Blogs from Munnar, Kerala, India, Asia - page 5

I was really lucky to go to Kerala along with my family and on top of that.........my love for hill stations made me even happier to visit Munnar. Though it was a short trip ( Just from Morning 11AM to Sunset), I can remember each and every moment of that trip. So I felt that my travelling experience is worth sharing here. Right after my semester exams, I was really yearning for a break after the hectic study and work. To my delight, my dad planned a trip for Kerala, which was most welcoming during monsoon and winter. We headed from Hyderabad to Kochi on 24th November 2005..........and I could instantly feel the difference between Kerala and other south indian states I've visited. I then understood why Kerala is called the "God's own country"........it was as ... read more

If you are not interested in flowers don't bother with this one. If you are interested, just enjoy.... read more

The Mountains bring peace! With every mile the bus bumped and jolted along the air became clearer, cooler, calmer and refreshing. The 4 hr journey rewarded us with gum trees, cardamon, and tea fields as far as the eye could see. Valleys and mountains sliced through by silver waterfalls, Hurrah for Munnar!! We can hug without breaking into a profuse sweat. Result. We spent a week exploring the hills, both on foot and rickshaw...we discovered hidden villages, rivers, lakes, flowers spices, and elephants...all the while accompanied by swathes of green green tea. The tea fields, the highest in the world, are owned by the TATA corporation. They control the whole town, schools, utilities ect. Not bad in a communist ruled province. The spice plantations and virgin teak forests surround the tea. Views into neighboring Tamil Nidoo ... read more

I just remembered the little goat that followed us home in Kochi -- some cities have monkeys, some lots of cows, some squirrels, and Kochi has goats -- cute, little, white ones. Used for milk, I think. Anyway, one night on the way home, we had stayed a bit too late in the "bar" and walked home through completely deserted streets when suddenly we saw a little goat standing in the middle of the road, bleating it's cute little goat bleat and seemed to be lost. So we spoke to her and from that moment on she followed us and when we came to the hotel she followed us right through the front door and would have came up the stairs with us if the night watch man didn't shoo her away. So we took a ... read more

Walking through the lush green hills outside of Munnar I kept having distracting thoughts about snakes. I had traveled up into Indian hill country and was walking through tea plantations that dotted the rolling hillside. One time I even thought I saw something move out of the corner of my eye, but it turned out just to be a stick. A second time it wasn't a snake, but a large lizard that caught my eye. But the third time there was no question about it - a 5 foot long snake was quickly slithering into the brush. Now I have nothing against snakes, and was intrigued by the chance to photograph one in the wild in India. However, given that there are snakes here venomous enough to kill an elephant, I wanted to make sure that ... read more