1. Travel on a Tuesday by air or train.for easy reservation.
2. Book well in advance -at least 3weeks for train , six weeks for air. Always travel by budget airlines.For long distance over 2000 km use only air economy class
For journeys upto 1000 km take overnight train.Prefer rajdhani ,shatabdi with senior citizen concessions if you are one.Avoid 1st AC in other trains[these coaches are mostly old and in
bad shape. Mostly they are unoccupied. Pretty unsafe for women.
For metro destination at overnight train distance take train instead of air as airports are faraway from city.True of bangalore, hyderabad or delhi.Only in chennai
airport in nearby.
3. Take day flights after 10 am and before 4pm for air travel to avoid transportation hassles on roads and ease at airports for reduced security hassles and easy check in
3. Use newly introduced trains with strange names. Most prefer well known names they are familiar with. For eg.I took Uzhavar express recently for going to
chennai from interior tamilnadu without prior booking on day of journey. . Previously I used to take
trains bound for north india from south interior for travelling to chennai. These are not booked by south indian for travel to chennai and one can get easy
bookings.
4. Use state owned hotels for stay in southern states for stay . They are the most economical and in excellent locations on prime land. But never eat there.
5..Avoid autos in chennai. Use Ola cars if you are cyber savvy.It will be far cheaper and comfortable[AC and courteous drivers]
6. Use online booking sites for good hotels with max. discounts
7.Never discuss politics-with auto drivers or locals .
8.Spend days in malls if hot during day or in movie houses.
9.It is easy to get movie tickets if one goes at the last minute at most malls. Many who book online do not turn up or cancel. One can get tickets-the best row
tickets . Some are blocked by the management which get released at the last minute
at the counter itself.
9. Never go at rush time for lunch or dinner in any eating place. Anytime before 12.30 pm for lunch and before 8pm for dinner works best in south.
10. Always tip the working class but never over tip.Treat them with respect. They will give their lives for you.
More wisdom in my next post
2. Book well in advance -at least 3weeks for train , six weeks for air. Always travel by budget airlines.For long distance over 2000 km use only air economy class
For journeys upto 1000 km take overnight train.Prefer rajdhani ,shatabdi with senior citizen concessions if you are one.Avoid 1st AC in other trains[these coaches are mostly old and in
bad shape. Mostly they are unoccupied. Pretty unsafe for women.
For metro destination at overnight train distance take train instead of air as airports are faraway from city.True of bangalore, hyderabad or delhi.Only in chennai
airport in nearby.
3. Take day flights after 10 am and before 4pm for air travel to avoid transportation hassles on roads and ease at airports for reduced security hassles and easy check in
3. Use newly introduced trains with strange names. Most prefer well known names they are familiar with. For eg.I took Uzhavar express recently for going to
chennai from interior tamilnadu without prior booking on day of journey. . Previously I used to take
trains bound for north india from south interior for travelling to chennai. These are not booked by south indian for travel to chennai and one can get easy
bookings.
4. Use state owned hotels for stay in southern states for stay . They are the most economical and in excellent locations on prime land. But never eat there.
5..Avoid autos in chennai. Use Ola cars if you are cyber savvy.It will be far cheaper and comfortable[AC and courteous drivers]
6. Use online booking sites for good hotels with max. discounts
7.Never discuss politics-with auto drivers or locals .
8.Spend days in malls if hot during day or in movie houses.
9.It is easy to get movie tickets if one goes at the last minute at most malls. Many who book online do not turn up or cancel. One can get tickets-the best row
tickets . Some are blocked by the management which get released at the last minute
at the counter itself.
9. Never go at rush time for lunch or dinner in any eating place. Anytime before 12.30 pm for lunch and before 8pm for dinner works best in south.
10. Always tip the working class but never over tip.Treat them with respect. They will give their lives for you.
More wisdom in my next post
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