Congratulations! You are about to discover the magic of coconut oil! Using multipurpose products when you travel is a must. Let’s take a close look at coconut oil which can be easily found in Asia. You can obviously use it to cook (rich in fatty acids, vitamin E (antioxidant) and antibacterial agents that prevent intestinal…
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The article you need to read BEFORE traveling to Delhi
Delhi is a unique city and you CANNOT go there unprepared. You can get some inspiration from our other article Where to go in Delhi, but first we need to tell you what happened on the very first day of our Asian trip. Delhi is the official capital of India and therefore the center of…
Pack what? part 1 : clothes
Ready to ditch your suitcase for a backpack? In this serie of articles “Pack what?” Princess & Backpacker help you pick carefully the lucky items that will travel with you. Let’s start with clothes. First of all you need to understand something a bit contradictory : when you travel your bag is all you have…
Where to go in Delhi
Top 5 things to do in New Delhi, the capital of India: Agrasen ki Baoli : on Hailey Road, walking distance from busy Connaught Place. This place is a supposedly haunted stepwell that was formerly used to wash clothes and get water for everyday use. It is easy to imagine the number of Indian women…
Chill out at Varkala Beach
Where to eat in Varkala : – breakfast at Coffee Temple. Generous portion of homemade granola, the dirty chai and cardamom coffee are worth a try and the team has a very positive energy. – lunch at Darjeeling Café where you can enjoy delicious handmade momos (north indian steamed raviolis). If you’re lucky you might…
Chill out at Varkala (continued)
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…
Rainy season at Kovalam Beach
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…
Where to go : Kovalam Beach
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…
Trivandrum : Kerala’s capital
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…
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