7 Day Account Of PhotoGenic Kerala

Silent Valley National Park

What took root as an idea once I completed my graduation (yeah! yeah! It sounds cliché, but nevertheless…) eventually became a reality pretty soon. Wondering how ‘eventually’ and ‘pretty soon’ can be clubbed together, well…in this case they can; justified as follows. Studying in God’s own country Kerala for four years and never once had I absconded to any tourist spot of this state (with an exception of a trip to Wayanad, one to Ponmudi and another to kanyakumari, but they are a  different story altogether) and many a times being questioned by relatives as to what all places had I seen, it always left me thinking…Why haven’t I? Hence, these thoughts themselves culminated into an idea over the years, and I hoped that someday it should remain a dream no more. 

Clouds amidst the Western Ghats

Then… after graduation while we all lingered in the campus waiting for the centre allocation to get done with, a window of opportunity opened up which needless to say was utilized efficiently (a subtle way to describe how useless time had become with nothing left to do except waiting for the seat matrix to arrive).

Thus realizing that our counseling was no way going to happen in the near future, but with an element of doubt that it may happen soon enough, the trip was planned and the plan was executed. While the plan itself took a few sittings involving discussions on where to go, for how many days and what would be an estimated budget (an indispensable portion of every trip) things finally began to seem clear and ended with (jo hoga dekha jayega, chalte hain). 

Athirapally Falls

To our surprise, we kept pretty much to the original plan and the portion which wasn’t followed added to the dynamism, thrill and spontaneity of the trip…few essential elements that must be present in any adventure or what you say when your strategy isn’t implemented successfully. Nevertheless, it was a fun-filled and energetic adventure which drained us physically, mentally and financially.

And here is how it went…

In a nutshell, this journey is spread over seven days spannig two states; majoring five tourist destinations; with a distance traveled over a thousand kilometres while displacement remains zero (if you know what I mean).  Wow, I never thought all that could be told in just a sentence, if you don’t think either READ ALONG…

Munnar Tea Plantations

Disclaimer: - In no way should this blog be considered as either positive or negative publicity of Kerala. This blog has been written for every person who has a traveler within him. I hope my experiences detailed in the words to follow shall help one and all who plan on visiting Kerala and stop them from committing the mistakes we made and help them in having a wonderful God’s own country’s experience (some of the information provided won’t be available on the internet…so keep reading, for thy own enlightenment). 

Some glimpses of majestic Kerala (clicked by us) have been attached to enhance visual experience of reader...

TO BE CONTINUED  ... FOR SURE