Trip Report : Tamil Nadu

Thanks snonymous for all the inputs during the planning stage.
Route :
Chennai → Mamallapuram → Pondicherry → Chidambaram → Pichavaram → → Gangaikondacholapuram → Darasuram → Tanjore → Trichy → Madurai → Rameswaram → Kodaikanal

Here are the relevant posts from my blog.

CHENNAI
In Rajni Land
Pics Chennai Part 1
Pics Chennai Part 2
Hotel and Restaurant Reviews

AROUND CHENNAI
Dakshinachitra
Pics Dakshinachitra

MAMALLAPURAM AKA MAHABALIPURAM
Mamallapuram
Pics Mamallapuram Part 1
Pics Mamallapuram Part 2
Hotel Review

PONDICHERRY
Pondicherry
Pics Pondicherry
Pics Auroville
Hotel Review
Pics Les Hibiscus (The place to stay in Pondy)

CHIDAMBARAM - PICHAVARAM - GANGAIKONDACHOLAPURAM
Pondy to Kumbakonam
Pics Chidambaram
Pics Pihcavaram
Pics Gangaikondacholapuram

DARASURAM
Pics Darasuram

TANJORE AKA THANJAVUR
Thanjavur
Pics Airavatesvara Temple
Pics Brahadeeswarar Temple

TRICHY AKA TIRUCHIRAPALLI
A day in Trichy
Pics Trichy
Hotel Review

MADURAI
Pics Madurai

RAMESWARAM
Pics Rameswaram

KODAIKANAL
Pics Kodai
Pics Kodai

COIMBATORE
Coimbatore's divine retreat



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Wow, Im going to read this thoroughly a bit later this evening.

In the meantime, Ive been poring over your Himachal blogs for ideas on my forthcoming trip. I seem to concur with your healthy doses of scepticism about several "popular" destinations there!

I had a really good guffaw [so unfeminine that sounds!] when I read your apt description about people rolling down a meadow in a transparent plastic ball!

Hi snonymous,
Good to hear from you.
HP has a lot of over rated, crowded places ... Kufri comes to mind ...
Definitely plan a couple of days at Raju's GH ...