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June 12th, 2008
It is unfortunate that even today authentic/informative articles on Kerala’s tourist attractions are missing on the Web. So from this week, I am starting an article series under the category "Kerala Travel Diary". In these articles I will try to capture the beauty of each tourist place I visit along with detailed photographs and location [...]
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May 10th, 2008
If you are travelling often on Kerala highways, you would be looking for good hotels where you can relax and get some decent food. If you are not a regular traveller, this is much more difficult than you think. Most of the highway side hotels are a rip-off.
I don’t know about other activities of KTDC [...]
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July 13th, 2007
Rahul Maheshwari has a picture gallery of Kerala, titled “Kerala - A Preview”. These photographs were taken in December 2006.
This is an excellent photo gallery and gives you a glimpse of interesting things in Kerala. Check out the gallery by clicking on the photo below.
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July 7th, 2007
Jesse points out to this detailed set of instructions he found in a Kovalam hotel. Instructions are backed up with illustrations to show how you can use traditional Indian toilet. We can probably think of starting a “indian toilet corporation” as a subsidiary to tourism department. Then politicians can take up the top positions in [...]
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May 27th, 2007
The following video is created by Kerala tourism department as part of the “God’s own country” campaign. First thing you note is the amazing camera work by Santhosh Sivan! This type of luring ads can give a real boost to tourism sector.
Update: Here is another video on Kerala. A bit longer one.
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April 17th, 2007
Thenmala damn area is India’s first ecotourism destination. It is located near punalur in Kollam district. To know more about what you can do and see in Thenmala, check out the ecotourism tour itinerary.
Ecotourism is a new concept in tourism. It is a purposeful travel to natural areas to understand the cultural and natural history [...]
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April 9th, 2007
Periyar national park is located in Idukki district. The protected area covers an area of 777 km², out of which a 350 km² part of the main zone was made into the Periyar National Park and Tiger Reserve, also known as the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary.
Check out the following video (duration: 4 minutes) which gives [...]
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April 3rd, 2007
Kavitha Suresh has created a photo story on Thrissur pooram using the photos she had recently taken. The photo story is a video and on a dialup will take a lot of time. Also requires windows media player. The video length is about 5 minutes.
Here is a small clipping I made about my native festival [...]
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April 1st, 2007
There is a huge difference between US and India when it comes to medical costs. In India, Kerala has unique leverage due to its expertise in the medical field. What is costly to us is damn cheap for europeans or americans!
Check out this post by Beverly A. Jensen which provides insight into this untapped market!
The [...]
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March 30th, 2007
Charukesi writes about the Cherai beach experience (with photos) - part1 | part 2
I could have spent hours just staring the backwaters - and I did just that. Watching the birds swoop down to pick up their lunch - or evening snack, as the case may be. And the tiny fish go plop plop as [...]
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March 21st, 2007
Here is an interesting travel tale from Kerala. A well written blog entry on Kerala experience!
They paint their huge work trucks in this fantastic detailed way. Isn’t that the coolest?! I love it. The trucks are owned by individuals. Having one is a great source of livlihood for the family. I don’t know if you [...]
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March 11th, 2007
Here is a trailer on Stevie’s 5 day trek in Kerala. Here is my summary of the trailer - autos, coconuts, snake charmer, monkey, elephants and more coconuts!
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March 9th, 2007
Tom thomas has created a video review of Sanghumugham beach titled “Ee manohara theeram”. Considering that this is an amateur attempt, it is pretty impressive! Note that the voice is in Malayalam. I never knew there were so many things around the beach!
An attempt made by me to summarize the mesmerizing beauty and enchanted past [...]
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March 8th, 2007
World’s largest luxury ship, Queen Mary 2 docked at the Cochin port yesterday. Started from New York, this ship is headed to Malaysia. The ticket price for the journey is over 1 crore rupees(!) and this time it carries 2650 passengers. The total tour duration is 80 days.
Built in 2003, Queen Mary 2 is the [...]
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February 22nd, 2007
Ramyanaresh captures Silent valley in photos.
Visiting here is not as simple as we think! We need to get prior permission from the forest department in Mukali on paying entry fee Rs 20/- per visitor. Private jeeps from Mukkali to Silent valley and back cost Rs 450/-. You can also take your own vehicle with permission [...]
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