Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018

I drove heading to Aspinwall house, to visit the fourth edition of Kochi - Muziris Biennale.  Since 2012, the first Kochi - Muziris Biennale conducted in various parts of Kochi,  streets of Kochi got an artistic make over especially in and around  Aspinwall house, which is the main location for Kochi Biennale. The streets were filled with domestic and foreign tourists. Somehow I managed to park my car near to the Cabral Yard. This...

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Madurai-Rameswaram-Dhanushkodi

After years of planning , I finally  got an opportunity for a trip to Rameswaram. Since it was not possible to see everything that we wanted to see,  we decided to focus our trip on three places - Madurai, Rameswaram and Dhanushkodi. We finally left for Rameswaram from Kochi on the evening of November 23rd. Our route was via NH 45 Adimali/Theni/Kambam/Madurai 24.11.2018 - Day 1 It was around 9 am, when we reached Madurai....

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Neelakurinji Bloom at Munnar

I have explored Munnar in many trips. But this time, the  feeling was different. The road ahead to Munnar had been further narrowed, following the recent floods and landslides. At many places, all along the road, safety barriers have been constructed.  Vehicles were moving in one line in most of the places. The remains  of landslides will make you feel uncomfortable.  The recent  floods has  consumed literally ...

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Varikkasseri Mana

After more than a month of busy schedule, I happened to travel through Thrissur and Palakkad districts in the Indian State of Kerala. The recent floods has caused untold  damages to roads and houses. It was saddening to see the places affected by landslides which took the lives and livelihood of many people.  On my way to Ottapalam from Shoranur, I stopped at Varikkasseri Mana. It is situated just one kilometer from Manisseri. Visitor...

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Poolakund Water Falls, Chelakkara

For the last two months I could not make any travel.  Some unprecedented events in my life made it hard to just pick up and take off. After arriving at Chelakkara, a village in Thrissur district, in the Indian state of Kerala, for two weeks,  I had been looking for an opportunity to visit some places nearby. At last,  one of my relatives took me to Poolakund waterfalls, in his motorbike.  Poolakund falls is around...

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The Unexplored Caves of Mankulam

Monsoon is the best possible time for trekking. But there is another reason for selecting the less talked about Mankulam. The caves have a lot of interesting stories which gives us lot of curiosity. One such interesting unexplored caves are found at Mankulam. Moreover the climate is turning more pleasurable by the passing days and forest streams are now gurgling with crystal clear water. Mankulam is just 126 kms from Kochi, in the Indian state...

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BhoothathanKettu Dam and Reserve Forest

Periyar Barrage, Bhoothathankettu  Its name, as it turns out, is  the most dramatic thing about Bhoothathankettu.  The dense forest cover of this place, shrouded in myth and reality, starts appearing as soon as you cross the Periyar Barrage in  the new Bhoothathankettu Dam. The dam is a vantage point from where you can spot the turbulent water rushing from the dam towards the Old Bhoothathankettu. It is situated 50 km away...

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Kerala's Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, a Birdwatcher’s Paradise

Thattekad is the first bird sanctuary in Kerala, India. In 1933, during  his Travancore Cochin Ornithological survey in Thettekad forest, Dr.Salim Ali  recognised the avifaunal richness of the area.  As recommended by Dr.Salim Ali, in 1983, an area of 25.16 Sq.km. covering forest, wetlands and rivers at Thattekad was notified as Kerala's first Tropical community bird sanctuary. It is located just 12 ms from Kothamangalam in Ernakulam...

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