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I LOVE IT HERE!! | Dec 07 06'

by Heth&Joe Do SE Asia a 24 year old female traveling as a couple from Sheffield, on vacation in Varkala

So im sorry for not writing for ages but heres me starting again! will hopefully get my story updated soon but will try and at least not get anymor... Continue reading »
Finally! A Place to Relax in India | Oct 31 07'

by In Wanderland a 26 year old female traveling as a couple from Los Angeles, on vacation in Varkala

"things are sanitary! "

If you've been traveling in North India, then you most likely need a breather both literally and figuratively. Enter Varkal... Continue reading »
Varkala spectacular | Oct 26 08'

by BenandBecks a male traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Varkala

Excerpt from Ben's diary:Next day we're off to Varkala from Alleppey bus station. Bus is once again fairly manic, using addresses on shop fronts to... Continue reading »
Beaches, Fishermen, and Fish | Jan 25 07'

by Adria a real traveler from Washington, on vacation in Varkala

My trip to Varkala beach is a bit disorienting, at least the last part of it. I set off on the ferry (again with Viv and Gordon) from the ashram al... Continue reading »
Blind Men and an Elephant | Feb 10 06'

by Pawel a male from Washington, on vacation in Varkala

"Indians have a saying that different religions are like blind men trying to describe an elephant."

I’m in Varkala, on the southern end of Kerala. Varkala is a pleasant, laid back, little-known backpackers’ heaven. Fellow backpackers say Varkala i... Continue reading »
Varkala, Madurai, Munnar (and Calcutta) | Oct 25 07'

by Mel's sister a 25 year old female from Borehamwood, on vacation in Varkala

In sum: Varkala - heaven on earth: left because even in heaven I can't spend more than 4 or 5 days by a beach doing nothing but can safely say I've... Continue reading »
Celebrating NYE on the beach under palm trees with a cocktail in hand! | Dec 27 06'

by Danish a 29 year old male from Norwich, on vacation in Varkala

"Around 7am the local fishermen began to come ashore towing their nets with them and we were soon beckoned over to help them pull their catch ashore!"

Very much in contrast to the larger towns in the rest of India, Varkala is a largely uncommercialised beach town with easy goin locals who are no... Continue reading »
Varkala Bay Watch | Dec 12 06'

by Scott and Peta a 36 year old traveling as a couple from Repton, on vacation in Varkala

Our introduction to Varkala was slightly marred by a bit of a run in with a hotel manager who saw himself as a bit of a local godfather figfure. Af... Continue reading »
Indian Body Piercing | Jan 18 03'

by patricia a real traveler, on vacation in Varkala

Ahhhhhhh, the sun and sea of Varkala.While it is in the process of developing much like other beaches of southwestern India, Varkala still feels sl... Continue reading »
life's a .. | Apr 18 07'

by the Drifter Diaries a 20 year old male from Bath, on vacation in Varkala

The flight from Delhi to kerala is like a bus, stopping at about 6 different points to pick up passengers. Organising a train ticket and negot... Continue reading »