Today sees me further south yet again, I left Kumarakom yesterday morning and walked the two km to the jetty to catch the 9am ferry across lake vembanadu which took a good 45 mins and [...]
Archive for August, 2011
Have had another wonderful day today, started this morning at seven thirty, I was sat outside on the swing bench reading the daily paper when the guy who cooks here came and asked if I [...]
Left the last of my new family (Colette) today so am Billy no mates again and headed further south via local bus (something else you need to experience ) for 3.5 hours, and have ended [...]
Well, I have done very little over the last 3 days, I am back in Fort Kochi until tomorrow then I am heading off to Alleppy to the backwaters for a boat trip. Lost two [...]
Well, I made it back, but what an amazing few days I have had. We travelled to Munnar on Wednesday, starting off in hot sweaty Fort Cochin and driving slowly up into the hills and [...]
Saturday morning, our old friend Farouk came for us in his new car to whisk us off to a place called Kanthaloor, way in the middle of nowhere, the journey took about two hours and [...]
Its our last day here in Munnar, so after breakfast we met our driver (and his car of course) and we headed off to a place called Chinnar to indulge in a three hour nature [...]
We all decided that today we would hire a car and driver and see some more of this beautiful area, so first stop was of course an elephant ride for the kids ! Strange thing, [...]
Seems like ages since I last wrote some blathering’s to you all, so here is my latest instalment to enthral you and keep you on the edge of your seats (or send you off to [...]
Your not the only country that has uncontrollable gangs wandering the streets looking to cause havoc, I came upon this lot as I was out wandering today, they just amble around the city looking for [...]
