The wonderful Goan bubble
We had just landed and were waiting for our bags, when a simple conversation with a young airport employee already revealed one difference between Goa and the rest of India. [...]
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Warming up in Bombay
Freshly retired and suddenly benefiting from the otherwise rare combination of time and money, my mom had given me the task to organize a family holiday in India, a country [...]
Bye Bye Berlin
On my way back to my current residence Bangkok, reflecting on my past two months in my home city Berlin. Somewhat involuntarily, I should add, with the entertainment program [...]
China Babble
On a quick trip to China, checking out the reality of the world’s manufacturing hub Guangdong. Not having done my homework, I had expected the region’s two main cities [...]
Being green – an over length facebook response
I recently came across this facebook post*, which has been passed on and discussed by thousands of people: Being green Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested [...]
Paradise lost: Munnar
Munnar is a hill station that is one of the key centers of tea production in India, the other being the northeastern hill ranges. Hill valleys alternatively filled with the [...]
Recharging in civilization: Ernakulam
After having spent approximately 30 hours travelling from one place to the next within the last week, we decided to take a two nights break in Ernakulam before departing for [...]
Hospitalized in style: Kalpetta
We had originally planned to go South from Palakkad and focus more on the backwater region (which is also most travelled by Westerners) and the popular Wildlife Reserve [...]
Exploring the family roots: Palakkad
After having talked about Rama’s paternal heritage in Palakkad numerous times, and considering the famous landscape of neighboring Wayanad, Palakkad seemed like a worthy [...]
Leaving the safe haven: From Chennai to Palakkad
Have you ever tried to book a ticket to anywhere during the Indian school vacation period? For those who are not aware of the herculean nature of this task, try to imagine [...]
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