Kerala

5 posts

A few days before our flight from London in November 2024 I was fortunate enough to bump into a hand full of Keralans who are currently doing an outstanding job holding our NHS together. This chance encounter provided us with a list of recommended places ‘away from the crowds’ and what stunning recommendations they have […]

21 Jan 2025

Waylaid in Wayanad

The icing on our Keralan Christmas cake was a stunning bike ride down through tea plantations to Anakulam. The relaxing downhill we’d both decided on was punctuated by tea stops, delicious biryani and an unexpected jungle scramble (er, I mean shortcut) neither of us had bargained for (thanks for that Komoot). Unexpectedly sweaty, we arrived […]

25 Dec 2024

Hope you packed your trunks..

It was the week before Christmas… and our clothes were still wet. On the plus side, we found some kinder weather, cooler climes and insanely beautiful hills. With aching hips, soggy bottoms and stiff necks we downed tools and set up camp in Munnar. At altitudes of 1500-2000m, Munnar has tea plantations as far as […]

23 Dec 2024

Top station

Being boaty types we always keep one eye on the weather just in case. It’s a useful habit for cyclists too… although we haven’t quite worked out which weather app we should trust here yet. The rain in Kerala falls mostly on the two idiots on bicycles. Very occasionally it’s better (and more fun) to […]

20 Dec 2024

The rain in Kerala falls…

We landed in Trivandrum, India just over two weeks ago and with a few hundred ish kilometres under our belts we are beginning to understand some of the things that make Kerala Kerala. The huge variety of curries available means we will be needing at least three months here to try them all! Dosa breakfasts […]

12 Dec 2024

Namaskaram Keralam