 |
Kerala's Beach-Heaven
Apr 1, 2008
(22 photos)
"Finally in Varkala..a stunning beach town on the Arabian Sea. We were so exhausted after a whirlwind tour through the state of Tamil Nadu via buses and trains that we couldn't wait ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
losbrowns
This is a top pick!
|
 |
Oh to be beside the sea again
Apr 26, 2006
(5 photos)
"The boat trip was long and boring and I wouldn't really recommend it unless you are desperate to stop of and stay at the ashram for a night or two hoping for a glimpse or hug from ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
roseyben
This is a top pick!
|
 |
Our passage to India
Jan 17, 2007
(4 photos)
"Note: For the next couple of weeks we will have a special guest writer in addition to the usual "he said, she said". Kristen, a good friend from the US is joining us for our travel ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
globedecker
This is a top pick!
|
 |
Christmas in Kerala
Dec 26, 2006
(10 photos)
"Getting to Varkala was probably the biggest joke of the trip. We went to the train station ... no train till 11 pm ... too late. We went to the bus station ... every bu ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
bgleixner
This is a top pick!
|
 |
Penultimate
Mar 12, 2006
(5 photos)
"As I was watching King Kong king-hit a T-Rex and tear apart the Civic Theatre last night, and this morning, watching Shane Bond do something similar to the West Indian middle order ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
el_condor
This is a top pick!
|
 |
On Our Way to Varkala
Jan 25, 2006
"We got up at 5:00 AM to pack up and head to the airport to catch the plane to Chochi. You might notice on the map that it is stil called Chochin. That is it's old name, like Bombay ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
lilly_annew
This is a top pick!
|
 |
The beach
Mar 13, 2005
(4 photos)
"Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) We caught the train from Madurai to Trivandrum (we will only write its real name once (above), we wont even try to say it!), and spent a day before ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
mightylongway
This is a top pick!
|
 |
Simply food.
Feb 25, 2005
(7 photos)
"Hm, you know you're pretty chilled out when you have to ask the person next to you at the internet cafe what date it is for your Travelpod entry.... Now you've got to bear with me ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
mette
This is a top pick!
|
 |
Hello! Pen!!!! Hello Room!! Goodbye Asia....
Oct 11, 2004
(17 photos)
"C... As we start to get excited (and occasionally panic) about the fact we will be in Africa next week, our minds have not been too sharp as late to have any exciting reading mater ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
ad_n_caz
This is a top pick!
|
 |
Kovalam - Varkala
Feb 7, 2003
"Days 12 - 13 - Kovalam Two more days of sleeping the clock round and I finally feel like I'm ready to travel again - so, tomorrow we're heading north to Varkala. While the guideboo ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
kandg
This is a top pick!
|
 |
Resting after the course-
May 2, 2004
(4 photos)
"After the course, a blissfully restful week was spent lazing around the small beach-cliff town of Varkala. Most of the daily activities included getting up, going to the beach, swi ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
tyleryoga
|
 |
Canoe Trip and the Cliffs of Varkala
Mar 17, 2008
(34 photos)
"Left Alleppey early on a local bus bound for Trivandrum. About halfway through our trip after reading our lonely planet we discovered that a brialliant canal boat tour was availabl ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
ruairioc
|
 |
Proletariaatin paivatervehdys
Jan 27, 2007
"Helei ja tervehdys Intian lounaiskolkasta, tyolaisten kommunistisesta paratiisista, Keralasta. Taalla on Intian lukutaitoisimmat ihmiset ja tiedon lisatessa tuskaa luonnollisesti m ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
scheissebastard
|
 |
New Years
Jan 1, 2008
"Very Annoying Really Krap And Lonely Aswell I thought id better come back and modify this entry as i had some comments back about my strange acronymic creation about. basical ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
nikkiviper
|
 |
the art of asking for directions
Jan 31, 2007
"over the past 10 days, we've covered almost 3000 kms of inda. we travelled west through the desert to a town called jaisalmer, backtracked through jodhpur to spend some time ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
bowz
|
 |
Bamboo hut on a cliff
Apr 19, 2006
(3 photos)
"We arrived in Varkala after the sun had gone down, and arrived at a place that had bamboo huts to stay in for a really cheap price. It was the first bamboo hut we had ever stayed i ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
daveandlisa
|
 |
The final stretch
Dec 27, 2006
(5 photos)
"Well, very near the end and we figured that the best thing to do was spend yet a few more days relaxing to get over the stressfullness of travelling. So along with Hiten and Dermis ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
joandpaul
|
 |
The beach calls...
Jan 6, 2006
"I actually have written thjis entry twice now and computer has crashed...so next few entries (and maybe from hnow on) will be short and sweet :) I really love sharing my experience ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
cassbrill
|
 |
Varkala
Jan 1, 2007
(2 photos)
"Varkala was our next stop after the wonderful boat trip. We managed to get a seat on the train which is no small feat. The train ride took us past small villages where ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
rvagabond
|
 |
Varkala
Sep 14, 2007
"Varkala Finally in the peaceful surroundings of Kerela, after about 24 hours of stop start travelling. Went from Pondicherry to a small town outside of it by bus - the most packed ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
pruepayne
|
 |
Kerala
Aug 9, 2006
(2 photos)
"Well, the drive to Varkala was beautiful. After a very crushed 3 hours on the main bus we got on the local bus by mistake. A 40 minute journey became 2 hours, taking us through all ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
emmaandpete
|
 |
Train's and cricket
Nov 2, 2006
(10 photos)
"Here's an interesting fact - the largest employer in the world is Indian Railways - it currently employs approximately 1.5 million people. Now, when you think about it, that's rat ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
robfrumkin
|
 |
God's Own Country
Dec 19, 2007
(5 photos)
"Off to the tip of India - Kerala We only traveled a distance of 350 miles and yet it was a 10 hour day. Mysore doesn't have an airport and the closest one is in Bangalore 130 km aw ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
boatubia
|
 |
Happy New Year!
Jan 3, 2007
(4 photos)
"Happy New Year!!! Wow, I cannot even believe that it is 2007, the last year, especially the last four months, have absolutely flown by. My New Year celebration was like nothing I h ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
blissmiss
|
 |
road trip
Dec 30, 2005
(5 photos)
"With no appointments, obligations, or scheduled yoga practices to bog us down, Stephanie and I decided to spend a day in Varkala, another beach town about one hour north of Kovalum ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
dancingshanti
|
 |
Varkala
Nov 4, 2005
"Spent a week on top of a cliff eating, drinking, sleeping. Went on an elephant ride. Accomodation was 150 rupees per night for a non a/c room with bathroom. About 1.20 pounds per n ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
noosh20
|
 |
Varkala
Sep 13, 2007
(15 photos)
"We were only meant to spend three days but the beautiful beach, fabulous food and great people we met kept us there for a bit longer.....nearly three weeks! ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
brenclarefi
|
 |
Varkala Beach
Sep 29, 2005
(5 photos)
"Varkala was a fly by visit. The beach and sunset were gorgeous and even though I was dying for the loo I really enjoyed the bumpy bus ride through the sun dappled streets. We just ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
sarahvani
|
 |
Vacationing in Varkala
Mar 9, 2008
(1 photo)
"There is a huge difference between traveling and vacationing. Before we left, some people told us how lucky we are to be able to take a 4 month vacation. Not one ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
rvalenzi
|
 |
to the beach!...
Dec 26, 2007
(4 photos)
"let the location dot moveth once again. i can't be so close to the Indian Ocean and not find a good place to get in it. cue varkala. water is warm, waves are big, sun is hot, sand ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
troseen
|
 |
Farewell India
Mar 26, 2006
"Cochin was unbearably humid and so i am very pleased to be by the cool sea breeze again in Varkala. It's coming to the end of the season so it's very quiet here which i actually li ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
lauralouise
|
|
|
first impressions!
Jan 12, 2008
"Namaste! 9 days in India, and a lot of impressions. This is the country where people drive like crazy, so my finnish eyes barely dare to watch the road, where people always ha ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
fannu
|
 |
Rain
Feb 4, 2008
(16 photos)
"It doesn't usually rain in Kerala at this time of year, but it did, and of course it was on the one night I slept outside. It was my last night in Varkala and Sean had left t ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
tayka
|
 |
Varkala
Dec 6, 2007
(5 photos)
"Hello from the holiday destination of Varkala. We arrived here early afternoon today after a 40 minute train journey from Thiruvananthapuram, our shortest ride yet but almos ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
andyandem
|
|
|
Wickering in Varkala
Nov 12, 2005
"What can I say about Varkala beach? Lots of great conversations over tasty chai's. The beach was beautiful, but the waves were so powerful that in five days, I only went into the w ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
gisela
|
 |
On dirait le Sud...
Apr 21, 2005
"Se poser. Enfin. Cambiar el chip. Ma bonne etoile a mis sur mon chemin Anna, catalana de corazon, rebelde por supuesto y Libra como tenia que ser. Et apres un mois d'anglais exclus ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
asalvaire
|
 |
Varkala
Feb 20, 2006
(5 photos)
"After a 6am start, three trains and a tuk-tuk we finally made it to Varkala, Kerala, at 5pm and being out of the dustbowl, and back by the sea, immediately lifted our spirits. It's ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
benandcally
|
 |
Oh Varkala, My Sweet Varkala
Feb 28, 2007
(10 photos)
" Sweet time to rest. Varkala has delivered gorgeous sounds of ocean waves crashing, a quiet beach where the only thing being sold is pineapple brought to your beach blan ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
jate
|
 |
Vegging in Varkala
Oct 23, 2006
(9 photos)
"I am not a beach person, never have been, never will be. To look at the ocean is glorious, to hear its waves, romantic. But the moment I have to slather on slippery sunscreen like ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
erikabowman
|
 |
Varkala -
May 4, 2006
(12 photos)
"The beach, at last! Long overdue and much needed. Varkala has one beach, a 600m long strip of white sand in great condition with high, steep cliffs of red limestone to the rear and ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
bigsiandbertos
|
 |
Sucker for a pretty beach.
May 2, 2007
"It's Wednesday mid-afternoon, and consistent with most of my Wednesday mid-afternoons over the past couple of decades, I'm sat at a terminal. In contrast however, I can h ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
ianr
|
 |
Varkala Beach
Mar 12, 2006
(4 photos)
"I am now visiting the beach at Varkala, which is about 6 hours south of Cochin. On the way here I saw a few humorous things namely a local man wearing a shirt that read, "Behind Ev ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
bfaulman
|
 |
Looking for the zen lifestyle!
Jan 11, 2005
(1 photo)
"Varkala is an up and coming seaside resort near Trivandrum but not nearly as touristy as nearby Kovalam. I had a partial view of the sea from my room. However, in my 3 days in the ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
dynamite_dinah
|
 |
Varkala and Kolam
Dec 4, 2006
"Today we set off to watch the great temple Elephant march at Kolam (Quilon). We had hatched the plan the night before to go with Sam who drove us to the Cape. Whilst the tour opera ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
jim.brown
|
 |
Goan Xmas and down to Kerala...
Jan 2, 2007
(14 photos)
"Hey everyone! Hope you all had a very merry Xmas and festive new year - here we are in 2007! Our Xmas was really nice - staying at the Intercontinen ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
aliandcam
|
 |
Delving deeper into Hindustan...
Nov 15, 2006
"Mark: The beginning of our second month in India hit us hard... After the fresh, clean beauty of the mountains, shared with new friends, we hit the sweltering plains of Uttar Prade ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
markandstacy
|
 |
Hanging out in Varkala
Jan 6, 2008
(18 photos)
"The train from Trichy pulled in to the station at Varkala, Kerala just after midnight on Saturday morning. Of course we arrived without any room booked and the town ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
tipep
|
 |
Beaches and Cliffs
Mar 21, 2006
(1 photo)
"So after the narly journey we needed a break, and Varkala beach is certainly a place geared up for doing nothing. Beautiful long sandy beach, backed by high red sandstone cliffs, n ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
duncanemma
|
 |
Around the Western Ghats
Apr 3, 2006
(10 photos)
"Maire and I have just returned from our sixteen day taxi tour of the area around the Western Ghat Mountains. The total distance covered was 2800km and once again we had a full itin ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
robertjeffries
|
 |
Kochi, Kerala, India
Mar 2, 2008
(37 photos)
"First update! Flight went really well, Etihad were great, I'd definitely recommend them. We were collected in Kochi airport by our driver and we both traveled the one and a half ho ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
staffyandlyddy
|
 |
Beach escape!!
Dec 4, 2007
(32 photos)
"Arrived in Varkela a lot later then we had hoped but all that was forgotten as soon as we saw the beach and cliffs. What an amazing place...we found a place to stay, Dream shore, a ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
monita
|
 |
Trivandrum and Varkala
Jun 1, 2008
(6 photos)
" I'm writing this from a beach resort in Kerala called Varkala - the sun is shining and the palms are swaying gently in the breeze - more on that later. First a quick run-dow ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
rfgrafton
|
 |
Bobblehead mania
Jan 31, 2007
"I feel like peoples' necks here are made from some sort of sweaty cheese. They do this sort of head bobble in every situation. It's as though the entire country is f ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
danielbower3
|
 |
Varkala - Chillin' on the Cliffs
Jan 16, 2008
(1 photo)
"It's as if someone has just cut a little chunk off somewhere in the Mediteranean and dumped it on the west coast of India. Varkala is so completely westeranised there's littl ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
mags_jon
|
|
|
Varkala - on the beach!
Feb 14, 2008
"The train last night was the worst we have been on - in a non airconditioned carriage with a couple of fans made it a pretty hot and sticky night, on top of that the fear that the ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
lathajoa
|
 |
Varkala
Oct 5, 2006
(5 photos)
"3/10/06 It was hard to travel the 82 km to get here - would you believe it took 3 buses! 1st was 2 hours, followed by 1.15 hours and then a 10 minute journey all that followed by a ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
stubo
|
 |
Prathiba Palace
Mar 31, 2005
(5 photos)
"The long haul. After a long trek from Rajasthan...the beaches of Kerala. We decide it's time to put our feet up. Kerala with it's Malayam language and chilled out atmoshpere (relat ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
ngreenwich0830
|
 |
Varkala
Oct 28, 2004
(4 photos)
"Varkala is a small beach town set on the cliffs. Unfortunately, you're not supposed to go swimming in the water because the undertow is extremely strong. It's pretty though. Today ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
saginaw94
|
|
|
A few days on the cliffs and beaches
Jan 30, 2006
"Varkala, a place full of white people with hippy-ish tendencies. We've watched sunsets while eating relatively bland "local cuisine", had Ayurvedic massages and plan to do some yog ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
rabina
|
|
|
Sea, sand, sun and smucks.
Feb 7, 2007
"In Cochin at the moment and Varkala seems like months ago, we had an awesome time here, a ridiculously chilled out place, rocked up and snapped up an apartment for six quid ov ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
alex_charnley
|
 |
Varkala
Jan 31, 2006
"So we headed off nice and early the to find our little piece of heaven ... What we didn't know was you had to change buses left right and centre to get there ... We got the normal ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
peteash
|
 |
Varkala: resort on the cliffs
Nov 30, 2006
(5 photos)
"After a few relaxing days on the beach, complete with fresh-squeezed juice, plenty of fresh salads and fish, sunset yoga and ample time to catch up on internet correspondence, we a ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
ruthiucsd
|
 |
Mektoub
Jan 15, 2007
(3 photos)
"First ride was quite exciting with the taxi running nearly over 200 people and crashing as many times ,but it seems custom to cross on the other side only to face another vehicle a ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
gabysabi
|
 |
The beach in Varkala
Apr 30, 2008
(6 photos)
"Stayed in a lovely room at Baby House for 200rps a night with a veranda and hammock outside the large room. Once again as we are travelling out of season many of the shops and rest ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
mandy_karl
|
 |
Varkala
Apr 11, 2006
(8 photos)
"Don't go to Varkala expecting powder white sand and gentle turquoise water. Expect a dramatic Arabian Sea and cliff top views. The golden sand beach is ideal for sunbathing, surpri ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
rayandpaul
|
 |
Day 17: Varkala back tracking
Dec 5, 2005
"Arrive Varkala. Chill-out, eat great fish, then back-track down the backwaters. Reached by bus from Kochi (daytime trip I think). After a day on the beach, made daytrip up bac ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
tim_buktu2
|
 |
Costa Del Kerala to Not Wanting to Leave
Mar 4, 2006
(3 photos)
"It was time to get back to the beach. Varkala in Southern Kerala is a strip of guest houses, restaurants and shops on top of a cliff. The day we arrived we really didn't like it, C ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
joandjim
|
 |
Veggin' in Varkala
Dec 13, 2005
"We've found Dahab in India. Varkala is about 3 hours south of Cochin and an hour south of Kollam, which is the well known place to beach bum in Kerala. The town is set on a cliff t ..."
A travel blog entry from Varkala by
pjandshayu
|
 |
Varkala
Dec 4, 2006
(2 photos)
"Beautiful little beach overlooked by cliffs. The water is very warm and it's nice to be relaxing. ..."
A travel blog entry from |
Varkala, India - Travel Blogs
