Kochi Stories


Colonial Kochi

This trip can be cut roughly into thirds: the intense bustle and color of Varanasi, Agra and Rajasthan, the lazy, tropical paradise of Goa and the relaxed and landscape-blessed region of Kerala. Kochi makes a pleasant enough stop for a couple of days. Here the colonial vibe is at it's strongest. It's hot and sleepy. Lovely villas, more reminiscent o...


March: The Dubai Brothers, Bombay City Rollers and Goa West!

Hi Everyone! Hope you are all well. After almost three weeks on the road Derek and I thought we should let you all know where we've been and what we've been doing. So we'll start at the beginning, a very good place to start! We spent our first 6 nights in Dubai, a good place to get acclimatised to the heat, heavy rucksacks and general crazines...


Palm trees everywhere

I did like Kerala. It is very lush green, with loads of palm trees and very nice people. The food is great and we had a great time. Kochi was our first stop. Neil and I had an Ayurvedic massage. The table you lie on looks like a torture instrument and I was instructed to strip naked an put on a little piece of fabric to hide some bits. Then I had to ...