I am now back from my trip to Kerala with Travespire. If you are looking for off beat experiences you should try Travspire, they know just the places that will leave you spellbound. My plane landed past 11.00 pm yesterday and I was at work today morning, so not much rational writing is possible at…
Category: Kerala
Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica, Fort Kochi, Kerala
At Fort Kochi you can sense history, it is around around you in the air. You find things Jew, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese and British all within short distance of each-other right here in India. I visited Santa Cruz Cathedral Basilica on a overcast evening at Fort Kochi. When I entered the basilica it was empty….
Colorful Flowers from Kochi
This is my first visit to Kerala and I am thoroughly enjoying myself. But the focus is as of now on enjoying and not doing blog posts. So here are beautiful flowers for a lazy Sunday from the hotels I stayed in at Kochi. It is called Fort House. My entire trip has been arranged…
Kathakali and other Dance Performances at Greenix Village, Fort Kochi, Kerala
I have to say I am not much of a culture person. But boy I am glad I went to Greenix Village (which is right across my hotel, Fort House) in Fort Kochi for a cultural evening. It was beautiful beyond all my expectations. The shows are priced at various levels. If you wish to…
Forthcoming Trips at Travel Tales from India
Did you notice the use of plural when I said forthcoming trips for me? You can imagine the smile on my face too, it is a constant these days, I guess. This is the last stretch of calm before the storm, I mean my teaching semester will start soon. And I like to cram in…
A Kathakali Dancer
I used to do the Lazy Sunday Photo earlier at my blog, I would just post a picture on Sunday. Then gradually there came a time when I was just posting pictures on this blog all the time. And then the Lazy Sunday was no longer anything distinct. So I stopped doing it. Now that…