The Nilgiri Mountain Railway Tamil Nadu, India

A trip on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway in Tamil Nadu, India from Mettupalayam to Ooty – sometimes called The Ooty Toy Train. Beautiful scenery on this UNESCO World Heritage Site, which is truly unique and the only rack and pinion railway in India. We met some...

South India Highlights 2020

South India Highlights 2020 of our trip to Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in South India in January 2020. From the deserted village destroyed by a tsunami at Rameshwaram, the tea plantations at Munnar and Fort Kochi, in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil...

Munnar

Munnar Kashmir of South India FollowFollowFollowFollow High in The Western Ghats   The best parts of Munnar are on the outskirts of the town and the drive up and down to the hill station. Munnar is a hill station high in the Western Ghat mountains at around 1,600...

Marari Beach

Marari Beach Miles of beach FollowFollowFollowFollow The Chill capital of Kerala?   Marari beach is a short tuk tuk ride from the busy town of Aleppey and if you have a choice, stay at Marari beach and travel in when you need / want to. In terms of culture and...

Menal Shiva temple complex

Menal Shiva temple complex Ancient Temples FollowFollowFollowFollow Mahanaleshvara temple   Menal was a huge surprise for us – our driver mentioned, on the way to Bundi that he knew of an interesting temple that we could visit. We expected it to be crowded...

Madurai the jasmin city

Madurai the jasmin city The city of Temples FollowFollowFollowFollow The Meenakshi Ammanahanaleshvara temple   The city is centred around the spectacular Meenakshi Amman Temple, with, amongst other sights, the 100 pillared Mandapa Nayaka Mandapam, a pillared...

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