Munnar Hotels

... 2 days at a beach resort. Its a private organised tour through Kerala Connections in the UK mostly staying in boutique hotels, though with a couple which are effectively homestays. As always I'm looking to experience new cultures and try new food. I'm ...

... better after.  F minus minus for Coimbatore.  (Oh, side note on this story, it takes EIGHT hours to get to Munnar from Coimbatore, don't believe them when they say two) Now - let me tell you a little something about these government buses we ...

After our disastrous trip to the strike stricken backwaters our next stop was eastwards to the town Munnar. The journey from Cochin to Munnar was a memorable one for all the wrong reasons – the driver drove like a lunatic bullying everyone on the ...

... to take a closer look at them. After leaving the NP, we visited the tea museum. We saw a movie regarding the history of Munnar and how the tea plantation and industry developed. Afterwards, we took a nap to recharge for the New Year Eve's gala at the ...

After breakfast we drove to Munnar. It took about 4.5 hours to get to Munnar. We passed by many small towns. There were many big villas and so many churches. The driver said the Christian population in this area is 99%.  The route to Munnar is very ...

... . It is so close to the Cochin airport at Nedumbassery that it ought to be included as a stopover, en route to Munnar or Thekkady.   Bhoothathankettu reservoir: After a reviving cup of strong Kerala chaiya at a roadside stall, we went to ...

... ; it's developed an extraordinarily reliable voice, and proves overwhelmingly effective at funnelling thousands of travellers to the same 5 hotels and restaurants in its recommended cities.  because so many travellers are dependent on The Book, local ...

... and tea, a bus station, the gate marking the border with the state of Tamil Nadu, a few restaurants (strangely always called 'hotels' in South India, though only flies sleep there). The first day we took abus 20km into the plantation-covered hillsto ...

... and any old bum will do. (Not that you have an old bum Phillipa, or even saggy for that matter). Am assuming that Munnar is perhaps most sexually frustrated town in India? Munnar was a holiday place for British high society (may explain the weird bum ...

... empty bus. Painted signs called attention to the Popular Front, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Jewelry Stores, and Hotels (which means restaurant in Kerala). Other signs warned drivers: IMPATIENT ON ROAD PATIENT IN HOSPITAL Munnar, my ...

... in Varkala, Kerala, at 4am and decide to wait sprawled out on a platform bench for a few hours. The reason being that generally hotels and guesthouses will be boarded up at that time. With Chris turning 32 the next day we wanted to pick a good one so ...