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Kalpetta and the Coffee Beans
Our second homestay was Aranyakam, a homestay in a Keralyan bungalow surrounded by a coffee plantation. The veranda was a perfect spot to settle with a book.
After lunch we drove to Kanthampara waterfall where we went walking, and was pretty, but not as dramatic as it would be with more …
Spice Plantation and Wildlife Park
... are quite hot and spicy. In the hotels there are multiple meat dishes, almost always in a curry or gravy. The chutneys usually are wildly spicy, mint, ginger and fire based. I had a few pieces of eggplant pickle at one of our home hosted meals. First two bites, nothing, third bite, sneezing, eyes watering, nose running. It has become my standard bearer for spiciness. Today we left the state of Kerataka. We drove through a national park and within the park ...
Wallowing in Wyanad!
... before trickling the oil gently onto my hair, then massages it into my scalp with deft , firm , but not tough hands. I begin to relax! After 10 minutes of lovely head and neck massage she asks me to lie on my back on the wooden bed and does the same action with the oil taken from a wooden bowl and drizzles it all over me and then starts to massage my stomach and torso, then arms with wide sweeping movements, firm but not too firm. Legs follow and feet and then ...
Jungle Life
I took Rosina for the same stroll I had done the day before, around the gardens, down to the river and to the two little pools. On returning a doggess had latched onto us, following us home, staying with us as we explored more of the gardens, spying tourists with binoculars in theirb tree houses next door, and a big dark termite mound that crumbled a little when I touched it revealing the tiny termites inside.
As no stray dog was to be encouraged onto ...
Coonoor to Bokkapuram
Down into Coonoor town we walked, with our bags packed, ready for a new adventure.
We made our way to the train station, to get the Unesco status steam train as far as Ooty.
On the platform there we breakfasted on iddli, samosas, and veggie cutlets, after which George went on to share the uttapum of a neighbouring man. The people around were much amused by this, and stayed with my children when I went to the ticket counter, only just opening up a few minutes ...
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TravelPod Member ReviewsAranyakam Kalpetta
“ Relaxing overnight stop ”
Reviewed Jan 27, 2013
We had a large room on the first floor of the Keralan bungalow, with a lovely sitting out area on the verandah, overlooking the garden and coffee bushes. Our hosts were friendly and happy to chat. Meals were home cooked and fresh, and introduced us to several local delicacies, served in an attractive eating area. We visited Kanthampara waterfalls (Meenmuthy Falls has been closed.)
This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.
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