Kottayam, India Travel Blogs

Visit with local college students
Jul 14, 2008 (3 photos)

... were all very nervous for. The class we visited was a class in Communicative English at CMS College, a University in Kottayam associated with Mahatma Ghandi University.  The college itself is a British installation, and is nearly 200 years old.  ...

Training for India
Jul 11, 2008

... .          For this 13-day leg of the tour we are using Dr. Luke's home in his native Kottayam as our base of operations.  And what a home it was.  Right next to a major river, it is beautiful and spacious, and for ...

backwater cruising
Jul 12, 2008 (5 photos)

... .   And a side note: these are a couple neat "gift" opportunities that were included in our program.  I assure you that my entire time in India has not been and will not be this pampered, but for the time being I'm taking full advantage J)

on the road...
Jul 12, 2008

Hey Everyone,   First off, apologies.  For those of you keeping score at home, I haven't updated in a while, but this is only because my internet access has been very irregular due to travel.  Most places in this city I'm in have no ...

Backwater Cruise
Nov 11, 2009 (26 photos)

... spot with a lot of nice houses.  (no sign of the orange drink/lemon drink man) Our stop for the night was Kottayam - a busy town that is not on the tourist list.  We checked in at the Arcadia hotel which was advertised as the tallest building in ...

Kettu Vallam
Dec 28, 2006 (2 photos)

... 1957-2000.  As a result, there is also very little industrial development as well.     Once in Kottayam, we stayed in Theravadu Heritage Home, which was a good, basic stop-over accommodation with reasonably priced food ...

Liz's Blog - Lessons in Humanity
Nov 7, 2009 (20 photos)

... carry on writing as they are all doing such a great job, but I do feel compelled to write about our experience in Kottayam. We stayed at St Thomas's Seminary with about 300 brothers all practising to become priests. This is the place where Rick’s ...

Issys Blog - Kottayam
Nov 7, 2009 (8 photos)

... Grandma's church, Father Sebastian, is from Kerala here in India and he got in contact with some of the priests that work in Kottayam for us to organise visits to local orphanages and hospices. We had to catch a ferry from Alleppey but did not really know ...

Backwaters and Mountains
May 30, 2008

... unless you have your own boat or canoe and like I say it was an enjoyable and memorable trip. It cost me 50p too! Kottayam is a bustling town due to its position between the backwaters leading to the sea to the east and the spice, tea and rubber ...

Lights, Camera.....Monsoon??
Oct 23, 2006 (13 photos)

... fireworks! We bought a lot and set them off on Saturday night on our small island at the hotel. A family from North India was there for a holiday and they passed around sweets and wished everyone a happy Diwali. Normally, in a city there are fireworks ...

Varkala to Kottayam
May 7, 2007 (1 photos)

... been full, I'm not sure that being crammed onto a boat with tourists is much worse than being crammed onto a boat with locals. Kottayam really isn't anything to write home about, so I won't. And the hotel in which I stayed last night is probably the ...

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary
Mar 10, 2009 (18 photos)

 

Backwaters and Hill Stations
Mar 6, 2005 (5 photos)

... /begging. It's quite a change from the Thameslink, not just because the trains run vaguely on time. Kerala is said to be India's most densely populated state and is referred to as 'God's Own Country'. It does have a lot to offer with the coast and ...

Alleppey - Kottayam - Backwater trip cont.
Feb 4, 2006

We were up at 6am again to catch the first boat to Kottayam in order to make our way to the Periyar Wildlife park . For no more than 10 cent we were back on the backwaters for another 2.5 hours. The scenery first thing in the morning with the mist was even ...

Kottayam
Aug 5, 2008 (12 photos)

... ; After our introduction to the Indian railway system and a 15 hour train ride across the Southern tip of India we arrived in Kottayam.                 Kottayam is a quaint ...

Allepey-Kottayam
Feb 8, 2007 (4 photos)

... following a cool breeze. From narrow canals to wide open lake spaces it never stops to open new horizons. Arrived in Kottayam,I spent the next morning ten miles away,in the bird sanctuary of kumarakom,where many species come gathering during winter.I ...

Kottayam, India
Mar 26, 2009 (2 photos)

One night stop over before heading on to Allepy via ferry boat.

To the land of letter,latex and liquor
Sep 24, 2006

The base camp

Arrival in Kottayam, Kerala
Jul 11, 2008 (3 photos)

We stayed in Dr. Luke's new home, in the first gated community I have seen since I came from India.  The house is gorgeous, spacious, and literally brand new.  It's filled with various original works of art, mostly from Asia and Africa.  ...

Kottayam
Jun 23, 2008 (8 photos)

Sorry I've been slack again but should catch up again soon.  After Kumily we went to a home-stay about 10km from Kottayam, right in the backwaters.  If anyone has read  "God of Small Things" by Arundati Roy, that is where it was set.& ...

How to Eat a Thali
Jul 12, 2008 (1 photos)

... pappadam (fried cracker) covering a chappati.  Usually, this is all vegetarian, but this particular one was served in Kottayam, Kerala, so it has fish in one dish.    Method for Eating: 1.  Eat pappadam.  ...

Watch out for the Kakkerlaks! (cockroach in Dutch)
Nov 22, 2009

The next morning, upon returning to Alleppey, I went straight to Kotteyum on a rickshaw and stayed at a home stay. I did not leave the room the entire day as the weather turned rainy and was too exhausted. That evening marked the arrival of another ill ...

Travelling!
Jul 12, 2008

... depth on when I have internet access for my laptop which stores all of my photos. I'm hoping to post that blog by two weeks from now because internet is hard to come by here in India! I miss you all very much and I will keep you updated! Love, Jessie

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Mar 22, 1993

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Allapuza (Allaphey)
Jun 23, 2008

We stopped at Allaphey to break up the journey between Varkala and Fort Cochin.  Like Kottayam it's a backwater place where you can hire the big house boats.  They are pretty luxurious and cost a few thousand rupees to take one out for the day.& ...

Backwater Cruise and Homestay
Aug 11, 2008 (19 photos)

... This residence acted as ours for one night.  It was perhaps one of the most relaxing nights that I've had in India.                  During our stay, we received ...

"The Greatest Pleasure in Life is Simple Living"
Mar 13, 2008

Helen and i have been in hiding for the last week at Viswadarsanam (and we still have no idea how to pronounce it)! The place is really sweet, we stayed with a lovely family, got fed three huge meals a day, all of which were curry. Curry  for ...