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desi Kerala Travel Blog: Travel Tips To God’s Own Country

This is my Kerala Travel Blog with travel Tips to Kerala, God’s Own Country. Whether you are a tourist going to Kerala for Ayurveda treatment or a couple on honeymoon, or you are looking for wildlife in Kerala with a dash of luxury in this blog I share with your my tips on how to plan your holidays to Kerala, places to see , with Kerala hotels, home-stays and houseboat reviews. We also go to some offbeat destinations and discover life in the backwaters and villages of Kerala discovering art forms like Kathakali, Kaliyaripattu, Varpu, and the food of Kerala.

Kerala Travel Blog A Sunset in Fort Kochi, Kerala

Ayurveda Treatment: How to choose a Holistic Ayurveda Treatment Center

Mar 262014

How to choose an Ayurveda Treatment Spa or Resort: Ayurveda is the oldest medicine science in the world, and was conceived, researched and practiced in India from the times of Vedas. Ayurveda means the knowledge of life. Ancient Indians researched thousands on plants, foods and discovered the medicinal plants that mother nature has gifted us. Used wisely these herbs in combination with lifestyle changes and Yoga can do wonders to your health. Although Ayurveda is practiced throughout India, it is in Kerala it is practiced in its purest and holistic form. Every resort that we visited had a holistic [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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A Tree House in Wayanad Kerala- Hotel Review

Mar 222014

Staying in a Tree House in Rain-forest in Kerala: Wayanad district We men are a little choosy when it comes to growing up. We choose very carefully the rare occasion when we like to act like grown up men. Most of our life we choose to remain boys, be it mama’s boys or reincarnation of Mowgli. There is a little bit of Mowgli in me who wants to climb trees, jump holding vines, chase squirrels, make faces at macaques sitting on a branch higher than me, and have my own personal sunset from my balcony in my own Tree House. On reaching [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Watching Snake Boat Race in Kerala

Mar 192014

Snake Boat Race at Ashtamudi Lake Backwaters Every where in Kerala we are greeted with big smiles and shown great hospitality. On our journey towards Kollam we stopped by at Welcome Group Hotel Raviz in the outskirts of Kollam. After a great welcome with trumpeting elephants and Kathakali dancers, we boarded their houseboat Fort Raviz where there team has spread a lavish buffet for us on the upper deck of the luxury houseboat. Our plan was to take a ride in the secluded backwaters of the magnificent Ashtamudi Lake. But it was our lucky day as the hotel has organized [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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An Old Portuguese Church in the backwaters of Champakulam Alleppey

Mar 172014

A Portuguese Church in the Backwaters of Champakulam Alleppey We all know Vasco da Gama was the first recorded European to reach India, bypassing the red sea and Mediterranean, as he sailed around Africa, turned around from Cape of Good Hope and reached Kerala. Though his primary purpose was to find a safe route to India. The route from Red sea though short, had its own issues like high taxes by the countries on the way, passing desert, hiring about 2000 camels to carry the load ( more on this in a later post- how about subscribing by email to get [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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A day in Kerala: Sunrise to Sunset

Mar 142014

Life is a beach: A day in Kerala We were so exited to explore life around our hotel, that me, Shawn and Emanuel decided to meet early morning and go to the beach on Poovar island where we were guests at Estuary Island. Emanuel was so excited that he was in hotel lobby a full hour ahead of the decided time. We crossed the estuary in a boat at reached the beach. But the hard working fishermen of Kerala have beaten us to the beach and they were busy pulling back their nets from the water. Nobody had time [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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desi In God’s Own Country: Kerala Blog Express

Mar 102014

First Blog post from Kerala: Ah! After months of waiting I am in Kerala, as part of Kerala Blog Express, a unique initiative by Kerala Tourism. As some of you would remember that I participated in Kerala Blog Express along with hundreds of other bloggers from around the world. Thanks to all the love and votes by readers of desi Traveler, here I am in the beautiful southern state of Kerala along with 25 top travel bloggers from around the world. I visited Kerala last time many many years ago and for some reason or other my next trip [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Kerala Blog Express

Jan 132014

Help me to go to Kerala as part of Kerala Blog Express #KeralaBlogExpress My last trip to God’s own country was many years ago and I just can’t wait to go there once again. I may get a chance to go there soon if I am one of the top 25 winners participating in the Kerala Blog Express, conducted by Kerala Tourism Department. As part of the contest travel bloggers from around the world are participating in the contest and as a first cut the bloggers with most votes will get a chance to take part in selection round [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]