Kerala, the land of elephants, spices & coconuts, is a very important tourism destination that has been featured in all the prominent travel magazines in the world. National Geographic ‘Traveller’ has incorporated Kerala in the list of ‘must-visit’ places in the world. Here are 5 reasons that prove that Kerala is one of the best…

This is the seventh post in the Alleppey backwaters blog post series. The Alleppey backwaters always existed; the people living around the area years ago, used the ‘almost’ fresh water for all purposes, like drinking, bathing, washing etc. Families used small boats for themselves, which every member of the family could row. The bigger ferry…

This is the sixth post in the Kerala backwater Series. In this post, we will be traveling around Kochi and its close lying backwaters… A holiday spent in Kochi would be an exotic mix of history, modern city life, and water world. By water world,  I meant the backwaters adjacent to the sea, almost making…

This is the fifth post in the Kerala Backwaters Series. Lets explore backwaters of Kollam and nearby regions, in this post. The coastal district of Kollam formerly known as Quilon lies 70 km from Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala. The first thing that comes to the mind of a Keralite when he hears of Kollam…