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Varkala Slideshow
Varkala
Travel Blogs from Varkala, India
l appel de la plage
bon ! ici tout est plus simple, juste une plage, au pied d une falaise, cette derniere abritant restaurants et hotels. j ai ete un peu scotche ici, 3 nuits au lieu de 2, pas enorme comme changement de programme mais je sens que l ocean me parle ... ...
Varkala: resort on the cliffs
... or Mother) is healing the heart of the world, rekindling love and mutual respect, and awakening people to their fundamental oneness. In India Amma has been known to individually embrace over 20,000 people in one day, sitting sometimes for over 22 hours. ...
Did you know Opticians sell batteries?
... – one does feel a little guilty but only a little. Once the 'batteries’ were purchased, we set off in to Varkala town proper. Meandering through the dusty streets in the hot sun dodging busses, rickshaws and hawkers... It was a pleasant visit, ...
At the holy beach
... promenade with its guest houses, shops and restaurants is located 3 km away from the actual town of Varkala. That means that you are removed from the authentic India, in a pleasant way: very little pollution, no traffic noise and no crowded streets… ...
Back in Indiaaaaaaaah
Here we are again at Odayam beach, just north of Varkala amongst the ganga smoking fishermen, butterflies, birds and the Mosque's call to prayer. Staying at Hakshar's place Sea Splendour and I am writing this in the shade of his beautiful garden ...
A quiet night in by the fire
Well, this evening has been reasonably quiet with us dining in the resturant at Hill View. For the large part we enjoyed each others company, the food, the drink and of course a quiet smoke. Hope you're all chilled in the UK - wer'e thinking of you... ...
Varkala: Week 3 and Counting
... ; Moment Based on both my research and a real search, to the best of my knowledge the Super Bowl was not televised in Varkala. Maybe not in India. Not live at 5am, not delayed to a more reasonable hour, not as part of a sports blooper clip like we do with ...
Back in the big city
... ... We arrive to Bangalore.. I find re-entry to a metro rather overwhelming, so missing the chilled-out touristy beach town Varkala. We meet yet another surfer Arvind, who had been kind enough to reserve us accomodation at the same hostel as him. ...
Feb 20, 2011
First day in Varkala
... is indescribable (although I'm going to try) to convey how good it feels to jump into the ocean and wash away a few weeks in India. For a week and a half, we have been on a breakneck pace to see everything we possibly could in our limited time. Staying at ...
Costa Del Kerala to Not Wanting to Leave
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, Costa del Kerala seemed away from our image of an Indian beach especially ...
its far to easy to sit on a beach
... farewell to our bried traveling buddy Ammo and jumped on a bus to Kollom, as we thought we were quite close to our destination (Varkala) we jumped on a rickshaw! It wassnt very close! Somehow i managed to fall asleep in the back of that very small tuk ...
Sun glasses were made for days like today...
It's a beautiful day and the start to a new year... feeling excited about what 2011 will hold, a world of possibilities, opportunities and adventures I like to think..a job would be nice too :-) Tamara has left now, on her 30 ...
Witch festival, Rats, Pick pocketd & more
... i am making my way up the west, It is definitely apparent that there are many more tourists are here. Varkala is a beautiful red cliff top which is perched above the golden sands, and blue clear waters. The ocean water is ...
Day 17: Varkala back tracking
... by bus from Kochi (daytime trip I think). After a day on the beach, made daytrip up backwaters by getting train from Varkala to Kollam, then negotiating ferry half-way to Alappuzha. Jump ship (literally) just north of the hugging mama's pink ...
Varkala Mission Accomplished!!!
... iit was to carry out this mission for you my sweet, little friend. Your shining light was sparking today in southern India. Coming to Varkala has been an interesting transition out into the "real world". No more ahsram living for now..currently in a ...
Perfecting our Relaxation Skills
Sharon is pretty much recovered now, having eaten very little for the past two days, then lunching on ginger tea and peanut butter toast. More exciting food to come later. TD seems to last 2 days, with a 3rd day of general weakness. We are doing almost ...
Back to the Sea!
... breakfast and chai and then went to the train station in a rickshaw. We arrived just in time for the next train south to Varkala, (pronounced Warkala, which is why no one who asked could understand where we were going) only a 35 minute ride, and got on ...
sickness had come on us
We got back on the same train we were on a couple of days ago in the same car just one compartment back as this is a A/C sleeper train. Gary had a bit of congestion the last few days, then I woke up with a flow blown cold, and then Gary became ...
oily nakedness
I had been warned that ayurvedic massages were carried out whilst you're naked, so when my masseuse barked at me to 'strip entirely' I confidently took off my clothes and stood there feeling like a little girl as she buzzed around me getting things ...
Sun, Sand and St Paddys Day
... popular beach towns in Kerala and is perched on top of a cliff facing out into the Arabian Sea. There are 3 main beaches - Varkala beach which is directly below the cliffs, the black beach a bit further north and then Odayam which is further north again ...
long and winding stories
... . It’s bound to happen, that these thoughts come up, because wants to leave this kind of environment! I don’t mean Varkala in general- it’s a bit too busy, but somewhere not quite so developed. I’ve also explored the north of ...
Beach Girls in Varkala
... setting out their canoes for morning fishing. It was all very relaxing. It took about 3 hours to drive from Alleppey to Varkala, through some of the most prosperous, advanced parts of India we've seen thus far. This might be the time ...
Last remaining days in Varkala
... walked quickly towards them. As I almost reached the crowd, the lifeguard then picked up a snake and walked confidently to the sea and chucked it back in, right by swimming tourists! Great! I left Varkala excited to go back up to Kochi and to meet ...
Varkala
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, surprisingly without any hassle, but don't miss the morning fishermen bringing in ...
Chilled times.
... . Kathakali in VarkalaWe went to see a Kathakali performance in a Corrugated tin hall, behind the cliff top shops in Varkala. Traditionally, a performace can be up to 12 hours long, but as this would not attract many fee paying tourists, some ...
A Very Merry Christmas
... ’t nearly as badly blighted by the jellyfish and had better waves too, so the majority of our time was spent there. Varkala itself is pretty beautiful – a sequence of beaches getting ever larger until you reach the main beach Papayam which is ...
Move to Krishnatheeram
I skip yoga because I don't want bad energy from the owner. It turns out he is actually quite gracious. He apologizes for the way he behaved the day before and offers to let me come to the yoga classes for free and also for lunch. I thank ...