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Jul 13th, 2006, 18:22
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| india virgin Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Singapore
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| ola! hi there! i'm gg to visit chennai in abt 3 weeks! have been lurking around IM for a while and i must say whatever i read is making me scared and excited at the same time! :P glad to be here *waves*
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Jul 13th, 2006, 19:05
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| Aircraft Service Engineer, Astronomer & Traveller  Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Mumbai, India. (Lat 18.967 N, Long 72.833 E, Alt 11 m)
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| Nick will soon be here to calm your nerves, I guess!!! Nothing to get scared of in Chennai but excited maybe a big yes!!! I am sure you will enjoy the city and it's neighbouring towns too for all the lovely sights and Indian musical sounds too!!! Cheers, Aadil.
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Jul 13th, 2006, 20:14
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| This is just a cameo appearance  Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India
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| OOHMYGOD Did dhe say she was visiting Chennai? and in August? Shhhhhhh.....   I jest. Scaryest thing about this city is that you might end up deciding to live here! Long before my first trip to India, people were advising, make Madras, rather than the other big cities, your India introduction: you'll find it easier to cope with. Well, I still haven't tried the other cities! It seems to be cooling down a bit at last, and you might even be lucky enough to get some rain  |
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Jul 13th, 2006, 20:53
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Jul 14th, 2006, 00:56
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| TuffRyder  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: On my Saddle on 2 Wheels
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| Hey: Welcome to IM. Just make sure you get the basics before visiting the town. Its a great place and like nick said, you mite get hooked. First and foremost, your travel. If you are not careful, the auto/cycle rickshaws (one of the local transport) guys will charge you to the moon and back. Get your immunizations. Depending on how long your stay will last, check for accomodation. Im sure some of the guyz here wud help you out with that or are you visiting on work? Have a pleasant stay while in here. I love that place, since thatz my dad's hometown. -pat- |
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Jul 15th, 2006, 12:18
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| india virgin Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Singapore
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| ooh! thank you all for the warm welcome i'm keeping my fingers crossed that i would indeed fall in love with the place and not ever wanna leave :P i'm there to visit my friend, and while i would be doing some of the touristy stuff, my aim is to see if it's some place i would relocate to. Accomodations are taken care of, and if i'm lucky, my friend will lend me his car + chauffer :P else, there's always the fun of learning to navigate the city with trusty lonely planet. thanks for all the tips, will definitely take note! |
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Jul 15th, 2006, 14:18
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| This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India
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| You can best learn to navigate the city with an Eicher City Map! Great if you have free use of a car, but try and get out on foot and take autos to get the real flavour of the city... |
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Jul 15th, 2006, 14:19
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| Lord of Kalinjar  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: the real surf city
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Jul 18th, 2006, 20:07
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| india virgin Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Singapore
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| coolio! thanks for the tips!  |
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