The Travel Connection

One more button one more button one more button.  Call of a bird. Sweet as chocolate in Willy Wonka's factory. Did I say call? No more like a song . To be welcomed with  different songs was the ultimate welcome I could think of. I had just walked into Jungle lodges at K gudi and it could not get better. One more button!                  Rufous backed shrike               Drango                      Changeable Hawk eagle Jungle lodges has up scaled the k gudi tents and made it more habitable. The menu was the same and it retained its old flavor . The reaction to the new JL  depends on whether one liked the old JL. But all said and done, the best part of staying at Jungle lodges is the frequent safaris and hawk eyed...

In midst of a stressed lifestyle, I set upon planning my trip to Allepey. I was really surprised to see all trains booked though I had sat down to book the tickets one month before the planned trip. With some permutations and combinations I managed to get the onward and return tickets around the time I wanted.  I loved the fact that the resorts at Alappuzha (Alleppey) are about 10 kms from the train station. You can take one of the pre paid autos to reach the resort. I had narrowed upon kayaloram heritage lake resort keeping my budget in mind. This is a quaint little resort of just 12 rooms in well manicured grounds with swimming pool. I loved the heritage buildings or Tharavads (ancient Kerala houses). The Tharavads have been painstakingly re-assembled from the original, using only wood, bricks and tiles. Even most door hinges are wood. A unique feature of these Tharavads is the bathrooms with open to sky roofs, offering you a communion with nature. ...