Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Travel Blogs from Chennai, Tamil Nadu (4)

Madras....belly?, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India travel blog
Madras....belly?
Jan 20, 2005

... India to visit the temples of Madurai and into Kerala, but instead we spent our remaining 7 days in India in the Paradise Guesthouse in Chennai. We were exhausted having spent 5 weeks zipping around on lots of night trains and sightseeing on arrival in ...

A travel blog entry by grahamandrach
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Another city, another evil rikshaw driver, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India travel blog
Another city, another evil rikshaw driver
Apr 7, 2007

Arrived in Chennai from Bangalore 5.30am.  My sole purpose in coming to this city was to fly back out, to Calcutta. Flights from Bangalore were more than 3 times the price so it was a money saving mission.  Absolutely knackered when I arrive ...

A travel blog entry by joannec
Chennai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India travel blog
Chennai
Mar 13, 2007

Chennai is a very large city and considered the capital of southern India.  We roamed around this hot and gritty place for a couple days, and checked out a few sites.  There is a local rail system that is surprisingly uncrowded so getting around ...

A travel blog entry by brockandlisa
Back in the city, the capital of the Tamil Movies., Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India travel blog
Back in the city, the capital of the Tamil Movies.
May 25, 2006

Chennai is a busy, smoggy, incredibly hot and humid city. The bus dropped us 10 km south of the city in some suburb so we got on another bus to avoid a costly taxi ride in. The rickshaws are known for charging outrageous prices to locals and tourists...

A travel blog entry by breagagne