Eskepi Hotel Coimbatore

<br>When we decided to zero in on ooty and kodai for our very recent tour,we did some mapping and found that coimbatore was the ideal location to start our tour since it was in middle of ooty and kodai. We were about 8 of us and we needed a minivan for tour so we again started hunting on google for a suitable car rental company, who had a good airconditioned tempo traveller. We found Kannan Tours &amp; Travels Pvt Ltd as one of the leading ...

... intent, but nobody seemed to know what to do, and we just had to wait for him to move off the line in his own good time. This took about 40 minutes, during which time the elephant presented his face, then his backside, then his side, and finally his face again to our view, and most of the people had got out of the train for a better look, only to be chased back on by those in authority, who seemed more likely to ...

... 12-1pm and then we must be back to the hostel by 6:30pm. Prayer from dinner is at 6:30pm and then manditory study time is from 8:30-10:30pm. In between all these times you are in class or sleeping. <br><br>Rule #4: Pets. There are dogs and cats that run around everywhere. They are cute, but you don't pet them. There are also oxen, cows, goats, donkeys, and roosters that hang out on the side of the road. Then ...

... towering into the sky among patches of evergreen forest. Following the sounds of the jungle, we found several Malabar Grey Hornbill and a group of Malabar Flying Squirrels, two endemic species found in these mountains. Several hours later, we were high in the mountains, eating bushbari straight from the tree. These small fruits pack the vitamins of four apples. Though the taste is somewhat unpleasant, if you sip water afterwards, the drink becomes sweet as your ...

... arranged for Ali to take us to a spice plantation for a tour. Ali also offers to take us for an elephant ride. We drive to Spring Valley Spice plantation and garden and we get a tour from someone we'll call Shroeter (because we can't remember his real name and it sounds something like that). Basically, he has a huge plantation out behind his house, but has samplings of everything around the house. He shows us cardamom, banana, cocoa, coffee (and beans drying on the roof. They pay the ...

... goes so slowly that I can practically count the milli-seconds, yet am unable to react to anything other than hold my breath, close my eyes and pray (do I pray? I am not sure, but I definitely cross my fingers and toes and eyes and anything else that would give us luck to come out of the oh **** moment alive)...here in India we have quite a few of those moments every single day...it is a wonder my nerves havent completely been frazzled, but that is because in India, there ...

... people and families but not so much traffic on the road. The main attraction for this city is for the Mysore Palace. Built by an English architect, it is a huge and very impressive looking building. We wondered round the palace walls stopping to ...

... I then had to spend two hours re-formatting my travel journal on the net. Before I started travelling here I was a little worried about getting my money from cash machines (ATM's). In fact the cash machine is far safer here than any in the UK. For a start practically every machine is in a kiosk so you never have to worry about anyone looking over your shoulder. Secondly and perhaps more important, every machine is guarded by a security guard. I feel doubly safe ...

... sweaty day on the bus). As I walked around the farm that evening I could feel the temperature change from step to step while walking between crops, which was incredible. The farming here is entirely organic as pesticides are too expensive for the majority of farmers, and it was really interesting to see plaintain trees growing underneath massive coconut trees, which provide the necessary shade for the plantains while still being productive. Seeing the silk made too was ...

... still trying to squeeze on. We found our seats, and settled into the 8 hour journey. Now, as any smoker knows, 8 hours is a hell of a long time, and the train was entirely non-smoking. So we went into the section between the carriages and sparked up. To my horror, Suchee threw open the door and said, "Smoke out the door here". So there I stood, with the ground rushing by me centimetres away at 80 miles an hour, when the guard appeared. "Oh ****," I almost said ...