Blogs from Kumarakom, Kerala, India, Asia

GUN 06 KASIM 2024 PAZAR Bugün dinlenme günümüz… Sabah neşeli bir kahvaltının sonrasında, otel rıhtımına yanaşan bir gemi bizi bekliyordu.. Tam Hint usulü bir teknenin tepesine kurulduk … Hava çok güzel ve yeşillikler arasında bir gezi başladı… Otelin güneyine doğru yapılan gezide, deniz-nehir kıyısında çok güzel konutları geçtik ve kanallarla dolu bir yere doğru aktık .. Kanalların her iki yanında çeltik tarlaları alabildiğine uzanıyor.. Önce bir iskeleden, likit ihtiyacı karşılandı daha sonra bir balıkçı iskelesinde yerel böcekler satın alındı.. Yemek te de balık var …sonuç olarak bu gezi bir anlamda gurubun da bir anlamda yakınlaşmasına olanak tanıdı .. Gurup ile ilgili bir keşfimi paylaşmak istiyorum.. Gurup müziğe çok yatkın ve zaman zaman şarkılar söyleniyor hep birlikte ... ... read more

Day 17: Alleppey - Kumarakom 4 October 2017 Kumarakom is a popular tourism destination located near the city of Kottayam famous for its backwater tourism. Debbie was keen to buy some copper pots and Moran said there might be some for sale in the markets of Kottayam. We parked the van and walked along the busy market street, moving from one shop to another. The results where that we both bought sari material and Deb also found several small copper bowls but sadly, no large ones were found. The men also found a café which sold excellent cappuccino so we all had one, including Mohan. Fishing, agriculture and tourism are the major economic activities in this area. Kumarakom's perfectly balanced tropical climate is very conducive to cultivation. The place has expanses of mangrove forests, paddy fields ... read more

Kerala’s backwaters We negotiated our way through the family holiday like the boats through the famed backwaters. Mostly calm and placid, gently drifting, sometimes swerving to avoid the clumps of water hyacinth a pest and potential hindrance to the centuries old way of life practised here. We navigated the varied tangled relationships, mother – daughter, father-daughter, sisters, sister-stepsister, aunts, cousins, step-cousin, mother-stepdaughter, father-stepdaughter, mother -son-in-law (actually out of law)and came out smiling. This was to be a family holiday extraordinaire with family members travelling over varying seas and continents to meet exactly halfway, 5 ½ hours ahead for the London contingent and 5 ½ behind for the Australia mob. Our daughter and her partner had truly chosen a magical spot for our get-together and I don’t think even they realised how extraordinary ... read more

Kumarakom started getting attention in the tourism map of Kerala just a few years ago, after the visit by some of the national leaders to this place including the prime minister of the country. Even though this place is less than 2 hours drive from my home, I couldn't visit this place until recently. About Kumarakom Kumarakom is a lake town, surrounded by water bodies all over and is famous for backwater tourism. "Vembanattu kayal", the largest lake in Kerala occupies a major portion of this region. There are many small rivers finding its way through this small village to the lake. Kottayam is the nearest town. The major attractions here include Pathiramanal island, Kumarakom bird sanctuary and house boat cruises through the backwaters. Our trip to Kumarakom This time it wasn't a family trip. I ... read more

Glimpses of Kerala – 3: Kumarkom Backwaters Kerala is known for Kovalam beaches, backwaters of Alleppy and Kumarkom, wildlife sanctuary of Periyar and Thekkady and tea gardens of hill station Munnar. But the feast to the eyes start with the moment your taxi starts on the curvaceous roads sending your compass needle crazy. The roads in most parts of the Kerala where we travelled were in excellent condition (except around Munnar) - in spite of almost daily rain showers. Gujarat boasts of good roads but they turn in to pot holes with just 10 inches of rain. And still the distances have to be measured in hours and not in kilometers because of high density of population and hilly terrain. In more than 1000 kms of travelling that we did in Kerala we did not find ... read more