by Hilary Mackenzie Twenty-three days in Tamil Nadu and Kerala! I had never been to India before, and though I felt a somewhat daunted before setting out, I soon fell in love this part of the world. We travelled in a small group of six brought together by Mary Butterworth's company Pure Kerala. We were in air-conditioned 10-seater buses with wonderful drivers who shared their love and knowledge of the area. We avoided the big cities and … [Read more...]
Romes Wellness Waynroots – An Exclusive Sanctuary for Women in Kerala India
Romes Wellness Waynroots - Inspired by Universe-Powered by Ayurveda and Propelled by Love “Touching people’s life through heart and heal them is my soul purpose” Rome, Founder of Waynroots Philosophy - Rome writes... Born & brought at religious place in Vajareshwari, near Mumbai in Brahmin family, raised by spiritual parents, and bestowed with company of seers, sages and spiritual master at very early age. My mother remains my first … [Read more...]
Pure Kerala – Travel with Mary
Travel with someone passionate about the place you are visiting, and you will discover the magic of a place. Mary Butterworth these days lives in Melbourne Australia and like many Australians her story has been one of migration and adaptation. Her parents were born and raised in Kerala and we spoke both English and Malayalam at home. Mary writes: "They were a dynamic and extraordinary pair: Fearless, entrepreneurial, creative and ambitious. … [Read more...]
The Accidental Sex Tourist in India – traveling as a single woman can be challenging
Dianne Sharma Winter is a New Zealander who spends much of her year in India, mostly traveling alone. Her website is Women Travel Mother India Today she shared this story with me. It's well known that I have busted a few brolly moves to unwanted lotharios I have met on the road. Something about a solo female traveler OF A CERTAIN AGE always seems to get the locals excited. It is something I have noticed of late that only gets worse the older I … [Read more...]
The Kerala Blog Express is into it’s 3rd year
Who Wants a free trip around Kerala in South West India next year? Love travel - Love food - Love meeting people and love sharing it on social media? This could be for you... This time last year I came across a competition for bloggers - an opportunity to spend three weeks traveling in God's Own Country Kerala the South West India. I applied in December and on 21 February was told I had a place - and the trip was only weeks away. So if … [Read more...]
Organic Farmstay in Kerala
Harvest Fresh Farms is an organic farmstay - in Thekkady, Kerala in South West India, it is the latest listing on our very special Women's Accommodation network, offering some unique travel options for women travelers in India and around the world. This organic farm is a family enterprise where the women and men work together to run the organic farm and to welcome visitors to their farmstay. Thekkady is in the hill country, where it is cooler … [Read more...]
Head for the Hills in Kerala for a Cool Break
Kerala in South West India is tropical – humid and hot with all the wonderful things that means – coconuts, tropical fruit, houseboats and loose clothes. But both locals and visitors relish a trip to the hill stations for a break from the heat. If you are planning a trip to Kerala make sure you make time to head for the hills. It is not cold, just a pleasant relief from the relentless humid heat of the backwaters. First stop is Thekkady - the … [Read more...]
10 Things about Bloggers…
I have just traveled 2100 kms from one end of Kerala (south west India) to the other with 30 bloggers from 21 countries. Most of them were half my age, all of them passionate about travel writing and photography, and also trying to make an income from this. We were selected from 700 applicants to be part of #KeralaBlogExpress. It was an amazing experience, and here is what I learnt about Bloggers in that process. … [Read more...]
Spice Village – an Organic Ecotourism Resort
A room key in recycled newspaper was a signal this was going to be different to the last experience on #keralablogexpress where I stayed in the presidential suite with my own infinity pool. This is an ecostay experience - no show of elephants and drums here at Spice Village. … [Read more...]
Bloggers Adrift in the Kerala Backwaters
Lakes and Lagoons are hosting the 30 bloggers on the #keralablogexpress on an overnight houseboat trip in the Kerala Backwaters in India where 900 kms of waterways link 44 rivers and 34 lakes forming a highway transporting rice and people about their daily business and of course visitors like us. Womentravel is there. … [Read more...]
