Thapovan Heritage Home Kovalam

... s desert sun burning the skin off my face. The dirty heat of Agra and Delhi which sticks to you like glue and there was the fresh heat of the mountains in Nepal. All very hot in their own particular way. And now i have the humid and oppressive heat of the south. I seem to be sweating 24 hours a day here. You can't escape it. The sea brings many great things, such as the fresh fish i had for tea last night, but the humidity isn't so good. However, i ...

... very hassly. So our journey will consist of cycling to the station in Trivandrum, dismantling and packing the bikes and bags, hopping (probably literally) on our train (17 hours) then a taxi ride to a hotel for the day. Another taxi from the hotel to the airport, fly to Bangkok and taxi to a hotel in Bangkok because the thought of having to put the bikes together at the airport and cycling into the centre of Bangkok ...

... toch al zowat een traditie is geworden... Wist-je-dat: - zelf het lokale ontbijt hier pikant is. - geluidstechniekers zelf in India last hebben van dezelfde ziekte? Voor de niet-verstaanders: doofheid, met als gevolg dat alle luisteraars nadien mee mogen genieten van zijn ziekte... - IST officieel wil zeggen 'Indian Standard Time' - dat de locals zelf toegeven dat het eigenlijk betekent "Indian Stretchable Time" - Het logo van Kerala "Gods own ...

... on Tuesday. Not looking forward to that but hopefully it'll be ok. We've to go to the train station tomorrow to try to get tickets. Since we've been here we've seen an elephant (on the motorway with heavy chains around his ankles), a dolphin, loads of hawks, a snake (being charmed) and loads of different fish, and goats and cows everywhere! The conditions have been better than I expected with only one non-toilet paper toilet visited and all our accommodation has had a shower ...

... couldn't help but stare at us much like we were staring at what was going on around us. This was our favorite event in Kerala. The best part was that it was not contrived for the tourists. This was just another day in the life which we had the joy to share as both witnesses and participants. Instead of Hanging out sipping cocoa by the Christmas Tree? Hanging out at the beach sipping coconuts under the palm trees. It's not the north shore, but the surf here is ...

second part. I go there three times a day on a 10 days period.Though you don't need to be as extrem as me you can join whenever and as long as you want,but a week at least is better.... I didn't know what to expect from a school rated :excellent in my guide book,without any details given. Shambu was surprised to know his school being mentioned and excited that information circulates in higher spheres,medias,and also wishes more foreigners ...

And how about a 'Delhi belly' to finish off our trip with class? Well we haven't been really sick yet (touch wood, as I say this my tummy is starting to twist, did I jinx it all?) and we are fairly healthy right now. India has been a great surprise so far and a bit of a relief: we had met so many travellers who had the worst stories to ...

Hello from beautiful Kerala and Varkala Beach in particular. To say we were looking forward to getting to this particular place in India is an understatement. It had been some time since we'd been able to throw off the clothes and immerse ourselves in the heavenly salt water of Mother Earth's ocean. To be able to do it in such an exotic locale was an immense bonus. That being said we did have some ...

... south I went and it was my intention to check out the tip of India which is only 80km from my destination. I felt slightly guilty about missing out Karnataka - but heh ho! The Indian lady was about mid-forties and worked for a hotel chain - Taj Hotels - fairly top-notch, she had been checking out some tours in Goa for research purposes. A professional but friendly enough - she even bought me an ice-cream and shared some of her cashew nuts. Around half-past four someone mumbled ...

... following day we had a 2 hour bus ride to Kanniyakumari. Kanniyakumari is very tacky and it's where lots of Indian tourists go. There are so few westerners there that for a moment we were the tourist attraction! A big family from Darjeeling got so excited by the sight of us that they insisted we pose with their family for loads of photos! It's also a very spiritual place with a temple on the mainland and a huge religious statue on a tiny island that the tourists can ...