Colour, chaos and some of the best vegetarian food anywhere in the world. India rewards travelling slowly and eating everything.
Our guides cover the places we have been, with practical notes on getting around and what to expect.
The Kerala houseboat is the image on every brochure for “God’s own country”: a wicker-and-wood kettuvallam drifting past palm trees while you recline on deck with a fresh coconut. It’s the reason many travellers put the backwaters on their itinerary…
Kerala has a reputation for being one of India’s most beautiful and relaxed states – think palm-lined backwaters, quiet beaches, lush hills and some of the best food we’ve eaten. But before we went, we still had a lot of…
Many travellers told us that India is magical, but also overwhelming and crazy at times. Zooming rickshaws, traffic noise, heavy crowds and packed trains. Not sure we were ready for the intense, heady-side of India, we researched the south to find…