Travel Stories from Kerala

Best Hill Stations to Escape the Indian Summer Heat
May 29, 2026
By April, Delhi feels like an open kiln. The asphalt softens underfoot, ceiling fans push warm air in circles, and the only honest conversation you can have with a stranger is about how hot it is. This is when Indians do what Indians have done since the British started fleeing Calcutta for Shimla in the 1820s: they go up. Up to where the air thins, the pines start, and a sweater becomes necessary by sunset. The hill station is one of India's great inheritances — part colonial relic, par...
10 Best Honeymoon Destinations in India – Romantic Getaways for Every Budget
March 30, 2026
The first time I saw a couple argue at the Taj Mahal, it struck me that choosing a honeymoon destination might be more fraught than choosing a spouse. India, with its absurd geographic range — from glacial passes at 18,000 feet to coral reefs barely skimming the Indian Ocean — makes the decision genuinely difficult. This isn't a country that narrows your options. It explodes them. What I've learned from years of crisscrossing the subcontinent is that the best honeymoons aren't about lux...
10 Most Beautiful Beaches in India – From Goa to Andaman
March 28, 2026
The sand at Radhanagar Beach isn't white. It's the color of uncooked rice, and it squeaks underfoot like fresh snow. I noticed this while walking barefoot at low tide, the Andaman Sea pulling back to reveal a shelf so flat and wide you could land a small aircraft on it. That sound — that unlikely squeak — is the kind of detail no brochure mentions, and it's exactly why India's coastline deserves more than a passing glance on the way to Thailand or Bali. India holds over 7,500 kilometers...
The Best Food Markets & Bazaars to Visit Across India
March 28, 2026
The first thing that hits you isn't the color or the noise — it's the smell. Cumin seeds crackling in hot oil. Tamarind chutney drizzled over crisp pani puri shells. Smoke curling off a tandoor at five in the morning. India's food markets don't introduce themselves politely. They grab you by the collar. I've eaten in Michelin-starred restaurants across four continents, and none of them taught me as much about food as squatting on a plastic stool in a Delhi bazaar, watching a man make pa...
Traveling India Solo on a Budget: Everything You Need to Know
March 25, 2026
The chai costs seven rupees. That's less than a dime. You're sitting on a plastic stool at a railway platform somewhere in Rajasthan, watching the sun turn the dust gold, and a man with a steel kettle is pouring you something so aggressively sweet and cardamom-laced that it rewires your morning. This is India at its most essential — not the palace hotels or the guided tours, but the unscripted moments that cost almost nothing and stay with you for decades. India remains one of the last...
A Night on a Houseboat in Kerala's Backwaters
March 19, 2026
The engine cuts out somewhere past Kumarakom, and suddenly the only sound is water lapping against the hull — a soft, irregular rhythm that rewires your nervous system within minutes. The boatman poles you through a corridor of coconut palms so dense they form a green cathedral overhead, and you realize you've lost all sense of urgency. You couldn't find it again if you tried. Kerala's backwaters are not a lake or a river but a labyrinth — over 900 kilometers of interconnected canals, l...
Top 10 Must-visit Destinations in India
March 15, 2023
India is a vast land of cultural, linguistic, and geographical diversity. On the north, the Himalayas border the country, the west has deserts and salt plains, while the east has lush tropical terrain. The southern peninsula is harboured by a coastline that stretches about 6100 km. In short, any person visiting India is bound to witness picturesque hill stations, pristine beaches, verdant forests, tranquil lakes, spiritual towns, and remnants of historical kingdoms. There is a plethora...