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| Chinese fishing nets in Kochi. |
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| Hampi is more gorgeous than it appears here, I swear. |
For anyone interested
in planning a South India trip, here’s how I did mine:
Days 1-3: Mumbai
Days 4-6: Goa
Days 7-8: Hampi
Day 9: Hampi/Transit to Gokarna
Day 10: Gokarna
Day 11: Transit to Kerala
Days 12-13: Varkala
Day 14: Kollam
Day 15: Alleppey/Transit to Munnar
Days 16-17: Munnar
Day 18: Transit to Wayanad
Days 19-20: Wayanad/Transit to Kochi
Days 21-23: Kochi
Day 24: Madurai
Days 25-26: Pondicherry/Auroville
Days 27-28: Mamallapuram
Day 29: Chennai/Transit
Day 30: Transit to Kolkata
Highlights
- Canyoning in Goa
- Scootering in beautiful Hampi
- Trekking through tea plantations in Munnar
- Spotting elephants in Wayanad National Park
- Eating fresh seafood in Kochi
- Trying (badly) to surf in Mamallapuram
- Talking to friendly children in Hampi
Lowlights
- Trying to mail a package in Mumbai
- Too many all-day transit days
- Kerala transit in general (too short for overnight buses, and yet not short enough to be enjoyable)
- The awful heat of South India (I did not time my trip well)
- Being harassed by rickshaw drivers in Hampi
Places I wish I’d made time for: Mysore, Ooty
Places I wish I’d spent less time in: Gokarna (not worth the full day of transport for so little time at the beach), Chennai (only there for transport anyway)
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| The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Mumbai, one of the main sites of the 2009 terrorist attacks. |
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| The Gateway of India in Mumbai. |
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| Beautiful Palolem in south Goa. Wish I'd spent more time there! |
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| A tree at sunset on Hanuman Temple in Hampi. |
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| Trekking with my sister in Munnar through tea plantations. |
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| Backwaters in Kollam (Kerala) |
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| Backwaters in Kollam (Kerala). |
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| Elephant in Wayanad National Park. This one had a chain on its foot, though. We didn't get such great views of the truly wild ones. |
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