Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 03:33PM 
Koravan & Korathi shrouded in mist at Ramakalmedu. This place is unique due to the gale force winds and thick mist. On a clear day, one can see Bodi & Kumbum, small towns on the Tamilnad plains.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 03:25PM 
This is the reservoir feeding the Idukki dam. Kalyanathand is the old name but this spot is also known as Kalveri Mount.
This place is just a few hundred metres from the NH 49.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 09:57AM 
There are some awesome views on display in Idukki district in Kerala. Luckily, some of them are off the rotten,beaten tourist tracks. I will try and post specific place details in my next blog.
Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 03:49PM Am presently putting together a list of Weekend Getaways from Kochi. The list will contain unheard and unheralded spots. If you have information you would like to share, do mail shabir@mac.com with the details.
Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 01:09PM Kerala, by virtue of its bountiful natural resources and stunning visuals, earned itself the name - Gods Own Country.The tourism industry boomed as a whole plethora of resorts opened up, filled to the brim with honeymooners holding hands and throwing empty plastic packets of junk food as they moon each other.
The tourist hot spots ( Munnar, Thekkady, Kumarakom & Kovalam) are presently a sore ( and bleeding ) on Kerala's face. It may not be possible or make commercial sense to stop the tourists at our borders. I suggest we spread the chaos to remoter parts of the state. The benefits are twofold. It will give the hot spots some space and time to recover from the beating they have taken this past decade. And other areas of Kerala can be a part of the commercially uplifting experience of the Tourist Greens.
Tourist Greens to Replace Nature's Greens. ....... whatta shame