Currently In:Kutch, India | 3/21/2008 to 3/26/2008 | India , Tamil NaduBy Micah Hanson, on March 28th, 2008  [View with PicLens] 1234567► I had seen a great deal of Tamil Nadu on my first trip to India so I hadn’t really intended to go back, but I found that a short foray through Tamil Nadu would permit me to head North without retracing journeys I had already made in Kerala. Plus [...] 3/15/2008 to 3/16/2008 | India , KeralaBy Micah Hanson, on March 16th, 2008  [View with PicLens] 12► If you mention the words “Sabarimala,” and “Lord Ayyappa,” to the average Western tourist in Kerala and you will be most likely be greeted with a blank stare. I would have been one of those blank stares if I hadn’t started thumbing through my Kerala road atlas looking for [...] 3/9/2008 to 3/14/2008 | India , KeralaBy Micah Hanson, on March 14th, 2008  [View with PicLens] An entry more out of completeness rather than anything really substantive to say about this beach resort filled with European beach vacationers and a sprinkling of backpackers like myself. There are two metrics for how much I’ve enjoyed a place, how long I stay, and how many pictures I take. [...] 3/3/2008 to 3/8/2008 | India , KeralaBy Micah Hanson, on March 8th, 2008  [View with PicLens] 123456► The main purpose of most people who visit Alleppey and Kollam is to explore the series of lakes, canales, rivers, and bays that make up the famed Kerala backwaters, a labyrinth of waterways through rice patties and palm orchards. There are a number of ways to see the backwaters, [...] | |