Alleppey, India Travel Blogs

Alleppey
Jul 13, 2008 (10 photos)

Sunday July 13th     Today I woke up late- some of the other students elected to go to a Catholic mass at the old church across the river, but being neither ecumenically minded nor an early riser (it started at 7:30) I elected to sleep ...

Faulty towers
Sep 8, 2008

We left Varkala and traveled by train in sleeper class, or poor mans class, two hours North to Alleppey. Alleppey is nicknamed the Venice of India by the Lonely Planet author due to its canals, but thats where the similarity ends. The LP author had clearly ...

Not Much Happening Here..
Dec 15, 2006 (6 photos)

... went on. We unfortunately didn't have time to stick around. Probably a great little place to stop at if you're going on a house boat but otherwise keep on going south or north and skip Alleppey. Next Pod - Cochin, India. Love, Nath and Kat.

Back Waters
Apr 22, 2006 (15 photos)

Today we take the train to Alleppey and nearly missed our station. Ben asked the ticket inspector if this was our stop he said no, then 60 seconds before the train was due to set off he decided it was and promptly threw us and our bags off while the train ...

Calming Kerala
Jan 21, 2005 (5 photos)

... to the background of a somewhat sketchy version of Happy Birthday played by the house band. The following day we moved onto Alleppey (the setting for the book "God of Small Things") and hired a house-boat to cruise the famous Keralan backwaters. This ...

Backwaters Tour
Apr 4, 2008 (21 photos)

After a quick train ride we arrived in Alleppey, the gateway to the Keralan Backwaters or as some call it the "Venice of the East"...which we didn't think to be true but it's still a chilled place and the Gowri Hotel was really comfy. We were glad to ...

Kerala Backwaters
Nov 5, 2009 (19 photos)

... a lake around you. Fortunately we had already found our way to an internet cafe and so we protected from the weather onslaught. Alleppey is on the coast although the beach is nothing to write home about, we did find a little restaurant and had a nice meal ...

Alleppey
Jan 26, 2007

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Kerala's backwaters
Oct 12, 2006 (5 photos)

... sausages and gulp a beer, a little strange for a supposedly Muslim republic. After reluctantly returning to India, a three hour train journey took us to Alleppey where we hired a houseboat that included a cook and two other crew members. A lazy day ...

Houseboat on The Backwaters from Alleppey
Jan 27, 2009 (5 photos)

Right then, must be time for a bit of pampery spoiliness I think, so we booked an overnight trip on a houseboat.  The boats are former rice barges with rattan covers and are very picturesque.  All quite luxurious We have our own chef who ...

Alleppey and Backwaters, Kerala
Dec 28, 2006

A 2 hour train ride to Kottayam and then 5 hour tourist boat trip around backwaters. Final destination was Alleppey.

Keralan backwaters - India's Amsterdam
Feb 16, 2009 (7 photos)

Alleppey is the town used by travelers as a stepping stone for the back waters of kerala. From here we were lucky enough to meet a local who had a comfortable guest house and a very affordable houseboat.We stayed two nights at his home stay, busying ...

Day in Alleppey
Nov 10, 2009 (13 photos)

... in the paper this morning that the heavy rain had caused some flooding and landslides not too far away. The people in south India are very different looking than we saw in Mumbai.  They have darker skin, a different language and different clothes. & ...

Colonialism brought back to India
Jan 10, 2007 (33 photos)

... chai sellers shouting "Chai! Chai! Chai!" throughout the night as they walked up and down the carriages, we arrived in Alleppey. The  Lonely Planet describes this town as "a pleasant market town built on canals and surrounded by coconut trees. It's a ...

Not Just A Houseboat... A Love Boat!
Mar 13, 2009 (20 photos)

... the total expanse of backwater stretches over 1500 kms, with a network of 44 rivers, lagoons and lakes from north to south. Alleppey which forms the main part of this network has the peculiar geographical feature of having the water in level with the land. ...

Tangerine trees and marmalade skies...
Dec 16, 2007 (7 photos)

... Kochin (or Cochin or Kochi or Cochi, whatever, will change as to who you ask) but, I did spend two nights in Alleppey (actually it was in Ambalappuzha- just south) on the Keralan backwaters.  It was gorgeous- quiet, calm, strangely so, really.  ...

Rural idyl
Jan 24, 2009 (2 photos)

Another train journey but this time almost two hours in third class with no available seats! Just like commuting days in London. Staying at a lovely homestay called Sona with a friendly and helpful family. It's about 1km out of town.   We're ...

Houseboat Palace
Mar 17, 2008 (19 photos)

... of the local bus we took the 4 hr local ferry trip through some of the backwaters from Kottayam to Alleppey. Every so often a bridge or walkway across the backwater would be lifted manually by the the local people. The scenery was amazing, ...

Feel the ashram love
Jul 11, 2006

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The backwaters are that way...
Dec 12, 2006 (4 photos)

... than the M1 and was, you guessed it, pretty relaxing. We thought that after our boating experience we should hang around in Alleppey for the night and see what happens on land. After a few hours we decided not that much, so headed to the local ...

Eight-legged Freaks
Feb 11, 2008

... I know that anything I come across in the UK with eight legs is going to get laughed at. The next day we headed up to Alleppey, entrance to the Backwaters of Kerala, where we were going to hire a house boat for 24 hours, which had been recommended by a few ...

Blissful Backwaters
Apr 6, 2007 (50 photos)

... End!! Together we had some wonderful adventures on the river in the 100 year old canoe. We entertained the local Alleppey neighbourhood with the fine technique of the "Snake boat" oarsman, the navigation and the preparation for adverse weather conditions! ...

Just off the boat...houseboat, that is!
Mar 15, 2009

... ; Thank you all for staying in touch as it means a lot to all of us!  We are thinking of you! Wish you were here...India is incredible even with all of the trash!  I have told the kids that I expect them to grow up, go to college and be ...

3 Day Cruise in Kerala Backwaters.
Feb 13, 2007 (26 photos)

... ask for pens ! Going through all these villages, we found ourselves in the heart of Kerala and were exposed to real life India. Exactly the kind of experience you're looking for in a foreign country. It was truly fascinating. Kerala, God's Own Country, ...

Messing about in houseboats
Dec 25, 2006 (3 photos)

... to get all the way to Kumily (our next planned destination) in one go.  A hot but quick bus ride from Alleppey to Kottayam, during which R's suncream bottle decided to leak and paint the inside of her shoulderbag and all the contents a sticky white, ...

Houseboating!
Sep 29, 2005 (13 photos)

... 't worry though... I knew there'd be a scab somewhere! And there was. But he wouldn't take us to Kollam, only cruising around Alleppey on a houseboat for an overnight tour. It was expensive but the best 40 quid we've spent! We had our own personal chef ...

Alleppey
Oct 11, 2005 (18 photos)

... a surprising lack of tourists as well. We stayed at a hotel which had a bar (naturally) and were supping in the tourist area (India area only by invitation) when we met a couple of bona fide Indian aristocracy. They were Tarigans who are a caste of Indian ...

I'm On A (House)Boat
Sep 15, 2009 (19 photos)

... to board a houseboat for the night and wanted to make sure to get as much time there as possible. Alleppey is a place known all over India as the starting point for houseboats that people can rent for a lazy ride along the backwaters.  The backwaters ...

Alleppey, Kerela
Dec 13, 2007 (34 photos)

Everyone raved about Kerela so I was excited to arrive here and was looking forward to the Houseboat.  Everyone comes to Alleppey to rent a houseboat to tour around the back waterways.  Every one I talked to that had take a houseboat raved about ...

Memories of India & Backwater Pics of Kerala
Mar 8, 2009 (16 photos)

The 'mass of humanity' and the 'stink' were just a few of the scary words that I'd heard about India, before leaving Toronto. When we arrived at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi back in mid-January it felt more like Toronto Island Airport than ...