, compel us to help them.
Yesterday, we stopped at an intersection to check our map and an old woman caught my eye. Her back was ...