

Mahabalipuram, India
My tuk tuk duly arrived on time and I was dropped off near the departures terminal. Boy, it is SO hot today, about 32 degrees and 70% humidity and the threatened thunderstorms have yet to arrive but already I am sweating profusely. The airport process is pretty bureaucratic - three security checks, two immigration checks and a check in during which I had to prove how I was going to leave India. I haven't even left Sri Lanka yet! Sri Lanka and India are similar in...