India

A Traveller’s Guide To The Modes Of Transport In India

A Traveller’s Guide To The Modes Of Transport In India

Few countries are as celebrated and maligned as India. On the one hand, people speak in horror of dirty streets, chaotic infrastructure, and scenes of poverty. At the other, they delight in its exotic cuisines, picturesque landscapes, and unbridled spirituality. India...
Madurai, The Soul of Southern India

Madurai, The Soul of Southern India

Having spent a total of almost six weeks at different beaches along India’s west coast we were ready to jump back in, head first to ‘real India’ and we were excited at the prospect. Madurai is one of the oldest cities in India and is dominated by the mind-blowing Sri...
India’s Southernmost Point, Kanyakumari

India’s Southernmost Point, Kanyakumari

India’s southern most point, Kanyakumari or Cape Comorin as it’s also known, is a special place for Indian’s and foreign visitors alike. For Indian visitors the end of the road is marked by a number of memorials, temples and shrines which are of equal interest to the...
Cliff Top Varkala in Southern India

Cliff Top Varkala in Southern India

A dramatic setting on the edge of high red limestone cliffs makes Varkala not only a beautiful place but also the only place in southern Kerala where cliffs are found adjacent to the Arabian Sea. In fact, the cliffs are such a unique geological feature, on the...
Cruising the Kerala Backwaters at Colonial Kochi, India

Cruising the Kerala Backwaters at Colonial Kochi, India

Stepping out of the auto-rickshaw on the island of Fort Kochi we were a world away from the manic streets of mainland Ernakulam. Quiet, peaceful and pretty much traffic free streets give Fort Kochin a distinct feel in India in that it doesn’t feel like India at all!...