Coconuts are refreshing as well as challenging. Once you are in Kerala, you will find coconuts everywhere- around you on trees to almost everything you eat and also put on your body. Equally challenging is to bring them down from the trees. Whatever it may be, the make a good sight nevertheless. ...
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City of Lakes- Udaipur has always been popular among tourists- domestic as well as overseas for its sheer beauty. It always had some of the top notch hotels in the world to its credit. As the latest list from reviewing site TripAdvisor shows Udaipur is getting popular for its classic hotels worldwide. TripAdisor list for top 25 heritage hotels in India consists of three hotels from Udaipur. Actually when it comes to heritage properties Rajasthan in general is far ahead from any other state in India. Rajasthan has nine hotels in this popular category claiming the top four positions. Umaid Bhawan palace in Jodhpur, the erstwhile palace of Jodhpur royal family gets the maximum votes in this category. Considered to be one of the most beautiful hotels in India Taj Lake Palace at Udai...
Read MoreThey reduce our pain, we hardly share theirs! On the Labour Day, 1st May, a tribute to all those whose labour we fail to recognize. All those whom we meet while we travel but we chose to ignore! ...
Read MoreA sneak peek into god's own country- Kerala through its backwaters. An experience worth cherishing. Alleppey (Alappuzha) is indeed one of the best places to be, which rightly calls itself Venice of the east. None other than Lord Curzon exclaimed this. Here nature has showered her richest bounties. Alleppey to Punnamada is a backwater highway of a sort. A place to be at any time of the year. ...
Read MoreThe top domestic destination choices for Indians this season include Goa, Kerala and Andaman and Nicobar islands. Indians are still keen to travel this winter in spite of there being no respite from high airfares or the rupee valuation. Findings from a survey by Yatra.com, among India’s leading online travel portals has revealed that 69 per cent Indians are still keen on travelling this winter. India is the most preferred destination this winter season with three fourths of the respondents willing to take their year-end holidays within the country. Rest one-fourth respondents would like to plan their vacations abroad to destinations like Dubai, Europe and South East Asia. While about 59 per cent of the respondents are looking forward to a relaxed holiday at some exotic location (wit...
Read MoreBackwaters in Kerala in southern India is always an enchanting experience. Here in backwaters of Alleppy, a flock of thousands of ducks pass through a houseboat.... ...
Read MorePlanning a trip to Kerala in south India? If you go on the internet, you will no longer have to use a mouse or keyboard to browse a section of the of Kerala Tourism website - you can instead gesture! In a pioneering development, the Kerala State Tourism Board allows users to access the site, www.when-it-rains.com, with their webcams - the site can be navigated through gestures alone. The website takes viewers to rain-washed plains, misty hills and majestic backwaters, and the interface takes place through sheer gestures. This is one of few tourism websites anywhere in the world to use gesture-controlled technology for navigation. Visually stunning images of the monsoon shot by Facebook fans of Kerala Tourism are used in the new website, developed by Stark Communications, the officia...
Read Moreकेरल का मानसून गोवा की ही तरह खास है। हरा-भरा, हर तरफ हरियाली, पानी और मस्ती। इसीलिए यहां नदियों व पानी के सबसे ज्यादा उत्सव इन्ही दिनों में हुआ करते हैं। केरल की सबसे लोकप्रिय बोट रेस प्रतिस्पर्धाएं मानसून में ही होती हैं, जिन्हें देखने के लिए दुनियाभर से सैलानी जुटते हैं। एक झलक केरल में इन दिनों होने वाले आयोजनों पर- नेहरू ट्रॉफी बोट रेस: अल्लपुझा के बैकवाटर्स में स्थित पुन्नमडा झील में होने वाली यह बोट रेस सबसे प्रसिद्ध है। हर साल अगस्त महीने के दूसरे शनिवार को होने वाली इस रेस का इस साल आयोजन 10 अगस्त को हुआ है। इस आयोजन में चुंदन वेलोम (स्नेक बोट) की पारंपरिक दौड़ के अलावा पानी पर झांकियां भी होती हैं। इस दौड़ को देखना अपने आप में दुर्लभ अनुभव है। पय्यपड़ बोट रेस: अल्लपुझा में ही पय्यपड़ नदी में एक अन्य बोट रेस हुआ करती है। नेहरू ट्रॉफी बोट रेस के बाद स्नेक बोट की सबसे बड़ी रेस ...
Read MoreWith unrelenting rains submerging parts of Alappuzha, organisers are fearing poor spectator response to the hugely popular Nehru Boat Race. The event is held every year on the second Saturday of August. Alappuzha has been hit by torrential rains, making life miserable. A good section of the working class is without work."Many parts of our town are submerged," said Tomy Pullikattil, one of the organisers of the famed race. He said ticket sales had not picked up like in earlier years. While tickets worth Rs.3.6 million got sold in the last edition, it is feared it will be difficult to touch that figure this time. It was in 1952 when then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru visited Kerala. A pageantry of boats accompanied him from Kottayam to Alappuzha. The race's origin was an impromptu race con
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