Destination Reviews

Don’t get carried away with the name – Mullapanthal Shop:  it is a toddy shop but entirely safe for families and ladies. I had heard about this toddy shop but never had a chance to visit it, so I intentionally made it a point to visit it when I was in the vicinity. Mullapanthal Shop…

“We always like the things that are far away from us and never see what’s right next to us.” That’s what I felt when I visited the Madhavan Nayar Kerala Museum with my family. I was in a vacation mood and wanted to show my 6-year-old child something new without having to drive too far.…

Kollam, the coastal city located in the southern part of Kerala, is not a place frequented by tourists, which is why I planned my trip there with my friends last month. Located 80 kilometers from Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam is famous for its beach, temples, backwaters and fishing harbors. That’s when a friend told me about Kollam,…

In our Kerala tour packages, a houseboat cruise in Kerala is a uniquely different experience that must not be missed. Read on to see why I refer to this experience as ‘different’. This article provides my experience on Kerala Houseboat For the purpose of this review, I decided to go on a houseboat cruise, not…

Varkala is an ideal place to relax…or one can say, it is meant only for relaxing! It is situated in between Alleppey and Kovalam. This place is about 130 km from Alleppey and 50km before Kovalam. From Kallambalam junction, driving 12km towards west would take you to this beautiful beach. I am sure you will…

To provide a virtual tour to all the major tourist places in Kerala for my guests, I have decided to travel to these places purposefully and write travel dairies of what I experienced. This is the first in the series and I hope it will be helpful, for all on tour to Thekkady. I have…