Author Archives: Amit
An airport for the NRIs, buses with beds
I have a few minutes to kill at the Madurai airport, and looking around me, its like a mini replica of San Jose Airport, as it seems that this place caters only to the NRI community, with the occasional business … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations, South India, Travel
Tagged airport, american, american accents, bus connections, business traveler, Chennai, city regions, community, english subtitles, free wi fi, karaikudi, Madurai, mini, NRI, nri community, place, replica, running, salwars, San, San Jose, shapes sizes, Transport, Travel, Traveler
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Cheapest and Fastest Internet yet
A dingy, non-air-conditioned cubbyhole in the small South Indian town of Madurai may notbe the first place that comes to mind for cheap broadband, but at Rs. 20/hr, or less than fifty cents an hour, you can sit on an … Continue reading
Posted in South India, Travel
Tagged blazing fast speeds, broadband, computer, cubbyhole, dingy, fifty, fifty cents, hour, india, internet, Madurai, notbe, old computer, place, South Indian, town
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Nearing the end of travel…??
I have just three days to go before I end this phase of travel. On Wednesday I leave Bangkok for Chennai, and will spend the next five or six weeks working for a microcredit organization, following some of the work … Continue reading
Posted in Thailand
Tagged Africa, Bangkok, blog, Chennai, Chiang, couple, couple of days, different ways, discovering the world, experience, five months, india, learning experience, life, microcredit, northern Thailand, organization, phase, six continents, six weeks, South America, time, Travel, vacation time, Wednesday, world
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