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Coming to rest in Kodaikanal
Waiting for the minivan to Kodai The day starts with a sample of Indian time; the minibus to Kodaikanal would arrive at 7.15 am, but I have to wait until a quarter to eight before it comes through. So my intention to go rest in Kodaikanal gets delayed a bit. And even then, we still…
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Heading to the Gandhi museum
To the Gandhi museum by bus During my last day in Madurai, I want to visit the Tamukkam Palace and the nearby Gandhi museum. According to the travel guide book, you reach them with buses 2, 3, or 4. After breakfast, I study the city plan and head to the bus station. When I arrive…
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Intrusive sellers at the Meenakshi temple
Slow start of the day As I wake up with diarrhea, I reduce my breakfast to toast and tea. Only at half-past three in the afternoon, I head towards the Meenakshi temple, which will not open again until four o’clock. When I arrive at the temple, a tailor approaches. He says he already spotted me…
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The rooftops of Madurai
Taking the express bus to Madurai Not a very good day today while visiting the rooftops of Madurai, although there are positive things to report. I got up with a severe stomach ache, yesterday’s fish is probably the cause. The bus ride to Madurai runs smoothly. This time I took an express bus; the difference…
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Temple highlights in Trichy
Cake and pastries for breakfast Today should be a day of visiting the temple highlights in Trichy. But I woke up this morning after a terrible night’s sleep; I had hung up my mosquito net so I couldn’t use the ventilator, which resulted in hours of terrible sweating. Not so far from where I am…
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My first exploration of Trichy
No help at the bus station After breakfast, a rice pancake with a curry and a green yogurt sauce, I head to the bus station for the trip to Trichy. They are incredibly unhelpful there; the only thing I hear is that I have to go to the last terminal. Five minutes later, a bus…
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Back in Phnom Penh finally
A Hindu temple amid the rice fields We got up early this morning for the last time to return to the capital, with regret as we have been back in Phnom Penh a couple of times already. But instead of heading directly to the capital, we make a detour to Phnom Chnok, an active, almost…
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Making a stopover in Thanjavur
Deciding to make a stopover in Thanjavur The day started with a French breakfast in Pondicherry, that is to say, some pastry and decent coffee. At the Tourist Information Office, it becomes clear to me that I saw the main sights of this city. So I decide – with yesterday`s story of the corrupt police…
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Disrupted ride to Bokor hill station
To Bokor in the back of a pick-up truck with an international group Today a visit to Bokor hill station is on our program. At half-past seven, they pick us up. We drive to another guesthouse where we eventually leave with 12 people to Bokor, with 1 car and a 4WD. My travel partner and…
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On tour in Pondicherry by put-put
Using sign language to find the bus to Pondicherry After breakfast, I check out at the hotel in Madras and take a put-put to the local bus stop for Pondicherry. A little boy leads me to the right bus, which I would have found by myself also. But inevitably, they cling to you, as I…