When one is visiting Kerala on India’s west coast, there’s no missing the beaches. Northern Kerala has several unassuming beaches and even the ones that are popular among the locals…
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Catching some morning light on the Cherai Lagoon
Cherai Lagoon, Ernakulam District, Kerala Linking this post to the NF Meme– Catching the light You might also like (there are more pictures in this post): Cherai in the Monsoon…
Cherai in the Monsoon
Cherai is a coastal area north of Kochi in Ernakulam, Kerala*. It sits on a barrier island called Vypin Island. We found ourselves in this seaside town in August and…
Shopping Guide: What to Buy in Guruvayur
Did you know that one of the things to do while visiting this famous Krishna temple is ‘shopping.? What to buy when you’re in Guruvayur >>
Home on the range*
Remember a time when a vacation meant travelling to Ooty? Or Mysore? To me, these were places I went to in between holidays, when I was still in school and…
Jain Temple: History in stone
A few kilometres away from Panamaram in Wayanad — on the Punchavayal-Neervaram route, to be more precise — lies this stone structure that stands testimony to Wayanad’s long standing relationship with Jainism. It…
Breathtaking ‘Gateway to Wayanad’
On the Western Ghats in southern India is a little green heaven called Wayanad. Cut out of the Northeastern part of Kerala, this district is one of the new hot-spots for travellers to South…
Chained here is a restless spirit
The Chain Tree in Wayanad is a stop for many a curious traveller on the Kozhikode-Wayanad* route. The chain hanging from it was not put there by accident neither was…
Thekkady: A trip into into the wild
If you thought wildlife tourism was all about safaris on four wheels or trekking through thickets alone, Thekkady in Kerala’s Idukki district will tell you there is much more to…
Clean, green and tranquil Munnar
Our holiday to Munnar began on a morning towards the end of August; indeed an august time to visit the verdant hill station on the Western Ghats in central Kerala.…