Category Archives: Hyderabad, India

RTW, LA: Deja vu with a view — the backstory

They say you can’t go home again, but you can certainly try. And have fun doing it. My desire to live in Los Angeles  began when I was in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. This was almost a quarter … Continue reading

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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.

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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

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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

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And now, a word from my RTW sponsor

Mitchell A. Sommers, Esq., PC, Hyderabad, India, 5.25.11

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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

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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

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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

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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

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