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Practical guides, local insights and travel stories from Kerala and South India. Written by Benjamin John of Green Earth Trails, organising journeys here since 2008.

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Valparai Wildlife Photography – What the Anamalai Hills Consistently Deliver

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Valparai Wildlife Photography – What the Anamalai Hills Consistently Deliver

All photographs in this post were taken by Benjamin John and the Green Earth Trails team on actual trips through the Valparai corridor.There is a road that runs…
Kerala Tours for Elderly Travellers – What Makes the Difference

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Kerala Tours for Elderly Travellers – What Makes the Difference

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Travelling Kerala in Monsoon – What to Expect

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Travelling Kerala in Monsoon – What to Expect

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South India vs North India – Which Should You Visit First?

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South India vs North India – Which Should You Visit First?

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Kerala’s Changing Seasons. What Climate Change Looks Like from a Tour Operator’s Desk

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Kerala’s Changing Seasons. What Climate Change Looks Like from a Tour Operator’s Desk

I have been organising tours in Kerala since 2008. For most of the first decade of that work, the seasons were predictable.…

03 May 2026 13 min read

The Kerala Houseboat Experience, Honestly Explained

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The Kerala Houseboat Experience, Honestly Explained

A Kerala houseboat is one of the most photographed travel experiences in India and one of the most poorly understood. Almost every…

02 May 2026 15 min read

Kerala Tourism – From a Quiet Backwater to the World Stage, and What Comes Next

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Kerala Tourism – From a Quiet Backwater to the World Stage, and What Comes Next

I entered the Kerala tourism industry in 2008, the year Lehman Brothers collapsed and sent the global economy into freefall. Not the…

05 Mar 2026 8 min read

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Benjamin John

Founder, Green Earth Trails. Kerala travel specialist since 2008.

Field notes from a small Kochi-based operator running private and small-group journeys across Kerala and South India. Honest about what is worth doing and what is not.

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