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Fort Angelo, Kannur (Boxing Day part 2)

Visiting Fort Angelo After the excitement of the flower show we were herded past many other stalls selling cloth, household items and pet supplies, competitions to win a washing machine and a motorbike, and some weird looking inventions  – we sat down to have a more »

Chrismas tree decorated with earrings and all sorts

Kannur (Boxing Day part 1)

What do you do on Boxing Day when it is 35° and you are in Kerala? Go for a walk of course! In keeping with tradition, although Henry often does not believe in them, we went for a massive walk on Boxing Day. We left really more »

beach outside Kannur in Kerala - Christmas in India

Christmas Eve, Kannur (Cannanore)

Christmas Eve in Kerala Hello everyone, happy Christmas! So, it is Christmas eve and we’re sitting in an apartment no less! We found this place online on Henry’s trusty new phone a couple of days ago when we were staying for the night in a more »

Thrissur, Cockroaches and All…

None of the guides had very much to say about Thrissur so we did not know what to expect except there would not be many tourists and there were, as there are everywhere, plenty of temples to see. This is the main temple, thousands of more »

Two Indian ladies - No smiling in Indian portraits

Kollam

The Market Town Of Kollam Hi all, we’ve been having a little break from the blogging in the last few days but let me catch you up… We finally left Varkala last Sunday morning after a relaxing, holiday like stay. We had eaten in nearly all more »

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Random Stuff

Sunset on Varkala Beach. I could get used to this view… Well it had to happen at some point – Jen has just spent the last few minutes with her head down the toilet vomiting tonight’s dinner. Unfortunately, I forgot to video the event, so more »

Still in Varkala…

So, we’re still in Varkala. We’ve had a very restful weekend with some rain and lots of power cuts. Today we are told that every shop in the area is on strike because of the price of everything is going up so quickly but all more »