Basically, Varkala is a small town popping out of cliff on the Arabian Sea. It is very tourist friendly and also features a few local cafés, grocery stores and ayurvedic pharmacies. It is a rather recent touristic spot and has been developping over the past 20 years. It took over Kovalam which was the hippie…

After a 30-mn bus ride from Trivandrum and a good walk, we passed by all ayurvedic resorts and restaurants to finally reach our hotel, the closest to the lighthouse. The smiling team of hour hotel at Kovalam beach upgraded us to a seaview room and it was an absolute delight to enjoy the view when…

Top places to go at Kovalam beach : – Palm Beach hotel for a salty Indian Breakfast. We tried banana uppma and appam with vegetable curry (see pictures below).  – Kingfisher sea food corner for their amazing coconut naan and Kerala style fish. We tried fish molly and fish malabari and both were really…

We landed in Trivandrum and were instantly seduced by the green coconut tree jungle that takes over the whole landscape. We were also surprised to see many communist flags and later learnt that the national headquarters are based in the capital of Kerala. We took one bus from Trivandrum airport to the East Fort (the…