Tamil Nadu

... which time I try, if possible, to escape to cooler climes. This time I'll be off to India again - and in particular Tamil Nadu province in Southern India. I will start off in the capital of the province, Chennai (formerly Madras), and from there make my ...

Our annual vacation to the pristine mountains of the south Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu, India. This year, thanks to "global warming" - in this case an extended monsoon period and a warmer winter, the frost has not set in and the wildflowers were in profuse ...

Anyone travelling through rural Tamil Nadu cannot help but notice an assortment of colourful village Gods and guardians on the outskirts of most villages.  The worship of these deities is pre Brahminical, dating back to primordial forms of ...

... a champion, it was a good day on the road. Once in Trichy i ate noodles at the Banana Leaf restaurant and checked into the Tamil Nadu Hotel which was in the junction and over-priced but i couldn't be bothered trekking around with my pack on. The ...