Over the years as we’ve travelled around, especially in south-east Asia, we’ve been to many ‘cultural shows’. These performances of traditional local music and dance have often been...
A day out with Joseph in Cochin, Kerala
On our first full day in India, we met up with a friend who we had last seen a year before in Ethiopia. By coincidence, she was in Cochin at the halfway point of her overland trip through...
Cochin, Kerala – a gentle introduction to India
Before we embarked on this trip, everyone told us that Cochin, in the state of Kerala in southern India, would be the perfect gentle introduction to the sub-continent. And so it proved to be! ...
Our long-awaited trip to southern India
Intro
As I sit in the departure lounge at Heathrow Airport patiently waiting for our gate to be called, I’m thinking about the trip we are about to embark on. It’s a journey...