Mascot Hotel Ktdc Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

... monsoon season. Ommm...... Recipe Of The Day: Goblin Granola Serves 1. Ingredients: 6 cups oats, rolled (raw) 1cup almond slivers 3/4 cup sesame seeds 1 cup sunflower seeds 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup molasses 2 teaspoons canola oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup coconut 3/4 cup cranberries - dried. Instructions: Preheat oven to 300º. Mix dry ingredients together and set aside. In a small saucepan over medium heat warm the honey, molasses, oil, and ...

... no one was paying any attention but it's strange how her voice was around the entire village- they love music so much here! It was sweet as well because all the children were waving at us, some seemed shocked- it's like they haven't seen white people before! Also i have decided from now on not to give to beggars, they only approach white people and when they do they don't appreciate what is given! it's like they expect to get loads from us, i gave a lady 30 ...

... some time out from the heat, which was like the local equivalent of a greasy spoon caf' except the waiters were wearing sikh turbans. Of course, we were a great source of entertainment for the clientele. The next morning we rose bright and squeaky to make our way down to the boat jetty for the morning ferry to the village. For 5 rupees we joined all the other locals making their way about their daily live along the backwater. At the various stops along the river people ...

... south but as soon as as we got here I feel apart and I was in the room for two days with a fever, so on the third day we went to a clinic and with in a hour I was checked in diagnosed had an ex ray got some drugs and was on my way...all for the low low price of 500Rps.about $22.00 or so. Turns out I had Bronchitis from the pollution no doubt and the freezing cold temperatures of the North during these months and like most "hot" countries they have no ...

... the way... Like most places in Kerala, six in the morning in Thiruvananthapuram is a good time to start the day. A great time to begin an 160km journey and return to square one by nightfall. Especially, more so, if you also want to fit in an audience with royalty and a feel of an authentic South Indian temple. We start off from Thiruvananthapuram's Thampanoor bus stand, just a stroll away from the railway station ...

... at seven. I noticed something strange in the head wobble of confirmation and so I asked if it would be ready when I came back in half an hour. They said no and I should come back in hour when I am sure it will not be ready. Experience tells me that if you are told that something takes an hour it means it will be ready an hour from you when you return. It is the waiting which is essential, not the ...

... the pleasure of waking up 12 hours after you boarded the train for a 12 hour journey to find that you only have 7 hours left to go. so trains: spacious, social, and slow. maybe you'd prefer a bus? with a bus, you have the idea of constant progress: trains can stop on siderails for hours on end, but when you're moving, presumably you're at least getting somewhere. buses can offer all the social life of trains and more - especially when you're caught on ...

... indulge you with some incredulous stories; which starts with a documentary entitled 'Five Days in Varkala' - made by the philosopher. Originally a mussel farmer in Oban, Scotland, our main man discovered a series of coincidences (tied up in 7's and 11's) that precluded a vision of a dancing sun or his 'solar link experience'. Having deciphered a code (the Ana code or O code or the real Da Vinci Code) made conveniently with scrabble letters - messages started making sense ...

... of over 800 km.. . Ended up staying in a city about 80 km south of munnar, Kattyamangalore, or somehting like that. We had to search all round to find a lodge, as there was apparently a Bollywood film crew that had booked all rooms in the town until the 20th. Luckily enough, we found spartan accomodation at a place run by a christian man, named Matthew of all things, and Matthew had kept a room aside for "emergency." We have had to ...