Travel diaries 1 - GOD'S OWN COUNTRY - Kerala part

 Land of Coconuts, Land of Trees, Spice Garden of India, God's own country, The Jewel of South India and counting ; 

How can one state be known by soo many names. But one has to really experience it, travel far and wide and cover the length and breadth of that state or atleast a part of it, if thats even possible.

It's mesmerising 

It's calming 

It's beautiful 

It's soothing 

It's enthralling 

It's spellbinding 

And it's also unfair that one place gets to have soo much of everything in abundance.



Travelling is certainly therapeutic; new sights, new smells, sounds, conversations and definitely new energy, culture, experiencing different ways how people live their lives in such a diverse country like ours. It makes you happy without a doubt.

Among the many lessons, one of the most important lessons that you can learn from travel is that you are much more capable than you give yourself credit for. It also teaches you that you can make new friends, be spontaneous,  overcome difficult situations and navigate your way through unknown land and territory.

When you realise how powerful you are, your travel journey becomes one of the most transformative experiences of your life. 

Let me take you back to my travel diaries 

It was an early morning flight and the departure from home was a little past midnight. The sheer excitement of travelling after a gap of two years because of COVID kept  us awake for the most part of the night. The journey took us a little more than three hours to complete. This was to be a budget travel with as much to explore as possible.  

The travel was comfortable and kochi airport is delight to the eyes. Beautiful and aesthetic and it retains its position as the third busiest airport in the country due to the number of people travelling to God's own Country.


 The airport is in the middle of greenery completely surrounded by natural beauty.

The local driver and the cab were booked much in advance and both were there at the airport for our 5 days exploration trip.

And so our journey began 

The first stop was Munnar which is famous for its tea plantations. It is approximately 3 hours from the airport. It was getting there which made it so rejuvenating. Waterfalls, scenic view and the amazing spice plantation.


Let's explore this a little more in detail in my next blog.

What say you ? 



  


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