Anything to do with travelling and food
(The Chennai International Airport’s departure area – brightly lighted and well furnished but the crowd can still give you a headache. Sorry, no photos of the secured areas – the officers looked too menacing and strict)
I kind of have forgotten to do the conclusion for this post, so here is it…
Read More »Trip to Amazing Chennai 2010: The Conclusion & Goodbyes
(One of the things to do in Chennai is to visit an ancient temple and we indeed managed to get this done. The main entrance to the 300 plus years old temple – Click for higher resolution photo here)
A trip to India will not be complete without a trip to the majestic and historical temples, right?
Read More »Trip to Amazing Chennai 2010: Part 7 – Visit To A Historical Temple
(It was a long shot to find a Chinese restaurant in Chennai but we were wrong. This was indeed exclusive, the place that we went for good Chinese food)
Read More »Trip to Amazing Chennai 2010: Part 6 – Delicious Chinese Food in India
(This is one of the shots that I took in Chennai – a priest cutting in and out of traffic wearing no helmet. Just a simple dhoti covering his bare skin and for the feet, rather worn-out sandals – I wonder how serious his injuries are going to be if he falls down. I have seen ladies with saree with fast bikes and no helmets as well. Higher-resolution shot here)
Read More »Trip to Amazing Chennai 2010: Part 5 – Crazy Traffic in Chennai Streets
(The obvious clue that tells the locals that we are foreigners here in Chennai, making us an easy target for to the locals to quickly hike up fares and price)
What happens if you are in Chennai and have just enough time to do one thing, what do you do? The answer is shopping!
Read More »Trip to Amazing Chennai 2010: Part 4 – Glorious Shopping
(The way to start the day – Chennai style – light filter coffee with thick cow milk in a small tumbler. The small plate at the bottom is known as ‘dabarah’ which is supposed to be used to cool down the hot coffee but Malaysians like us, we just blow on the top of the cup and drank the milk rich coffee)
Read More »Trip to Amazing Chennai 2010: Part 2 – Settling Down
(Our transport from Chennai International Airport to the apartment – it was large enough to hold 8 people and 6 large luggage. The photo was taken on a camera phone hence the poor quality)
Read More »Trip to Amazing Chennai 2010: Part 1 – The Eagles Have Landed
Just returned from a holiday cum shopping cum fact-finding trip from Chennai, India…
(Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu – The Land of the Tamils and a place that I have not set foot yet. Image source: Wikipedia)
(KLIA is no doubt huge but it is not difficult to find the way around if you have done your homework and ask around)
Read More »Travelling 101: KLIA – 3 Ways to Avoid Getting Lost in an Airport
(Tightly packed shops on the left and right of the bazaar but the items on sales are not necessarily old and ancient)
Read More »Overseas Assignment 2009: Taking Time Off At Bangkok’s Busy Bazaar
(The service apartment that I stayed in Bangkok, overseeing the great Chao Praya River is probably one of the best of all the ‘hotels’ that I have stayed)
Whenever I am on an overseas assignment, I have always preferred staying in a proper hotel than in some apartment.
Read More »Fantastic Trip to Iran 2009: We Missed Staying In A Proper Hotel
(It looks like beer, it smells like beer and the people are drinking as it is beer but certainly it is not beer. Great stuff from Holland!)
Iran, I guess is the second country that I have been to without any drop of cold beer. Brunei was the other country although I could have brought a crate of beer after declaring to the customs. Interestingly there are plenty of non-alcoholic drinks from local and European breweries to choose from here.
Read More »Fantastic Trip to Iran 2009: Sorry, No Alcoholic Beers Here