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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 or Keralam, Which Is Right? A Short Story of Both Names

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Kerala or Keralam, Which Is Right? A Short Story of Both Names

If you are planning a trip and have started to notice the word Keralam appearing alongside Kerala, you are not imagining it.…

27 Feb 2026 5 min read

Kerala Fixed Departures, A Thoughtful Way to Travel Together

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Kerala Fixed Departures, A Thoughtful Way to Travel Together

Travel planning today often comes with two extremes. At one end sit large group tours with rigid itineraries and crowded coaches. At…

30 Dec 2025 7 min read

Madurai, the City That Stood Over Centuries

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Madurai, the City That Stood Over Centuries

The first time you walk through the streets around the Meenakshi Amman temple in Madurai, you do not realise that you are…

11 Jul 2025 15 min read

Things to Do in Alleppey Beyond the Houseboats

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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…

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Benjamin John, Green Earth Trails

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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