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Varkala Slideshow
Varkala
Travel Blogs from Varkala, India
Fun in the Sun
... human excrement and a hypodermic needle floated past. Oh well, such is life here. We are now relaxing on the beach in Varkala, a place that is still quaint, but being built up to accommodate the increasing amount of tourists that have come here. Our ...
Ho Hum - More beach and warm waves...
... the beaches, this time black sand, and eat in the restaurants and say 'no thanks’ to the shopkeepers. Favourite food items in Varkala: picking out dinner from the catches of the day and hummous on brown bread toast. Less than a week away from a nice ...
The Lure of the beach proves too much!
And he we are now in Varkala - which is a bit like Dahab for those of you who have been. It's a backpacker beach resort hugging some beautiful ochre coloured cliffs (they would be even more beautiful if people stopped throwing ALL of their rubbish over ...
A Passage To India
... a delicious Keralan thali by 12.30pm! I really don’t think we could have picked a better place to kick-off our India trip than Varkala - we fell in love with it straight away. The setting is amazing - a gorgeous beach surrounded by a stunning cliffs ...
I'll be home for Christmas
... you don't have a God damn clue what's going on. - On the other hand, when you're in Backpackerville India, as we currently are in Varkala, you could pretty much be any place in Asia. Or Mexico for that matter. Trinket stands line the ...
Beaches and bikinis in India
... one evening which was very tasty, and we ate pizza- havent had that for about 4 months! Most of the tourists in Varkala were western, and a good deal French actually. I have come to the conclusion that French people travel a lot as they are ...
On the cliff
... argument hiervoor is dat het gemiddelde IQ van een koe minstens driemaal dat van de gemiddelde menselijke politieker is. ( In India... in Belgie zijn geen studies voorhanden, doch dat komt vooral door het feit dat de gemiddelde belgische politieker ...
Acantilados
... a la estacion de tren y aunque dice que esta todo super sobrevendido igual conseguimos un billete de dos horas de viaje hacia Varkala, aunque vamos sentadas en la escalerita del vagon es lo mejor porque se disfruta del aire y el paisaje, adentro todo ...
Varkala Beach
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 took a long walk up the coast and caught the train at 2am to ...
Varkala
Varkala, in southern Kerala is a beautiful little town which has cliffs overlooking the Arabian Sea. On top of the cliffs, perched precariously but spectacularly along the side above the sandy beach, are a number is restaurants, ayurvedic spa's ...
Looking for the zen lifestyle!
... day - far from their parents and surrounded by rich, hippy tourists all looking for spiritual upliftment in India - talk about contrasts! Some of the visitors to Varkala that I met, were long-termers (who didn't show any interest in seeing the real ...
Varkala -
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 dense palm tree jungle growing right up to the egde. Not a great deal ...
Magical Varkala
... % of the people I have met. Rajasthan will have to wait but I seriously do think I will come back and do it. Anyway Varkala has not disappointed and I sat on the cliff top "Cafe Del Mar' and looked out over the beautiful red cliffs and huge waves ...
Yet another beach..but this one is very different!
... to get 2 buses but wasn't too bad, I got the bus with Luke, the Aussie guy from the boat. We arrived here in Varkala and got a rickshaw up to the cliff, which is where all the accomodation and restaurants etc are. I like it a lot here, it's ...
Rain
... on the train...at least I'll be dry. The things I do to save a few quid! I have really enjoyed my time in Varkala. At first I thought it was a bit touristy, but I ended up meeting so many great people and had an amazing time. ...
Time moves slowly
... fa en hel oken i munnen, och aven ett litet ovader med lite smadroppar (REGN!!!!) som ocksa orsakade ett stormavbrott i hela Varkala under 3 timmar. Jag har ocksa hunnit med att vara lite sjuk, igar vaknade jag med illamaende och feber, helt om ...
Holiday from the holiday...
... a another long journey. Wonderful as it has been we were starting to feel slightly tired. We arrived in Varkala on Christmas Eve after a fairly short journey (for India); checked into a lovely boutique hotel; found there's not much to do in the town but ...
Varkala, enfin la plage
... Eric et ses bequilles souffraient de la chaleur. On s'est installe dans une case en bambou bien equipee avec une vue sur la mer. Varkala n'est pas trop grand et une bout du front de mer surplombe une falaise... C'est ici que nous passerons qlq jours a ...
Kochi, Kerala, India
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 hour journey with our jaws on the seat. They drive like maniacs over here! ...
Varkala, Kerala, India
... tuk tuk to our accommodation that we booked while in Kochi. A beach hut on the cliffs overlooking the sea. A really nice place. Varkala is a lot more touristy than Kochi with more white people around than locals. There's lots of good places to eat and ...
Varkala
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 almost our longest as it was on the Delhi Express and for a panicked moment or ...
Proletariaatin paivatervehdys
Helei ja tervehdys Intian lounaiskolkasta, tyolaisten kommunistisesta paratiisista, Keralasta. Taalla on Intian lukutaitoisimmat ihmiset ja tiedon lisatessa tuskaa luonnollisesti myos kuula osuu omaan kalloon muita provinsseja sakeammin.Viime ...
The beach calls...
... ...I feel like writing tonight :) Another long-ish journey...about 28 hours including the stopover in Bangalore...I arrived at Varkala - a small string of beaches surrounded by red sandstone cliffs, which 5 years ago would have been paradise. Now its ...
We have arrived in India
First stop in India is at Varkala, we are in a home stay called La Exotica, I keep wanting to call it La Erotica for some reason, god knows why cos there is nothing Erotic about it, it is quite simple but I think we will be ok here for a few days until we ...
Back to India!
... )... they stayed. People from these groups, of course, remained on the Indian subcontinent. In addition, India has vast natural resources and coastal access making it a popular military conquest. What does all of ...
Varkala, Kerala, India (Part 2)
... I last updated the blog. We've done so much in the last week. Last Sunday night we sat at a bar on the cliffs in Varkala and watched another thunderstorm from afar. We got up early on the Monday morning to watch the fishermen pulling in the nets on the ...
Tropical Festivities
... a sprinkle of distant chants from the mosque down the shore - and infuse with insence. This is Christmas in Varkala. The next morning starts with a virtous 1.5 hour yoga session - in a beautiful rooftop location with the morning ...
Slater's travelogue entry
Hi peoples! Today I am in Varkala, Kerala, it is the second day here. Yesterday I swam in the Arabian Sea for about four hours. My dad, my brother and I were body surfing and playing in the sand. My mom couldn't swim because ...