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So you are thinking about taking your kids to India? Be prepared for lots of raised eyebrows when you tell others your plans, but don’t let that discourage you. We spent a wonderful month in India with our three children, ages 5-9 and want to write the post we would have found helpful before we left. Here is your A-Z …
Google tells me that Mysore to Cochin is only 367 km and you might think you could cover that in half a day – no problem! But that would be forgetting that you have to cross the Nilgiri mountains rising as high as 7500 ft and that we have found 25 km/hr in India is what you should factor for …
In this post we will share some great things to do in Mysore. But first it was a bit of culture shock to be back in a bustling city after the peace of Kerala countryside. Mysore represented the second state we visited (Karnataka) and is an important tourist destination, known for its royal heritage and lavish palace. It is one …
I really wanted to see elephants in India. Of course I had seen lots of them in zoos and even in the wild in Sri Lanka and throughout Africa, but I was determined we would see them in India. On our trip we were visiting two wildlife area. We visited Periyar Tiger Reserve, which was a total bust for seeing wildlife, although we …
After our amazing stay in Munnar, our driver Arun drove us back to Kochi and from there we said goodbye to him and the car and caught a train north to Kannur. On our drive back we saw hundreds of women walking in matching sarees along the side of the road. Our driver Arun could not really explain what it …
This blog could be all about how amazing homestays are since that is what I will remember most about Munnar. Munnar is spectacular with its rolling hills covered in tea bushes. It is India’s #1 tea growing region and a major tourist destination (mostly domestic tourists, but increasingly foreigners). We spent our longest time in Munnar (4 nights) and what …
