Varkala Specialty Resorts - Reviews and Rates

The trip to Verkala was arduous but worth it, after only a few weeks without we were missing the beach and found an idyllic on here. As a destination it was a bit touristy but better than any part of Goa, and the beach was litter free (sort of). The beach here is at the bottom of a cliff, with boulders at the back and beautiful sand at the front...

Ah we could not resist the lure of the beach! So once again we find ourselves in a bamboo hut by the seaside. It's different this time though as we are actually staying on the very top of a cliff-face, sleeping not more than 10m from the edge in fact. The beach is at the bottom of the cliff. There are waves here and Chris has been doing a bit o...

"Kerala" every one says, "you must go, it is beautiful". Yes they are right you must go and it is beautiful. I get to this little resort in Kerala called Varkala, there is not an Indian person in sight there are little hotel cottages and hammocks and the beach is very carribean and the sea is warm and the food is all fresh seafood and salads and...

So there is a long story from Kanaykumari (the Southern most tip of India) but I will post it tomorrow because I'm tired. For a short post though, let me tell you about taking your shoes off in rickshaws. Rickshaws are open on both sides from the floor to cieling. There is a little bar to keep you from jumping out but that's it. I took my shoes ...

I'm writing this from a beach resort in Kerala called Varkala - the sun is shining and the palms are swaying gently in the breeze - more on that later. First a quick run-down of my first week here starting with arrival in Mumbai. There's not actually a great deal to say about this. Perhaps the most exciting thing to happen was the spontaneous e...

Hi peoples! Today I am in Varkala, Kerala, it is the second day here. Yesterday I swam in the Arabian Sea for about four hours. My dad, my brother and I were body surfing and playing in the sand. My mom couldn't swim because she forgot her swimsuit and they didn't have any women's swimsuits for sale. As a matter of fact, I have my swim suit on r...

Ocekavane jsem se stocila na zapadni pobrezi a zaparkovala jsem na popularni plazi. Dokazala jse se z ni odpoutat az po tydennim lenosenim. Tedy pote co jsem prvni dva dny prekonavala strevni potize, v noci doprovazene i horeckou. Jako vinika bych udala jablecny dzus z nadrazi, mela jsem asi pohnuti mysli, nebo zavareny mozek, ze jsem si nedala ...

Kerala - Varkala & Amrithapuri (the hugging mother Amma)

Two pieces of good news to report. First of all, Maire appears to have gotten over the worst of whatever it was that has laid her low for the last few days and has now started to eat a little. I think that she will need to take it easy for a few days but the signs are good. She was looking a little bit pensive this morning and when I asked her i...

On the evening of Christmas Eve we left the hotel and made our way up the hill towards the North Cliff where we were going to look for somewhere to eat. Half way along the street we met a group of young lads coming down the hill. There were about five or six in the group and each seemed to have his own job....One was dressed as Santa Clause, ano...