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... get water for washing. Drinking water is provided by a tap across the street where several women were gathered with stainless steel urns.<br><br>After we packed up, we remembered that we had some unfinished business at the Tea Pot restaurant. Today they did have the Death by Chocolate dessert - a perfect chocolate cake covered in a hot glaze of dark chocolate. It is absolutely worth going back for.<br ...

T he Keralan Backwaters To rent a houseboat is at the top of everyone's to do list in Kerala, known to the locals as "Gods own country." Kerela is located near the bottom of India on the West Coast and has had numerous trading ties with Europe and China dating back to before Constantine used a young Arab to start a religion. Kerela is the richest, smartest and most progressive state in India, though our tour guide ...

... the stubs. However, they are not perforated so they begin to rip. At this point, death begins to lose its sting.... I asked Lady 1, do you have some scissors? She looks at me, thinks about it, rummages in a drawer and pulls out....A RUSTY SAW!! This, she indicated, was the closest thing the post office had by means of scissors. So, we had a try and it was a blunt rusty saw so it didn't quite work. We then asked lady 2 if there really wasn't a pair of ...

... roads all imaginatively illuminated at night and was a far cry from the rainforest. The next day we had spotted in 'The Book' an infinity pool at a smart hotel on Willingdon Island, a short ferry ride off the mainland. The small island industrial port was in the middle of the arrival of yachts involved in the Volvo World Yacht Race 2008 and busy with new pavements, roads and roadside folliage being added all around. We settled into the 5-star surroundings ...

... for the emotions and the temper all the time. We dine well back in Fort Cochin, seafood at Malabar Junction, a restaurant attached to a place the guide book calls 'the best boutique hotel in India.' We shouldn't have such champagne tastes on our lemonade money, but it seemed exactly what the doctor ordered. Tiger prawns and three curries with Indian Chenin Blanc, for the price of three nights' accommodation. Just this once...Totally worth it.

... more than us. The gestures were very complicated and therefore we didn't stand a chance to really understand the show. But fortunately it was a show for tourists, so we got a paper with the whole story written :) The pictures don't even tell a fracture of the story, but at least they give you a small glimpse into what we've seen. Today we're just spending our time waiting for our flight to leave, not really doing anything. Next time you'll hear from us from Singapore :)

It was 8 am in the morning the guy gave a bell to our room with the breakfast in his hands, as we have to start for our city adventures at 9. A car was already booked for the day long tour and it was already waiting for us half an hour before. Joseph, the car driver, welcomed us with a smile and when we asked him about our tour plan, the first ...

... and the place couldn't have been more perfect. We strolled through Fort Cochin, which was delightful. We all would have loved to have more time for shopping and sight seeing. But the beach was awaiting us and we had a big trip ahead of us ... no tickets - and we assumed it would be an easy trip from point A to point B ... but its India ... its NEVER that simple.

... that "English medicine" bad was for her. I really feel sorry for these people, they think they are so important and better than all of us. So we decided to try an Ayurvedic massage in a place that came recommended by Lonely Planet. However, we were not entirely satisfied. First I had to undress and they put a minuscule piece of cloth around my waist. Then I had to lay down on a massaging table that looked like a sarcophagus (to catch all the oil) and i ...

... basic elements: space, air, fire, water, and earth. When they say that, however, they do not mean these words in the limited sort of logs in a blazing pile, water in a riverbed way, but instead with a more expansive meaning. When they speak of air, they mean more the quality of air, such as movement, drying and separating things. When they speak of fire, they mean heat, metabolic processes, transformation. And when they speak of water, they mean lubrication and mediums ...