Category Archives: India
Two worlds, one city – A bicycle ride through South Chennai
For the past week or so, I’ve been in Chennai, the city where I grew up. It= s been a mix of spending time with family and friends, relaxing, as well as= exploring. For the first time in six years … Continue reading
Posted in Chennai, Destinations, Travel
Tagged american readers, bus, Che, Chennai, city, corporation, Development, fastest growing cities, incompetance, india, life, macro issues, mass transit system, mu ch, new york, Ohio, safe journey, security, spending, spending time with family, Store, time, time with family, traffic, traffic police, way, world
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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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