Blogs from Munnar, Kerala, India, Asia - page 3

The Eravikulam National Park (Rajamalai) is major tourist attractions in Munnar. In my childhood days I visited there a few times. Then during my grown up years it was often a journey with friends especially during summer breaks. Recently I visited with my wife and kids and caught some glimpses from the area including mountains, rocks and of course Nilgiri Tahrs. Here are my experiences from our trekking to our visit to Eravikulam National Park (Rajamalai), for sure, you will enjoy reading and then may be visiting too. The Eravikulam National Park is a major tourist site located approximately 13 Km from Munnar town in Udumalpet road (SH17). A small part of the park called Rajamalai is open for tourists. There are several mountains in the park filled with birds, bees, butterflies and animals. Endangered "Nilgiri ... read more

Glimpses of Kerala – 5: Munnar Munnar is a hill station in Kerala, at about 1500 mts, located close to Tamilnadu in the Western Ghats. It is a beautiful, picturesque place with sprawling tea gardens all around, a number of large water bodies and waterfalls. Like most of the hill stations, it also shows unplanned haphazard growth and poor maintenance. Climate is excellent all through the year. Most hotels do not have even fans. In November, fans were certainly not required. Like almost all tourist spots in India during Diwali festivals, Munnar was also full of Gujaratis, easily identified by their loud behavior. We reached Munnar (from Thekkady – 4 hrs) around noon on Day-6 of our tour and we were to leave after breakfast on Day-8. Effectively, 1½ days. Just about enough to see all ... read more

So glad to be back in Kerala and especially in the hills where the air is cool and clear. The noise is still around but we are noticing it less, it's amazing what you can get used to. Hours and hours of driving, 30kms an hour when things go well, risking our lives at every turn of the road as the local buses plough through the tiny villages honking as they go at a ridiculous speed...colourful trucks overladen with anything that needs taking from a to b and then,of course...beware of the cows in the middle of the road. This is India...but the scenery is breathtaking and the beautiful women intheir magnificent colours plucking the tea leaves or carrying wood on their heads.Incedible India... read more

After Gokarna we (still travelling with Louisa from Hampi) travelled down to Kerala by train. This involved travelling 32km by bus to the town of Kumta to catch the 00;45am train (which arrived 01:45am). Getting to Kumta was alright; physically catching the train however was somewhat exciting! After being told, platform 1 #5 for our carriage we dutifully waited there...only to watch the sleeper carriages speed past us right to the other end of the platform (trains can be up to 3/4 mile long in India). The train only stops on the platform for about 2 mins (small town) so we had to leg it up to the sleeper carriages! We couldn't get on the train where we were because you cant walk through the cooking carriage, which was between the sleeper carriages and the carriages ... read more

Bonjour tout le monde, Dans cette petite plublication de photos, vous en retrouverez provenance de Mysore, Ooty et Munnar. Evidemment, je vous invite a vous referez a mes derniers courriels pour avoir les histoires associes. Pour ce qui est de la photo de Munnar, ces surtout un avant gout sur les plantations de the que je vous donne. car avant de vous ecrire mes aventures, il faut que je les vives. Phil... read more