Cultural Landmarks Of Bangalore

Bangalore just doesn’t feel the same. Each time I visit the city, even after a short hiatus of 20 days, something has relocated, closed or altered, and standing in its place is a glitzier, swankier or more kitsch version of the previous establishment, undoubtedly one that serves beer (which is nothing to complain about!). Once […]

How To Spend Your Time In Cochin

Kochi, or Cochin, is certainly the most captivating of the not-quite-islands around the large Keralan coastal conurbation, and district, of Ernakulam.While Ernakulum proper is largely residential with lots of traffic, Kochi and its Fort Kochi and Mattancherry neighbourhoods are more laidback. As a tourist, this is where you are likely to spend your time.

Kochi-Muziris Biennale: Bringing Art To The Streets

A large, human size light bulb propped up by wires and a framework of cane gently stirs with the ruffle of the balmy breeze, as the ferry from Ernakulam arrives in Fort Kochi. Installed in the initial weeks of December, it is now a near permanent feature for those who take the ferry every day. […]

Ever Been To Crab Island?

Elusively tucked away about 22 kms from Cochin, is Njandu Kadu or the Backwater Crab Island. Patronized by heavy weight travelers from all over the world and yet pretty obscure even to the locals, the ‘island of coconut groves’ is a spectacular treat. Strips of coconut groves intermingled with thickly foliaged canals from a 36 […]

Fort Kochi

  In the times of well packaged holidays and brisk itineraries, some destinations have stilled managed to keep the indulgent spirit of travel intact. The charming town of Fort Kochi certainly is one of them. Apart from the affable status of being Cochin’s alluringly accessible namesake, Fort Kochi owns an illustrious past, being the melting […]

Kedaram, Cochin

Sensitively chosen to match his artistic sensibilities, Mr. Biju, along his wife built their house on the edge of the Vembanad Lake four years ago, in the Pallunthury area ofCochin. With wide wooden verandahs, typical of Kerala architecture, the house is well maintained and a treat for those looking for a peaceful holiday. The house […]

Daffodils, Kerala

Sometimes charming destinations like Fort Kochi struggle to shrug off some of the affability to maintain the exclusivity they might have acquired with great effort. With a home-stay springing up in every corner, and the city so inundated with travellers, one might look out for a peaceful haven in the touristy mayhem. That’s when you […]