December 21, 2011 – January 5, 2012
A two week long adventure across southern India and Sri Lanka, including some awesome in-flight experiences (Emirates A380 F Suites!!) and even more amazing fun on the ground.
- Buying a ticket shouldn’t be this hard
- The many different prices of a flight
- Kingfisher looking even more shaky; I’ll book elsewhere
- The hotel reservation that wasn’t
- Appetizers over Charlottetown (in-flight: EWR-FRA)
- Checking in: Radisson Blu GRT Chennai
- Controlled chaos: Flying domestic in India
- Celebrating Hanukkah, Kerala style
- It was then I realized my nose was woefully inadequate
- Checking in: Sonnetta Residency, Fort Cochin
- An unexpected change in venue
- Checking in: Vivanta by Taj, Malabar Cochin
- A visit to Athirappilly Falls
- Cruising the backwaters of Kerala
- I had thought India was getting too easy
- Travel rip-offs: just part of the culture?
- A day at the movies, India style
- Checking in: GRT Grand Chennai
- My wife, the movie star
- Lounge hopping at the Chennai airport
- In Flight: Flying out of the storm on SriLankan
- Elephant time in Sri Lanka: Come along for the ride
- A visit to the ancient temples of Mamallapuram
- A visit to Sri Lanka’s medieval capital, Polonnaruwa
- On top of Sri Lanka: climbing Sigiriya
- Touring the Temple of the Tooth
- Taking in the beauty of Sri Lanka’s tea country
- Taking the Emirates A380 OnAir connectivity for a ride
- In flight: The suite life of Emirates First Class
- In flight: Taking Speedbird for a hop across the pond