From North To South
From Freezing Cold To Hot Sweats
From Parantha's To Idli's
From Majestic Mountain's To Scenetic Ocean !!!!!
Just a month ago i was cruising all the way in Great Himalayan Range and here i was all set to travel for the first time, all the way down to South of India i.e Kerala a.k.a "God's Own Country". Little i knew that the trip which i planned was going to be one of the most memorable trip of my life and no doubt it was crazy......
Caught up an early morning flight from Mumbai To Trivandrum Airport and was lucky enough to meet a random cab driver who was heading towards kochi after his routine drop. As Varkala was just 40-45 km away from Trivandrum but still cab driver charges upto 1500 bucks just to drop you at the destination, but since i was travelling alone and had less of luggage i bargained up-to 600 bucks and there i was sitting all alone in Innova for a budget price ride.
Lost Hostel - That's where i resorted in Varkala and believe me the place is awesome. There is a vibe with that place you will get once you enter the dorm, which will make you feel deeply attached to the place at the first instance. As lunch hours was around the corner, i quickly got freshen up and headed towards the cliff for a bite. The very first view of the Varkala Cliff beach was insane, which would give goosebumps to anyone who visit it for very first time.
After having a quick bite in the most famous restro "God's Own Country" i headed towards Anjengo Fort, which was a 14km super scenetic bike ride from Varkala. It was around 3pm and for some weird reason it wasn't that hot as i expected to be. Anyways, beside fort itself there was this Lighthouse which was a huge gigantic and almost 130feet tall. Never visited a lighthouse before but trust me on this once i reached at the top, the view was breathtaking.....A 360° view of this place is something which you shouldn't miss...
Way across the skyline i saw a bridge which caught up my attention, i was keen to explore that place and found very few crowd heading up that direction. Rode my bike towards the bridge which was almost 3km away from the lighthouse. Definitely it was worth coming all the way down here, this place was like a mediator between Backwater of Kerala and Indian Ocean.
Spent like an hour at this place, as there was no one around to disturb and it was ultimate peace out there. With the day about to end, i headed back to Varkala to experience the stunning sunset. It was indeed stunning as at every minute after twilight, i could see sky changes it's color. It's that kinda moment where even your camera couldn't make any justice for the beauty of it.....
Back in hostel, i met so many solo traveler's who came all the way from different parts of the world. As i shared up my amazing experience at the Anjengo Fort, everyone got keen to visit this place. Well, we teamed up to visit that place again the very next day 😃
At the dawn, i woke up and was all set to take a dip in the sea as i wasnt able to do it other day. As i was heading towards beach, i teamed up with my fellow roommate "Shrikant" and started exploring some of the very less explored beach in the coastline. Landed up in Edava Beach which was 8km away from the where we started and my goodness the place was ultimate Nature beauty....
Coming all the way down to Kerala and if you haven't done "Kayaking" in the backwater then you surely have missed some hell of fun. 300 bucks that what it took for 30mins solo kayak ride. It was completely amazing exposure where you have to row all the way through yourself and get to know basic information about how exact kayaking is been done. Kappil Beach is indeed a perfect spot for all the water sports around that area.Later, we headed towards the beach to take a refreshing dip in water and to our luck there wasn't much of crowd at the beach.
Woah !! It was a much needed break from long time. As i never felt like swimming into the sea back when i visited Goa or Coastline of Konkan. It was something different out here which pulled me up in the crystal clear water. Headed back to hostel, took shower and again geared up for another bike ride but this time with more traveler's hoping in the plan.
So, just a day before i promised myself to visit "Anjengo Lighthouse" again in my life span but never knew that i would comeback the very next day. Lea and Akshay who were also solo traveler all the way from Canada and London joined us and it was an unforgettable journey. We headed towards the Crocodile beach as well, which was the same place i mentioned earlier i.e Permathura Bridge. It's been name as crocodile beach as the shape of the beach makes a similar look of the mouth of the crocodile.
A Day Spent Well !!!!
A Fine Dine after an awesome day is something which everyone craves for. Varkala Cliff market has some delicious restro's where one can have the best food. Do not forget to try fish curry and biryani's at "God's Own Country" restro.
Lost Hostel has so many indoor activities that you will forget to head out of the comfy zone and explore the place. So, as we were chilling out in common room we were invited up for birthday party which was right across the cliff and it was lit af 🔥
As the day comes to an end, only thing which remain was the memories of this place.
All's well that ends well !!!! Packing up my stuff early morning, it was time to visit the next destination of the trip i.e Alleppey.
What i did in Allepey? How i met best group in the town? Also, will disclose how much did this trip cost me ...... Everything will be covered up in next blog...... Till then Stay Tuned !!!!
Do remember, Carry Less And Travel More !!!!!
Caught up an early morning flight from Mumbai To Trivandrum Airport and was lucky enough to meet a random cab driver who was heading towards kochi after his routine drop. As Varkala was just 40-45 km away from Trivandrum but still cab driver charges upto 1500 bucks just to drop you at the destination, but since i was travelling alone and had less of luggage i bargained up-to 600 bucks and there i was sitting all alone in Innova for a budget price ride.
Lost Hostel - That's where i resorted in Varkala and believe me the place is awesome. There is a vibe with that place you will get once you enter the dorm, which will make you feel deeply attached to the place at the first instance. As lunch hours was around the corner, i quickly got freshen up and headed towards the cliff for a bite. The very first view of the Varkala Cliff beach was insane, which would give goosebumps to anyone who visit it for very first time.
After having a quick bite in the most famous restro "God's Own Country" i headed towards Anjengo Fort, which was a 14km super scenetic bike ride from Varkala. It was around 3pm and for some weird reason it wasn't that hot as i expected to be. Anyways, beside fort itself there was this Lighthouse which was a huge gigantic and almost 130feet tall. Never visited a lighthouse before but trust me on this once i reached at the top, the view was breathtaking.....A 360° view of this place is something which you shouldn't miss...
Way across the skyline i saw a bridge which caught up my attention, i was keen to explore that place and found very few crowd heading up that direction. Rode my bike towards the bridge which was almost 3km away from the lighthouse. Definitely it was worth coming all the way down here, this place was like a mediator between Backwater of Kerala and Indian Ocean.
Spent like an hour at this place, as there was no one around to disturb and it was ultimate peace out there. With the day about to end, i headed back to Varkala to experience the stunning sunset. It was indeed stunning as at every minute after twilight, i could see sky changes it's color. It's that kinda moment where even your camera couldn't make any justice for the beauty of it.....
Back in hostel, i met so many solo traveler's who came all the way from different parts of the world. As i shared up my amazing experience at the Anjengo Fort, everyone got keen to visit this place. Well, we teamed up to visit that place again the very next day 😃
At the dawn, i woke up and was all set to take a dip in the sea as i wasnt able to do it other day. As i was heading towards beach, i teamed up with my fellow roommate "Shrikant" and started exploring some of the very less explored beach in the coastline. Landed up in Edava Beach which was 8km away from the where we started and my goodness the place was ultimate Nature beauty....
Coming all the way down to Kerala and if you haven't done "Kayaking" in the backwater then you surely have missed some hell of fun. 300 bucks that what it took for 30mins solo kayak ride. It was completely amazing exposure where you have to row all the way through yourself and get to know basic information about how exact kayaking is been done. Kappil Beach is indeed a perfect spot for all the water sports around that area.Later, we headed towards the beach to take a refreshing dip in water and to our luck there wasn't much of crowd at the beach.
So, just a day before i promised myself to visit "Anjengo Lighthouse" again in my life span but never knew that i would comeback the very next day. Lea and Akshay who were also solo traveler all the way from Canada and London joined us and it was an unforgettable journey. We headed towards the Crocodile beach as well, which was the same place i mentioned earlier i.e Permathura Bridge. It's been name as crocodile beach as the shape of the beach makes a similar look of the mouth of the crocodile.
A Day Spent Well !!!!
A Fine Dine after an awesome day is something which everyone craves for. Varkala Cliff market has some delicious restro's where one can have the best food. Do not forget to try fish curry and biryani's at "God's Own Country" restro.
Lost Hostel has so many indoor activities that you will forget to head out of the comfy zone and explore the place. So, as we were chilling out in common room we were invited up for birthday party which was right across the cliff and it was lit af 🔥
As the day comes to an end, only thing which remain was the memories of this place.
All's well that ends well !!!! Packing up my stuff early morning, it was time to visit the next destination of the trip i.e Alleppey.
What i did in Allepey? How i met best group in the town? Also, will disclose how much did this trip cost me ...... Everything will be covered up in next blog...... Till then Stay Tuned !!!!
Do remember, Carry Less And Travel More !!!!!
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