Located in the southern fringes of Czech Republic, Cesky Krumlov is a little town with an imposing castle. With the Vltava River going right through the town, flanked by Bohemian houses on either side and cobbled narrow streets, Cesky Krumlov is every bit the heritage town that UNESCO has declared […]
To Austria’s north is the Czech Republic. Hallstat was our final destination in Austria. Here onwards started our Czech holiday, with the first stop in Cesky Krumlov. A little more than 200 kilometers, this would be a 3-hour journey. We decided to set off early from Hallstat, so that we […]
Our Czech Republic exploration started with the small heritage town, Cesky Krumlov, in the south. We drove over from Hallstatt (Austria) through the blink-and-you-will-miss border, noting the slight change in the topography – the expansive meadows of Austria gives way to thick forests as you enter Czech. Cesky Krumlov is […]
Kalaripayattu is a 3000 year old martial arts that is said to have originated in South India. Kerala is considered to be a stronghold of this form of martial art. Naturally then, upon reading about the show in Munnar, we were excited and eager. Our hotel arranged the tickets for […]
A fishing village that the Portuguese took over in the 16th century, which then went to the Dutch in the 17th century only to change ownership once again, this time to British in the 18th century, Fort Kochi, without doubt, was an important region for trade in the pre-colonial and […]
Well, the disclaimer first. This is not an exhaustive list, since we have never been in Kochi long enough to dine at every good restaurant. But should you be there for a day or two, this list will certainly help you make up your mind if you too are a […]
Ah! How well prepared we go for this! Every time. Shopping. It’s with a missionaries’ zeal that we like to bring back local items, handicrafts, food items, every day things for the house or things for the garden from any new place, state or country. Upon finalising our Kerala roadtrip, […]
We had been on the houseboat cruise in Kerala’s famed backwaters before. That was in June 2007. We had set out from Kumarakom early one morning, docked for the night by a deserted strip of land, in the middle of almost nowhere, surrounded by water, reassured by the lapping of […]