Kollam, Kerala, India

... the banks of Ashtamudi Lake and near the vast Arabian Sea, Kollam is a tiny yet bustling market town in Kerala, South India. Also known as Quilon, Kollam is a favorite backwater haunt in Kerala and is known for its cashew, spice and coconut plantations. ...

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A bit of a roundup for the South of India.... We finished our time in the north with a day trip to Agra, where the Taj Mahal is. We saw all sorts - a mini Taj Mahal, some tombs, a red fort (same builder as the one we saw in Delhi). The Taj was really ...

... spent a night in Kollam and its nothing to write home about. What is though was the wonderful journey we took between Kollam and Alleppey. This was a boatride through the backwaters, an intricate system of canals and waterways that makes up most of this ...

2 hour bus to Trivandrum and change to another bus for another 2 hours to Kollam.