Alappuzha Houseboat Tour
Elizabeth Soule
The waterways of Alappuzha (also known as Alleppey) are a series of canals, backwaters, and lagoons that stretch from the Arabian Sea inland toward Kottayam. These waterways are central to…
February 2023
Fort Kochi
With jet lag still waking us up in the early morning hours, our 5am trip to the airport to catch our flight to Kerala didn’t even seem that early. The…
Bidri Art and Best Briyani in Bangalore
Mervin’s brother Mike came to visit for two days. Since we had no other plans, we decided in the afternoon to go visit some handicraft shops and look at the…
Settling In
While arriving at four in the morning sounds awkward, it does seem to be a good way to get over jet lag quickly. After about four hours of sleep we…
Halfway around the world in 24 hours
Long distance flights feel like a kind of teleportation to me. Once you are up in the air and the window shades close, time seems to bend. There is the…