Nov 08, 2016
Enchanting Vagamon Hills of Kerala
by : Seena
Situated at an altitude of 1100 m above sea level, Wagamon is located on the outskirts of the Western Ghats and is surrounded by three main hills - Murugan, Kurishumala and Thangal hills representing the principal religions in kerala Hinduism, Christianity, Islam - depicting the cultural harmony. Wagamon also known as the ‘Scotland of Asia’, was first discovered by the British. I have visited this place, God only knows, how many times. The lu ...
Dec 15, 2016
Alappuzha, Venice of the East
by : Ankur and Soma
A visit to Kerala can never be complete without visiting its backwaters. Since we were in short of time so we were compelled to allot only half a day for Alappuzha ( or Aleppy ). We started from Thiruvananthapuram early in the morning around 6:30 AM to avoid the city traffic and reached Alappuzha by 10:30AM (that included breaks). Once we reached Alappuzha, there were no markers on the roads as where the backwaters are. The city has so many lanes, bylane ...
Jan 02, 2017
Tree walks in Trivandrum
by : Sandeepa Chetan
Free walking tour is the first activity we look out for in any new city. Here in Trivandrum, we were told of an active movement called the “tree walk”. We grab any opportunity of meeting and interacting with the locals. A tree walk sounded like a perfect way to do that!During the walk, we met Anitha, who started this movement with other like minded tree lovers of Trivandrum. Every Sunday, they meet in a locality, select a species for the day and observe ...
