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A hoiday at this traditional hill country, known for its herbs, medicines and exotic fruits - perfect ingredients for a quiet retreat.

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It has rained in the morning but now the sun is harsh. The sea, otherwise tame, is behaving angrily: it is pounding the rocks on the shore with all its might, sparking spectacular explosions of white foam. There is no point on the sands from where yo

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We are still 30 km away from Munnar, travelling in a bus from Thiruvananthapuram, when my friend’s mobile phone rings. “It was from my college,” says the friend, the newly-appointed principal of a college in the tea country, “they say my house has be

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Beware of golf balls in flight” warns a signboard at the entrance to Munnar’s exclusive Kundale Club. They might as well add “Beware of gaur too.” For this is perhaps the only club in the country where gaur often share the greens with golfers.

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It’s one of Munnar’s claims to fame. In fact it dominates the hill-resort like a benevolent colossus. At 8841 ft (2695 m) above sea level, the Anaimudi is not merely the highest peak in South India. It is the highest in India south of the Himalayas —

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Monsoon in Kerala is a phenomenon celebrated and awaited every year by Malayalees as they do Onam. The heavenly droplets have varied hues and texture, especially in the north of Kerala - Malabar. A subliminal sight and sound show, monsoon is part of

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You don’t need a guide in Vagamon. Why? The reason is simple. As soon as you reach its unspoilt hill country, you get wrapped in mist. And from here, the mist is your guide. She is mild and polite, so you don’t even need a sweater (which is also why

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It's a private world like nothing else. Sixty-two residents, six females, 56 males. All vegetarian. Their days ramble on from sunrise to sunset, meals go in, they come out, and in between, these devotees sleep, bathe and eat some more.

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In continuation to my first post- 'Traveblog- An Introduction' which was in connection with the study tour that my husband was nominated from the Indian Railways.

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Sometimes we get enamoured by tales of certain captivating scenery to such an extent that if we miss the spot because of someone else we get highly incensed and enter into a long harangue with those who caused the disappointment.

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