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Category Archives: Hyderabad, India
It’s a paw world after all…
The amazing dogs (but then, all dogs are amazing) I met along the way on my RTW trip.
Oceans 57: Destination, Tasmania, Australia
Waiting for midnight flight from airport in Hyderabad, India, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as I wind my way waay southeast to Australia. It’s going to take two back-to-back flights to get there. I recharge with a lap full of Indian … Continue reading
Hyderabad, India: Gupta lives on
Goodbye, Gupta from **Outsourced. Sorry you were canceled. Hello, real Gupta, in Hyderabad. **This aside on outsourcing: When I got my India visa, I had to deal with a private company. That’s right: India outsources U.S. visa applications to a … Continue reading
And now, a word from my RTW sponsor
Mitchell A. Sommers, Esq., PC, Hyderabad, India, 5.25.11
Hyderabad, India: Good eats
The food in India: Oh, the food! I ask for kebabs at an airport, and get chicken legs in a cup. What’s up with that? Fresh samosas — Indian pastries filled with meat or veggies — from a shop. Much … Continue reading
Hyderabad, India: Vegas meets Bollywood
Back at the home of a friend in Melbourne, Australia — someone I’ve known since maybe before you were born. (I used to live in Oz — the local nickname for The Land Down Under, but more about that later.) … Continue reading
Hyderabad, India: V3, from mud to Microsoft
Companies like Microsoft, Dell, Oracle and Deloitte have sprouted in areas around Hyderabad that were mud roads and fields not long ago. Chances are, HITEC City, as it’s called, is where that Windows Update you’re installing was developed. Or where … Continue reading
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Hyderabad: V2, the Developing City
Charminar, the old city landmark, is overshadowed by billboard for state-of-the-art cancer treatment, and insane traffic. Auto-rickshaws, which unlike the old rickshaws, have wheels and engines, and are everywhere in Hyderabad. They’re cheaper than regular taxis, and with good reason. … Continue reading
Oceans 57, RTW: In transit
Had to interrupt to do my regular journalism job, which I’ve also been doing every weekday on this odyssey. (Means constantly consulting the world clock on my iPhone to make sure I’m meeting my East Coast deadlines.) Now getting ready … Continue reading