“This! Baby elephant!” our guide said as he leaned over a particular pile of poop. He leaned closer, and then smiled up at us, “Not too far away.” My husband’s daughter looked incredibly hopeful. We had been following elephant … Continue reading
Category Archives: Kerala
Tea and other Scenes from Periyar
Periyar- Fire and a Spice Tour
We decided to visit Periyar with its beautiful rolling hills, tea farms, and nature preserve, because my husband’s children had joined us for a few weeks and we wanted to show them a good time. We also wanted a closer … Continue reading
Allepe and the Backwaters of Kerala: Part Three- St Thomas’ Church
A largely Christian area of India, Kerala is a matriarchal society, and currently communist. The women must be doing a good job, because education is high, everyone speaks English, and Kerala is the wealthiest part of India. We were once … Continue reading
Allepe and the Backwaters of Kerala: Part Two
Down Kerala’s watery fingers, we serenely floated in our rice boat by small homes on strips of land as wide as the house. Rice fields flank the canals, where men and women bath and wash their clothing and dishes. Here … Continue reading
Allepe and the Backwaters of Kerala- Part One
In Southern Kerala where the rivers meet the ocean, there are tips of land that jut out through the waters like fingers, Kerala’s backwaters. Fisherman used to bring rice and other goods up and down the backwaters on large boats … Continue reading
Old Kochi
Kerala is the state next to Tamil Nadu, is a major tourist destination, and treated as such. (Our friend’s son told us that it is commonly joked that the trash stops at the state line between Tamil Nadu and Kerala.) … Continue reading