Munnar Stories


Munnar : kerala

Kerala is my favorite place in India. from many year my dream place is kerala. That will come true in dec 2011, yes this was the perfect occasion to visit my dream place. On 6th dec I went to Mumbai from pune , my home. And then next day we flied towards kochi from Mumbai airport. This is the first time we both are alone and no any relatives with u...


Waiting out a (communist?) strike in Munnar

So I finally made it to Kerala after two long train rides... first to Bangalore and then on to Kochi... a total of about 26 hours of travel. Strangely enough, it was raining when I arrived in Kerala. I haven't seen a cloud in almost two months (since I was in Leh) and so I just assumed that when it's not the monsoon season here, it doesn't rain. I gu...


Tea Plantations for Health

There is seriously something magical and healing about tea plantations. From far away the shrubs look like a quilted blanket of crushed velvet and from close up they smell like, well, tea, which is nice. The tough roots bind the soil and prevent erosion, so tea can grow on an alarmingly vertical plane. The tea pickers need to have mountain goat-esque ba...


I feel like a fry

I think I know what it feels like to be a french fry. Yesterday Zoe and I went to get an Auryveydic Massage. Auryvedic medicine is an alternative medicine that originated in the state of Kerala (where we are)It uses natural plants and oils to heal ailments. Many travellers get a massage while they are in kerala and we thought we would too. To begin with...