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Travel Diaries: Eight Point Art Cafe – Where Art Meets Taste

8 Point Art Cafe: Art Gallery and Cafeteria. August 19, 2025, Tuesday After exploring the Adventure Park, I retraced my path back to the Eight Point Art Cafe. It’s an art gallery and cafe nestled in the heart of Asramam, Kollam.  I’ve been to this cafe before, mostly with my cousin brother. He loved the … Continue reading Travel Diaries: Eight Point Art Cafe – Where Art Meets Taste

Travel Diaries: From Kollam Children’s Park to Ashtamudi’s Shores

It was my first time at the park. I have an affinity for water bodies, so I was instantly drawn to the small pond near the entrance. I stood there for some time, just soaking in the sight: the green water of the pond, its blue cemented rim, the reflections of the trees nearby, the fallen dry leaves. 

Travel Diaries: Sunny & Sonder at Asramam Maidan

Bougainvilleas in Bloom. 9 August 2025, Saturday.  The start of my long walks in August. 🙂 In my hometown, Kollam, the rains are less frequent in August compared to June and July, so I plan to cover more places from my India trip itinerary this month. Let’s see how that pans out. Fingers crossed.  I … Continue reading Travel Diaries: Sunny & Sonder at Asramam Maidan

Travel Diaries: A Rainy Walk Through Asramam Maidan

20 July 2025 The Walkway Around Asramam Maidan. “മുറ്റത്തെ മുല്ലയ്‌ക്ക് മണമില്ല (Muttathe Mullaykku Manamilla)” is a popular saying in my mother tongue, Malayalam. Its literal translation is “The jasmine in one’s garden has no scent.” It implies that we often lose respect for or take for granted things and people that are too familiar to … Continue reading Travel Diaries: A Rainy Walk Through Asramam Maidan