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The Best Backpacker Hostels in Kerala

AnnaOctober 4, 2016August 14, 2023

12 of the Best Backpacker Hostels in Kerala Tropical, luscious Kerala is one of the most popular destinations in India due to its languid backwaters, spice plantations, stunning nature and wildlife sanctuaries, cool hill stations and tropical beaches. If you’re looking for a cheap and sociable stay then you’ll be......

Cleansing my Chakras in Fort Cochin, Kerala

AnnaFebruary 21, 2013March 3, 2024

After a week on the beach in Goa I was itching again to explore ‘proper’ India and took the Konkan railway headed to Kochi in Kerala. We had to take 3 rickety local buses just to reach the Goan train station of Margao. The rust bucket buses shook and vibrated......

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