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By Chile Doctor, September 18th, 2008, at 7:00 am
Some days, you should stay in bed. But if you find yourself in Hyderabad, then by all means get out and enjoy the excitement! The wind in your hair, the sounds and sights and smells of the City of Pearls.
If you’re the adventurous type, you might find a sled like the one shown above. Trust [...]
By Chile Doctor, September 17th, 2008, at 9:00 am
There are so many good things to eat in India that I’m glad my hotel serves several buffets each day. It doesn’t matter to me that they feel obliged to serve Western and Far Eastern style dishes to accommodate the range of their visitors. I wave hi as I go by the maitre d’hotel (who [...]
By Chile Doctor, September 16th, 2008, at 5:00 pm
I traveled Sunday from Bangalore to Hyderabad to continue my frantic search for fantastic curries consulting trip. The flight was short and uneventful, although the ride out to the new Bangalore International Airport was touch-and-go, and the trek from Hyderabad’s new Rajiv Ghandi Airport in to the city was also exciting (in the Chinese sense [...]
By Chile Doctor, September 12th, 2008, at 9:04 pm
Dateline: Bengaluru, India
No, it’s not an optical illusion. That really IS a cow strolling down the median of the Ring Road in Bengaluru. An everyday occurrence, actually.
Cows are the only thing on the road that has absolute right-of-way in India. And somehow they know it.
Clara here doesn’t qualify as fast food, although she’s hoofin’ right [...]
By Chile Doctor, September 11th, 2008, at 7:08 am
The Karnataka State Police showed up in force at my hotel today, and they removed me from my room. Needless to say, this was a big surprise.
It all started at about four in the morning, with a simple note slipped under my door. I only know about the time because it was marked on the [...]
By Chile Doctor, September 10th, 2008, at 11:59 pm
Big Mac Obsession! Over 230,000 Consumed: http://tinyurl.com/5lbtjc. #
Hosting Cooking Show Causes Ouster of Prime Minister: http://tinyurl.com/6ademw. (Man, THAT’s a Tough Crowd!) #
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By Chile Doctor, September 10th, 2008, at 2:00 pm
I’ve heard many horror stories about traffic in the big cities of India. Bengaluru is reputed to have some of the worst, because so many of their roads are narrow, compared to other locations. Bengaluru has over 10 million inhabitants, so I was expecting a rough time of it.
I’ve ridden in taxis in other world-class [...]
By Chile Doctor, September 9th, 2008, at 12:00 pm
Light the Candles! Blow Up the Balloons!! Launch the Fireworks!!!
The Chile Underground has reached our First Year Milestone! Time to celebrate…
In an industry where most blogs have the staying power of a papier mâché billboard in a hurricane, we’ve hung in there. Through thick and thin, trials and tribulations, Internet outages and some [...]
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