After a sensational breakfast of a tower of pancakes and fruit we walked over the cliff tops and beaches to the small trading centre. In monsoon season many businesses close so it was very quiet with only small number of places open. This area is famous for Aiyuvedic medicine so it was only fair that we experienced it too. Our hosts set us up with an Aiyuvedic massage at a local centre which was a 20 minute walk away. Not really knowing what to expect, we arrive...

We jumped on a tuktuk which took us to the local ferry station in town which would take us deep into the famous Kerela backwaters. We waited around 40 minutes for the ferry to arrive whilst ring attacked my a late array of insects. The ferry was a local commuter ferry and was full of locals and school children. Eventually we arrived at our destination and met our captain for the day along with a couple of Americans that would be joining us for the day. First stop...

Between the months of June and September, the state of Kerala experiences its monsoon. Endless days of rain ensue which explain the lush, green landscape - very different to what we had seen further North before the Nepal trip. After breakfast we grabbed a couple of umbrellas and set off for a walk through the town. Kerala is mainly Christian which is instantly evident by its array of churches, small cathedrals, and shrines to Mary that can be seen on a number of...

Day in fort kochin. Tuk tuk in the rain with nice driver. Evening was journey to Allepey

Today's destination was Kerala, south west India. Our morning flight from Kathmandu headed for Delhi where due to a long wait we had planned to leave the airport to explore old Delhi. This plan was however vetoed by the security staff at the airport. Eventually we were on the evening flight to Kochin where we had booked into a homestay. We arrived by taxi in Fort Kochin around 12am and set about trying to find out homestay with limited direction details. After an...