me between coconut trees

Alappuzha & Varkala, the end of our journey

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October 16th 2008
Alappuzha, referred to by everyone as “Allepey”, is known for its houseboats and backwater tours. If I mention Kerala to anyone who lives in B’lore I get the automatic response, “oh, the backwaters” and so I considered it pointless to go to Kerala and not experience a tour on a houseboat. It was possibly my favorite part of our Kerala trip and the bus ride to Allepey was equally eventf ... 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