my adventures

varkala

iindietraveller — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:44:00 GMT

varkala,a coastal town in the southern part of kerala is a much popular tourist destination. its known for the beach and the cliffs alongside (the only one in south kerala),kappil lake (nice place but less popular) and beach,varkala sivgiri ashram.,varkala tunnel,anjengo fort ,ponnumthuruth island.

best not to visit during the rainy months from june to september.

best to travel on train.

varkala trivandrum distance 50 km

varkala cochin 180 km

the beach is excellent,i liked the view from the top of the cliff at sunset.

too many resorts near the cliff.

i spent most of the daytime at kappil,a beautiful lake ,didnt visit the beach,a bridge and a narrow road plies between the estuary and the sea

Photos: nelliampathy hill station

iindietraveller — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:57:00 GMT

nelliampathy,palakkad,kerala,india

nelliampathy

iindietraveller — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:18:00 GMT

nelliampathy is a hillstation in palakkad district kerala.its a small hill station and locally popular

its about 25 km from nenmara .nenmara is about 25 km from palakkad ,30 km from thrissur

best to hire a vehicle

pothundy dam downhill is a great view as you climb up the hills.

on the top,there are tea,orange and coffee plantations

a walk through the plantations is a nice experience.

about 3 km from nelliampathy bus station is a view point named seetharkundu.

it has a nice view from the top.

saw many nilgiri langurs,malabar giant squirrels on the way

birds like black bulbul,small mivivets were also seen

nelliampathy

iindietraveller — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:18:00 GMT

nelliampathy is a hillstation in palakkad district kerala.its a small hill station and locally popular

its about 25 km from nenmara .nenmara is about 25 km from palakkad ,30 km from thrissur

best to hire a vehicle

pothundy dam downhill is a great view as you climb up the hills.

on the top,there are tea,orange and coffee plantations

a walk through the plantations is a nice experience.

about 3 km from nelliampathy bus station is a view point named seetharkundu.

it has a nice view from the top.

saw many nilgiri langurs,malabar giant squirrel on the way

birds like black bulbul,small mivivets were also seen

Photos: dharmadam island,kannur,kerala

iindietraveller — Wed, 2 Nov 2011 03:56:00 GMT

dharmadam island

Dharmadam island,kannur,kerala

iindietraveller — Wed, 2 Nov 2011 03:21:00 GMT

this is my first travel blog

dharmadam island is a small uninhabited island situated about 100 metres from the shore.

Dharmadam is a town in thalassery taluk of kannur district in the state of kerala,india.

how to reach: en route kozhikode kannur ,its about 7 km from thalassery town in kannur.reach dharmadam ,near moidu bridge deviate and about a kilometre,you reach the dharmadam beach.

from the beach ,the island can be seen

the island is about 100 metres from the shore.its a rock formation with trees

during low tide,you can walk onto the island

on the shore ,there are many rock formations ,red laterite .some are three to four metres tall

these are ideal for beach photography

the place is not much well maintained for tourism and is not much visited but i find it

very much good especially for the scope of beach photography

time to visit:early morning and evening sunset would be ideal

nearby attractions: Muzhappilangad drive in beach, St Angelos fort kannur