Tag: Chennai

I finished my novel, Butter, during breakfast and donated it to the Auroville bookcase. During breakfast at my Auroville guesthouse, this white, translucent spider was looking at me. I started to take a photo. Suddenly, the spider disappeared. I looked at my phone. It had jumped onto the back of it! I shook it off … Continue reading / view photos Last day in Chennai

Today was a lazy day for me. I left the guest house at about 3.30pm and went to T. Nagar. It’s now “considered the largest shopping district in India by revenue”. There are many shops selling saris and jewellery. To get away from the heat, I decided to check out another shopping area, VR Chennai, a … Continue reading / view photos Window shopping in Chennai

After packing, I had breakfast and was again joined by my new Swiss friend. There was a Belgian who was moving to India to teach. We had a good chat, mainly about nutrition. We were remarkably similar in our eating habits. All of us liked to eat real food and cook our own meals. I … Continue reading / view photos Going east to Chennai