Eravikulam National Park
Eravikulam National Park sits in the high range above Munnar town, a stretch of rolling grasslands and sholas at around 2,000 metres above s…
Things to Do in Thekkady
Thekkady rewards travellers who slow down. It is one of the few places in Kerala where two full days feels right and three feels even better…
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 brochure …
The Cardamom Hills of Kerala – A Spice, a Forest, and an ancient trade
In the dim low light of a cardamom plantation in the hills above Thekkady, the air is heavy with a smell that does not exist anywhere else. …
The Covenant of Water in Real Life: A Kerala Operator’s Companion to Verghese’s Novel
Abraham Verghese’s The Covenant of Water opens in 1900, in a small Saint Thomas Christian household near the backwaters of central Ker…
CGH Earth: The Quiet Pioneer of Kerala Hospitality
Almost every conversation about Kerala hospitality starts in the same place. CGH Earth. The group has been on the ground here since long bef…
Slow Travel in Kerala – Why the Best Experiences Happen When You Stop Rushing
There is a particular kind of traveller who comes to Kerala and does not want to see everything. They have done their research. They know ab…
Things to Do in Alleppey Beyond the Houseboats
For most travellers, Alleppey is a single night, on a houseboat. That is the standard experience and for most Kerala itineraries it is the r…