Hotel Himarani Thekkady
International Peerumedu, Idukki Thekkady, Kerala, 685531, India
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Tiger, Tiger where art thou?
... a monkey in the distance and were starting to wonder what else we would get to see. By the time we headed back to the jeep there were 3 or 4 other jeep’s in a row which, although noisy, also gave us some other people to help spot animals.
Next up we were on the hunt for elephants and sure that we would find a massive group of them just hanging around somewhere. Of course we were thinking a little too jungle book and we ...
Hot, hot, hot
... vi en pude, som vi lagde ovenpaa Ursulas ben, som hun herefter strakte ud til henholdsvis Espens og min koje. Det arrangement maatte dog ophore, da indermaendende, som gik frem og tilbage i kupeen blev sure over, at de var nodt til at bukke sig for at gaa under bordet. Tsk tsk. Senere paa aftenen var der en masse ballade med vores billetter til toget. GAP Adventures booker nemlig pladserne paa toget inden de ved hvilke personer, der skal med paa rejsen, og derfor skriver ...
Up close with an elephant....
We set out at 0900 for Periyar in Thekkady, it turns out to be another tedious drive over a variety of road conditions. At one point we seemed to be axle deep in mud passing by a water tanker with inches to spare on each side. This was the main, or only road, to Periyar. Once again, we went up into the hills, lots of hairpin curves, blind corners and horn honking. After this day, Barb said she ...
Onwards to Thekkady
... We said our last farewells to our careful and considerate driver and gave him 2000 rupees as an extra for all his kindness. Definitely deserved it!
The reception crew at the hotel didn't have any record of our booking so it was fortunate that I had brought print offs of all my email transactions. Sort of satisfied, they gave us our initial welcome drinks and sent us past a huge Jackfruit leaning off its tree to an upgraded room which had an ...
A visit to God's own country 2 c hw Gods celebrate
... Again we were ready to pounce on the pappadams. We had a sumptuous meal that fueled us again for venturing into the town’s hub for the crowded pooram. We took the Maruti 800 as Roshan said it would be easier to navigate in between crowded street. Ramesh preferred to stay at home as he was fully tired and had to catch the train in the night. There was a huge queue leading to temple where the festivities would take place. By the moment we went up to the queue the temple was ...


