After spending 2 nights in Saigon, i headed for Chennai on the 21st of October. I took a flight to Singapore, then caught a connecting flight to Chennai. I arrived at about 10pm, as soon as you step out of the airport, everyone pounces, with the ultimate objective of extracting your money out of your pocket. I got a taxi to a hotel near the centre of town. It was a bit run down but where else do you go in a strange city at 10.30 at night?
In the morning i stepped out of the hotel and guess what? Once again once again, everyone is queueing up for my money. I dropped in at the nearest internet cafe to sort out some motorcycle insurance and shipping fees. As soon as i sat down in the cafe a crowd gathered just to look at me. I just smiled and asked them what they were looking at, at which point most of them left but 1 or 2 stayed for a few more minutes.
So, today (22/10/09) i must find a hotel near to the docks so that i can receive the bike with relative ease and get it back to the hotel so that i can prepare for the next stage of the trip. I must also buy some local insurance for the bike, i have a contact for this but as yet it is not sorted.
In psychological terms, i am now trying to get back into the 'zone', trying to prepare my mind for what lies ahead.
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