Bamboostix Island Resort
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Alappuzha, South India
... two benches with other people, facing each other. I got to my train car, climbed on, and found a bunch of well-dressed, scarved, barefoot, rings-on-every-finger middle-aged men sitting in my seat. The train conductor asked them to move so that I could sit in my seat. They shifted over just enough for me to squeeze in. Clearly I was disturbing their party! They have canteens of chai and baskets of samosas and rice dishes that they've been frequently dipping into. ...
Alleppey - Venice of the East
... a few colourful fishing boats. The sea sprawled ahead of us a dark green colour and we went in for our first dip in the Indian Ocean. The water was surprisingly warm but the current though not instantly noticeable was treacherously strong, we soon realised that this was the reason nobody was swimming and retreated to the shore. Alleppey beach although we were told was a 'super' beach, was actually just a larger version of Marari and less picturesque, the current ...
NYE Houseboat
... than it
usually is and apart from the grey skies we still got to see everything and get the experience.
In the backwaters the people have a very different style of life; washing themselves, pots, pans and clothes in the rivers. They use ferries to get around. We got a lovely Indian spread for lunch and when it was the only option Sam Boy seemed to enjoy the Indian food again. The afternoon was spent reading the newspaper, and enjoying relaxing in what has ...
What nightmares are made of
... their own, and so on, until a player makes a mistake, for which their forfeit is to drink. The language barrier, along with a ''tee-totaler'' on the beer, however, made this a difficult rule to explain. It might not have rolled quite as intended, but the addition of an ''Indian dance-off'' which soon led to a multi-cultural jamming session, was (and I think i speak for all involved) the highlight of the night! Then, shortly after a trusty game of ''truth, ...
Varkala-Alleppey-Cochin
... a necklace and the other into a 3 dimensional star respectively. After the boat trip he took us into his local village and we went to his local chai shop. I say shop but it was simply a tin shack with lots of locals that were sitting their staring at us the entire time we were there! Our guide was a fantastic character and we had brilliant day.
Our rickshaw ride home was the best! The driver was blasting out the theme tune to slum dog millionaire and it really made us feel ...
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- Restaurant
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking
- Pets allowed
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