Udhyam Hotel
Travel Blogs from Karaikudi
The Great Indian Road Trip: Touring Tamil Temples
... wait is over an hour in the Immigration line because so many flights have arrived simultaneously. Finally, we get through, collect our bags and find Amalan, our friend from Villanova grad school, cheerfully waiting for us in the parking lot. At midnight.
Amalan has arranged an apartment for us and we drive through light traffic (at ...
Mahabalipuram : Arjuna's Penance
... I have seen several versions of television show based on the epic.
These stories shape the values of many Indians like me child the childhood. One can learn several strategies and tactics from these characters.
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Day 22
... horizontal lines across their foreheads.
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It was a hectic day as we rushed from Chennai to a Kolkata flight, then from the Oberoi to the American Center. The Consular Section Chief gave us handy-dandy Kolkata tips, then we heard Niladri Chatterjee speak passionately about his city. The Bengalis are very proud of their heritage of literature and revolution; the general idea is ...
It's a bugs life, on the bus and my Indian Amar...
... Now, I don't mean to sound ungrateful, seriously the hospitality of these people is truly phenomenal but its all part of the experience and one that I thought was worth sharing!
Now the other issue I have is clothing! Even in the house Marylila insists I am wrapped in a long shawl - now I am all for respecting the culture (and will continue to appease Marylila and the culture by wrapping myself up) but how come the men can walk around in nothing but ...
It is because I have a white face...
... my
autograph (seriously I have signed so many bits of paper it is nuts!) We went to one of the villages last week where the kids had obviously never seen a 'whitie' before (as I have affectionately been coined!). The children asked me why I had white hair (having never seen a blonde before) - I told them it was because I had a white face - very amusing!
On Monday we went up into the mountains to a place called Kodaikanal - it was beautiful. We met some girls at ...
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- Restaurant
- Room service
- Free parking