India: Jeep Trekking in Wayanad

Today I decided to do a Jeep tour of the Wayanad Area, and around Kalpetta. I did this with another couple who are from Germany: Marie and Julian and I saw the following sights: Soochipara Waterfalls, Edakkal Caves,  a Jain Temple and I went into the Wayanad Sanctuary for an hour. I was a littleContinueContinue reading “India: Jeep Trekking in Wayanad”

India: Trekking in Munnar

Today I got up super early and went trekking with two girls from the hotel (Debbie and Ellie). We used the same lovely guide that took me around yesterday: Selva, and he wowed me again today. I won’t write too much, as words really cannot sum up how fantastic it was. Basically we were allContinueContinue reading “India: Trekking in Munnar”

India: Rickshaw touring in Munnar

OMG, today I saw wild elephants and I fed an elephant a pineapple. Not quite as famous as ‘I carried a watermelon’, but I think it is actually better because it was totally unplanned. I had breakfast and was making my way off to find a rickshaw driver who would take me around the localContinueContinue reading “India: Rickshaw touring in Munnar”

India: Adventures in Alleppey

I have had a few lovely days in Alleppey: kayaking, long walks on the beach and generally chilling out. Wednesday (19th) Today I moved into an actual hotel / bungalow. They’re small with an attached bathroom made of brick and concrete with a cool wicker/banana leaf roof. After checking in to the new place IContinueContinue reading “India: Adventures in Alleppey”

India: Kovalam

In the Lonely Planet it tells me that Kovalam (kov-a-lum…spoken quite fast together) was once a calm fishing village and now it has turned into tourist heaven (or hell…depending which way you could look at it…). I didn’t really know what to expect…but so far,  happy with what I found. I got the bus fromContinueContinue reading “India: Kovalam”

India: Trivandrum Zoo

We’re going to the zoo, zoo, zoo…how about you? When I saw that there was a zoo in Trivandrum I just could not resist! It’s a big leafy zoo, with shaded paths and lots of information about each animal. It doesn’t seem as modern looking as some of the zoos back home, but it wasContinueContinue reading “India: Trivandrum Zoo”