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August 4th 2015

Published: August 4th 2015

Dear All Hello and greetings from Kerala, wonderful Kerala! Indeed, the Lonely Planet was right, Kerala is a whole different kind of India. It is still India, with its people, climate and rickshaws. But it does feel different. I noticed it as soon as my train crossed the state border from Tamil Nadu into Kerala on Saturday. The landscape changed from being open-plan, rice paddies and agriculture,... Read Full Entry

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Alexander Waring

alex waring

Hello there! Thanks for reading my blog. I started it in 2010 to keep a record of my travels, to let people know how I'm going, and also to keep me sane at times while I'm on the road! I have written up my 28 most recent journeys so far, and have no plans at all to stop travelling just yet. 93 countries down, 102 more to go - watch this space! Alex... full info

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5th August 2015

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Kerala as a model
I read a paper that attributed the better living conditions in Kerala to the education of rural women, which inevitably reduced the population size. The canals look so green and lush, but hot! :)

5th August 2015

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Kerala
Yes, that was one of the main points on the Geography Case Study of Kerala. Very interesting. Not so hot here as in Tamil Nadu. Did you make it to Kerala yourselves?

6th August 2015

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Our Southern Indian trip...
Our time was divided almost equally between Kerala and Tamil Nadu with a few days in Mysore. We loved the Backwaters, but it was probably our most humid stop on the entire southern trip (we were there in January).

6th August 2015

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Similar
Ok. Pretty similar to my trip then. I look forward to reading your blog entries properly when I'm back :-)

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