Kumarakom, India Travel Blogs

May the guru have your email address please?
Mar 5, 2005 (17 photos)

... out when I take off from India. The tiny part of this incredible country that I've seen has been wonderful. Everything is more in India, the colours are more vibrant, the smells (yup, that'll be both good and bad ones) are more potent, sounds are stronger. ...

Southern India
Feb 6, 2006 (8 photos)

... list of films then tried walking it off in Dubai airport where we had a 4 hour wait for our connecting flight to Chochi, India. Wondering around the airport we came across the "Emirates Transit Lounge." We thought we would give it a go since we were ...

God's country and the land of nod
Dec 3, 2006

... ruled for most of the last 30 or so years. It's a system that has worked pretty well here. Kerala has the India's most highly educated population, particularly with respect to female education. My week in Kerala has taught me two important things; 1. ...

Cochi
Feb 9, 2007

... a result, everywhere I go a small gathering comes around to tutor me, add to the vocabulary, correct pronunciation, etc. For a linguaphile, India is definitely the place to go. So far I can say: ende pare Rita (my name is Rita-they can't pronounce ...

Relaxing in Kerala
Dec 26, 2009 (14 photos)

... on Kingfisher Airlines. Kochi is a sea city in the state of Kerala. They speak English and Malayalam. We drove to Kumarakom to stay at the Coconut Lagoon. Here is their website. http://www.cghearth.com/coconut_lagoon/coconut_lagoon_reception.htm The ...

Sweltering in the South
Nov 16, 2006 (10 photos)

... fresh air of the beach. The beach was good and bad. First the bad: after hardly seeing a cloud throughout our time in India, our final 4 days "topping up the tan" were actually spent diving for cover from the residual monsoon. But now the good: first, ...

Justin Reflects on India
Feb 14, 2006

... ." Tomorrow, we leave for Sri Lanka. But even after four months, we have only scratched the surface to learn about what makes this country tick. India's been enthralling, exhausting, and maddening, but never dull. We will definitely be back some day...

Backwaters at Kumarakom
Mar 15, 2008 (16 photos)

When we got to Kumarakom we decided to check into a 4star Waterscapes Resort, after the bad dose Ruairi got, he needed to recover & I wasn't feeling too good either, so we negociated a good rate, got a lovely room and did not get out of bed for a day ...

Kumarakom, bike rides, and big bats
Nov 28, 2008 (9 photos)

This morning, we woke up early on the boat and motored across a huge lake to a really nice place where we are going to spend the night. Along the way, we saw lots of birds diving for fish, people taking baths and washing clothes, and kids going to school ...

Cochin
Feb 24, 2006 (9 photos)

Making our way north now we head to Cochin which is formed by several islands and peninsulas accessible by ferry. This place reminded Ben of Pondy. We watched an Indian classical music concert but other than that we just spent the days strolling around ...

Is there such a thing as too much seafood?
Dec 8, 2006 (4 photos)

Yet another homestay, this time with possibly the most friendly and generous hosts in Kerala! We stayed at the Kadathanad home stay which is a 5 bedroom place in Fort Cochin, and right from the word go we were properly looked after, and all for a very ...

after the boat trip
Mar 21, 2005

so we took the boat up the back waters to Amritapuri the ashram of the hugging saint (well, hugging mahatma as they would say there). it really could have been called the back yard tour because the entire waterway is lined with houses, farms etc and the ...

Fint besoeg
Mar 5, 2009 (13 photos)

Hej igen Lige lidt billeder fra vores foerste nat i gaestehuset hos onkel joergens venner i Indien. Familien om Joergen kender har en kokostaeppefabrik og et tilhoerende gaestehus til at huse forretningsfolk paa besoeg. Vi fik lov at bo i gaestehuset ...

At Kumarakom
May 2, 2009 (2 photos)

We arrived into Kochi from Kumarakom, and spent the day at the Jew Quarter before arriving at our hotel.  The history is that Jews fled from Jerusalem after being besieged by the Romans, and fled to "the four corners of the earth", and this was one of ...

Drowned. Almost.
Oct 14, 2006

We stopped at a tea factory after leaving the sanctuary en route to the city of Cochin. A Victorian cotton mill couldn't have created as much noise. Interesting as it was to learn about the crushing and drying process, I left disappointed not to be ...

Kerela - Kovalam/Varkala/Kollam/Cochin
Sep 9, 2005 (5 photos)

When I arrived at Madurai Junction, the train was already waiting on the platform. Trains in India are very, very long so it can take a while to find the correct carriage. While walking along the platform I stocked up on water and bananas for the 8 hour ...

Pre-Goa
Dec 2, 2006

... However, as we have mastered this art, we have grown in the strides we are willing to take. Our travels in North India (coming soon) resemble a whirlwind -- Calcutta - Darjeeling - Patna - Varanasi - Agra - Dehli -- and all completed by the fabulous rail ...

Kerala With The Girls: Houseboatin' & Relaxin'
Apr 28, 2008 (34 photos)

... planning and we had all settled on the following agenda...fly down to Cochin on a Thursday afternoon, drive to a hotel in Kumarakom for one night, then rent a houseboat for Friday morning and cruise the backwaters until Sunday.  Drive back to Cochin ...

Welcome to gods own country!
Nov 1, 2006 (13 photos)

... the bus and made ourselves comfortable by the window seats. The Rajmalai hills is supposed to be the highest peak in south India,about 2600 m above sea level.a migratory route for the great Asiatic elephants from the Anamalai to the Cardamon hills ,it is ...

Kumarakom
Sep 25, 2009

... finally managed to drag ourselves away from Varkala, and took a morning train on Wednesday to Kottayam, and from there a bus to Kumarakom.  The primary reason was to visit the bird sanctuary there, and also to get away from the tourist hassle for a ...

Cochin
Feb 16, 2005

 

Kerela, India
Mar 10, 2007 (33 photos)

6 days trekking through the wilderness of Southern India, Kerela.  Through the beautiful rainforests, tea & spice plantations.

Kumarakom
Sep 15, 2008 (7 photos)

Trip to Kumarakom

kerala Package
Mar 23, 2009

... LUNCH AND DINNER WILL BE SERVED AT THE RESORT         Day 6:    Kumarakom   After Breakfast, Proceed on Half day Kumarakom sightseeing. Visiting Jewish Synagogue, Dutch Palace, St.Thomas ...

KUMARAKOM BOAT RENTAL
Oct 26, 2009 (5 photos)

... free parking for all customers. We also have our own halting point R Block Island. We are convenientely located in kumarakom near all these tourist destinations. Contact: 04812524275              ...

Massages and a Shiva Temple
Nov 21, 2009 (5 photos)

We slept in and breakfasted at 10. Then B and I had Ayurvedic massages that lasted 2 hours each. The hotel spa has a men's and women’s section and I was led to the men’s section by my masseur who escorted me into a little room that contained a ...

Kumarakom
Jan 6, 2008

... now look back on my horrible day and laugh but at the time it was the worst day ever! We stayed in Coconut Lagoon, Kumarakom. It was a beautiful place and I enjoyed  it    thoroughly...that was until I awoke the next day ...

Coco Bay and Backwaters by Houseboat
Dec 10, 2005

... of the Florida everglades and cruising around Bangkog. Very relaxing and great sights to see the local life around the water's edge and the vast rice paddies all throughout our day of cruising. The highlights of the backwaters and our stay in Kumarakom

Kumarakom
Oct 3, 2006

Kumarakom

MY KERALA TRIP
Mar 18, 2009

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