Kerala

Trip Start May 01, 2007
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Trip End Jun 17, 2008


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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

After 5 buses, a taxi, an auto rickshaw and a plane, we made it from Goa to Kerala yesterday. Kerala seems like the Florida of India. Many people said it was the un-India India. I'm not sure what they meant by that. It is very much still India, just hotter and greener. The people aren't quite as pushy but I'm guessing it's really because there aren't quite as many of them and folks are reportedly more wealthy here. We stayed at a nice 'heritage home' guest house. It has two wonderful little courtyards to escape the craziness.

We finished off our stay in Kerala by hiring a houseboat to cruise the backwaters of Allepey for 24 hours.  They provide three meals and you have the whole boat to yourself.  It was quite relaxing.  Lonely Planet ranks it as 'one of the top ten things to do before you die'.  I wouldn't go that far...it was nice, but not one of the top ten things I'd do before I die.

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lunallena
lunallena on Jan 6, 2008 at 01:33PM

a little delayed...
but thank you! I am in Salvador Brazil right now and I had just told my friends about my feet photos! P.S. I refer anyone that is planning or thinking of traveling to China to your blog. You have created your own bible. ;)

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