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Fort Cochin & the Chinese Fishing nets

Cochin is most famous for the Chinese fishing nets....which are pretty much as they sound ;-) So we of course saw these, and the really cool thing is that you can see all the fresh fish catches of the day pick what you like & then get it cooked. Simples! We also had a great Rickshaw driver who...

permalink written by  mich_and_dan_moors on March 23, 2011 from Cochin, India
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Trekking in Munnar

After a 5 hour bus trip from Kumilly, we arrived at Munnar. The main reason for the stop over, as well as it kind of being on the way, was for us to do a bit of a trek. Which we did ..........all through the Tea Planatations starting at 6.30 am , breakfast on the Mountain at 2100ft, then back...

permalink written by  mich_and_dan_moors on March 21, 2011 from Munnar, India
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Kummilly, Thekkadi

(Sorry not had chance to upload photies- to follow) Staying here was amazing!!! Our guesthouse was set in the forest/national game park so the views were fantastic, our room was so clean & spacious that we immediately booked a few extra nights to take advantage. The guys at Shiva Gardens had...

permalink written by  mich_and_dan_moors on March 17, 2011 from Thekkadi, India
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The Backwaters of Alleppey

Next onto Allepey for just a few days which is the place to see the amazing 'Backwaters'. We took a train from Varkala and were joined by Trish & Lauren whom we'd met at Shiva garden.....crazy girl, both really fab company. And they really did appreciate having Dan around to carry & load/unload...

permalink written by  mich_and_dan_moors on March 15, 2011 from Alleppey, India
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Varkala, Kerala

So next onto Varkala....a beautiful beach resort set in the cliffs. Our stay was at 'Shiva Garden' which for a budget of just 500 ruppees, around 7.50, it was actually prettty lovely. V. clean, everything we needed and it didn't freak out my lovely OCD hubby!! ;-) To be honest it was a bit of a...

permalink written by  mich_and_dan_moors on March 7, 2011 from Varkkallai, India
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First Night - Oh What a shock! ;-)

So it all starts here!!!!! The flight to Mumbai was great, thanks to our lovely nurse friend Sarah who gave us some sleeping tablets we managed to grab about 5 hours so getting into Mumbai airport was great. We had no problems getting a pre-paid taxi to our hotel.....but the ride to the hotel...

permalink written by  mich_and_dan_moors on March 6, 2011 from Mumbai, India
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The food was great!!

This was a Surprise - a really good English breakfast in Hyderabad. And even the tea and coffee were superb [ yes. tried both]. guess the cost 9 usd ONLY

permalink written by  homer on January 20, 2011 from Hyderabad, India
from the travel blog: amazing nawabs

What a clock!!!

I have shifted to Hyderabad a few months before. I am Not a heritage tourism type of person. But this trip changed it all. They were so good, so luxurious, it was a high just walking into the bedroom which has a 30 foot high ceiling and gold threaded linen. and all the luxuries imaginable and...

permalink written by  homer on January 18, 2011 from Hyderabad, India
from the travel blog: amazing nawabs

Ausflug in die Backwaters - Kerala

Ich bin ja glatt noch zwei Berichte schuldig. Also kommt heute erstmal der Bericht zu meinem Kerala-Ausflug. Kerala ist einer der toruristischsten Bundesstaaten und liegt im Süd-Westen. Ich habe mir einen Flug mit Kingfisher gebucht, ja das sind die selben, die auch das indische Bier machen....

permalink written by  Martin on January 16, 2011 from Kochi, India, India
from the travel blog: India 2010/2011

Semesterbeginn und Pampa Party

So bevor ich dann gleich zum Flughafen aufbreche um nach Kerala zufliegen und mir dort über das Wochenende die Backwaters anzuschauen, gibt es noch einen kurzen Blogeintrag. Das Semester ging ja jetzt wieder los. Neues Semester heißt neue Mensa. Ich habe jetzt eine Food Court Karte. Da hat...

permalink written by  Martin on January 13, 2011 from Chennai, India
from the travel blog: India 2010/2011

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