Category: Travel

Travel Diaries: A Noon Walk to Thirumullavaram Beach

Kollam's Hidden Coastal Charm , Thirumullavaram Beach. If you’re someone who has been following my website for a while, you already know I’m on a grand (and somewhat delusional) mission to go on my 'Dream India Trip' this year. My blog ‘My Quintessential India Trip Dream’, published in May 2025, talked about the same.  But … Continue reading Travel Diaries: A Noon Walk to Thirumullavaram Beach

Travel Diaries: Exploring Thevally – Part 2

🔖 Disclaimer Please read the first part of the blog here to understand the full context. This blog reflects my personal travel experiences and thoughts. All opinions are my own and not intended as factual or political commentary. I’ve taken care not to share any sensitive or restricted information.  Thevally Bridge The Thevally Palace  As … Continue reading Travel Diaries: Exploring Thevally – Part 2

Travel Diaries: Exploring Thevally – Part 1

16 May 2025  A Blister  Whenever my non-Malayali friends ask me what they should keep in mind while exploring Kerala, I tell them that carrying a bottle of drinking water and an umbrella, applying sunscreen, and wearing light clothing can never go wrong. But I’m learning the hard way what can go wrong, even if … Continue reading Travel Diaries: Exploring Thevally – Part 1

Travel Diaries: A Visit to the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum – Part 2

I got ready for another visit to the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Museum. This time, I didn’t take my shortcut. I boarded a bus to Kacheri, then took an Iravipuram bus, and got off at the Kollam railway station stop. I walked to the spot where I saw the police museum board last time. It was around 11:50 am, and the gates were still locked. 

Travel Diaries: A Visit to the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum – Part 1

The first time my friend mentioned the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum, I was baffled. A renowned police museum situated in Kollam? My hometown, Kollam? And not just anywhere, but near the Kollam railway station, the same place I’ve used for my commute for years? How did I miss that?

Blog: My Quintessential India Trip Dream

Whenever my father brings up my marriage matter, I tell him I will get married after I publish my second book and complete my India trip. I'm not sure if it's the marriage clause that jinxed my dreams, or vice versa; all three of my plans have been caught in the infinite loop of "wishing" … Continue reading Blog: My Quintessential India Trip Dream

Travel Diaries: SCUBA Diving at Kovalam – Part 1

I know it's a cliche for my generation in India but still, here we go. "Ever since I watched the movie 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'(2011) during my college days, SCUBA diving has always been a part of my '10 things to do before I die' lists. " 😂 I know, cliche. 😬

Travel Diaries: Long Walks Through Thrissur

I went for a long walk in Thrissur town today(August 19,2013).Not that it's my first walk in Thrissur or anything but still it was special.Maybe because, unlike all those days in the last 3 years,when I walked those streets holding my friends' hands, I walked all alone today.