Month Two

November began in Cairo where finished our Egypt chapter and visited the Pyramids of Giza – the only existing original ‘Wonder of the Ancient World’. From Cairo we flew via Abu Dhabi to Kochi in Kerala to begin our travels through Southern India. Kochi introduced us to the wonders of Keralan food, the unusualness of Kathakali […]

Chennai, India

Chennai was our last stop in India. It was definitely different to the last places as Chennai has malls, Starbucks and apartments. We stayed in an Airbnb which had 3 rooms, a lounge/kitchen and two bedrooms.  On our first day in Chennai we went to a very weird government museum which looked like it had […]

Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India

Kanniyakumari is in Tamil Nadu and the southernmost point in India and is described as ‘the end of India’. We travelled by train from Kovalam in Kerala and in just a few ours on the train, with stunning views, so much is different! We were stopped on our way off the train by an Indian family […]

Kovalam, India

We caught the train to Kovalam from Alleppey. The train was different to normal trains, instead of glass windows they had barred windows and instead of seats it had up to three layers of beds! Whenever we stopped at a platform you would get tons of men coming up to your window trying to sell […]

Keralan Cooking Lesson

We have been staying at a lovely homestay Padmini House in Kovalam beach, Kerala. We had the opportunity for a cooking lesson with the host family and as Keralan food is is now firmly in my top 5 favourite foods this was top of my to-do list! I can’t wait to recreate it at home, especially […]

Alappuzha Backwaters, India

Alappuzha (also known as Alleppey) is famous for it’s waterways and backwaters and the best way to experience these is by boat. We hired a houseboat for a night and spent the afternoon sailing through the backwaters. It was a lovely relaxing experience waving at our fellow boaters, sipping chai and being cooked for by […]

Kochi, India

From Egypt we flew to Kochi in Kerala, India. We had last visited India as a family in 2016 with a toddler aged Phoebe when we travelled around Rajasthan. Kochi felt like a million miles away from our experience of Delhi as it is a far calmer and upmarket version of Indian backpacking! We stayed […]

Kolkata & Mumbai (India)

For a short solo break I decided to grab a last-minute flight and explore some of the India’s largest cities. India has always been a far away place that I love to visit and experience the culture shock that most travellers long for. Both cities had very different personalities and a great trip was had […]