Kollam

Beaching about in Varkala

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February 23rd 2006
Hello my lovely people, We left Alleppy for Kollam on a rather jam-packed boat but never-the-less enjoyed the eight hour journey along the backwaters to Kollam. The scenery is beautiful with coconut palms, bananna trees and other exotic foliage lining the waterways. The weather here is also beautiful with hours of golden sunlight to enjoy the scenery in. On the way we stopped at an Ashram to p ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more