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Tag Archives: Kerala
My Trip To Kerala: Chinese Fishing Nets From the 15th Century, Still in Use
The one thing that I wanted to see when I was in Kerala was the Chinese Fishing Nets (called Cheena Vala in the language Malayalam) that all the guide books and online sites talked about. The Fishing Nets that dot … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese, Chinese Fishing Nets, culture, Fishermen, Fort Cochin, India, Kerala, Kochi, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, South India, spice trade, travel
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Kerala: Gaggle of Geese at Taj Kumarukom
As I was waiting to board the houseboat, I spotted a gaggle of geese at the Taj Kumarukom and headed towards them. Somehow when I see geese I immediately think Mother Goose. That’s my association with geese during childhood. Anyway … Continue reading
Kerala: Viewing The Sunset from The Houseboat
The most beautiful thing I saw from the houseboat was the sunset at dusk when the sky turned a beautiful pink and blue.
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Tagged Houseboat, Kerala, Kumarukom, Life, Living, nature, personal, photography, photos, pink and blue, sky, Sunset, travel
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Kerala: Journey Inside A Houseboat
I think the reason why I write so many posts is that I treat the blog like a diary and my first draft is what you see which is probably full of typos. I try to correct them if I … Continue reading
Floating Flowers in An Uruli
The trip to Kerala introduced me to this wonderful brass ornamental vessel called an Uruli or Varpu. It is actually a Keralan cooking vessel which is now used more for decorative purposes. It will lend an ethnic charm to your … Continue reading
Villagers in Kerala Weaving Coconut Fibre Into Ropes
We met some lovely villagers on the way to Kumarakom. Suresh our driver, just stopped the car seeing that we were interested as we had remarked about spotting a well. He then drove into a narrow path where we could … Continue reading
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Tagged Cochin, culture, India, interesting, Kerala, Kochi, Kumarakom, Life, little girl, Living, people, personal, photography, photos, South India, travel, Village, woman, women
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Crazy Cochin Traffic
“If you can drive a ver-her-kle in Cochin you can drive anywhere!” “They always say, Suresh, make it fast.” (in reference to lawyers who need to get to the airport in half the time to catch their flight) Quotes of … Continue reading
Photos From A HouseBoat: People Who Live in the Backwaters of Kerala
We were in the houseboat in an area about an hour away from the city of Cochin, called Kumarukom and I had some of the most enlightening views of people just living their lives. Here I spotted two schoolgirl waiting … Continue reading
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Tagged backwaters, beauty, culture, Houseboat, Kerala, Kumarukom, Life, Living, Padi Fields, people, personal, photography, photos, scenes, travel, Villagers
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SilkAir: Great Food, Rude Service
The meals on SilkAir were surprisingly good, especially the Chicken Briyani on the flight back from Cochin. It looks bad, but tasted good. The white vermicelli payasam dessert (made with milk and ghee) was great and not too sweet either. … Continue reading
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Tagged air stewardess, Cochin, Food, Kerala, Kochi, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, rude, service, SilkAir, Singapore, travel
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I Knew I Was In India
I knew I was in India when I saw this cute sign of a lady in a sari, on the door of the Ladies’ powder room. It would have been even cuter with a bun atop her head. I spotted … Continue reading
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Tagged Cochin, culture, cute, hotel, India, Kerala, Kochi, Life, Living, Mumbai attacks, personal, photography, photos, sari, security, sign, Taj Hotel, Taj Marine Drive, Taj Residency, terrorism, travel
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Fort Cochin
Cochin is the main city in Kerala and it has a tourist portion called Fort Cochin which was my favourite district because I do love all the old colonial buildings there. It even has an old Synagogue, but unfortunately it … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, Arts, beauty, Cochin, design, Fort Cochin, goats, India, Jewish, Jewish community, Kerala, Kochi, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, shopping, Synagogue, travel
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What I Learnt About Cochin
I knew that Kerala was in the southern part of India, but I didn’t know that it was that far south. Previously I was also not aware that Cochin is now known as Kochi. The government is trying to do … Continue reading
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Tagged Ceylon, City, Cochin, colonial, culture, geography, Kerala, Kochi, map, photography, photos, South India, travel
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King Mahabali on a Motorbike in Kochi
When we were at Kochi (Cochin) in Kerala, the main religious and harvest festival, called Onam was being prepared for. As part of the celebrations they have someone dress up a the legendary King of Kerala called Mahabali. Our driver … Continue reading
Plagued By Sandfly Bites: A Thousand Times Worse Than Mosquito Bites
There’s a souvenir I didn’t expect, but got from Kerala – Sandfly bites! I never get bitten, even by mosquitos and that’s why it was so unexpected. The family likes to joke that our blood is not sweet enough, unlike … Continue reading
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Tagged backwaters, itchy, Kerala, Life, Living, personal, sandfly bites, travel
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The Best Thing About Kerala: The People
The people of Kerala are so nice and I am not just saying that. Their hospitality was as lovely as flowers. The best way I can think of to describe their warmth and serenity is to compare it with the … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, culture, culture shock, driver, hospitality, Kerala, kind, Life, Living, nice, personal, photography, Singapore, travel
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Have You Been to Kochi in Kerala?
The best part about being in Singapore is that it’s at the crossroads of the coolest places in Asia. I might be going to Kerala which is in the southern part of India, next week. I will probably have internet … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Blogs about Kerala, Blogs about Kochin, Cochin, fear, India, Kerala, Kochi, map, personal, Phobia, Singapore, situational claustrophobia, South India, travel
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