Plan smarter, travel lighter—practical South India travel advice on weather, transport, budgets, packing, and safety.
Introduction When you are riding alone between Karnataka, Kerala and the Nilgiris, the narrowest pinch of the South Indian forest is the Bandipur-Mudumalai forest corridor. There are also several alternate forest corridors that are closed at night so as to prevent the wildlife. When you plan your timing and routes it saves you wasting hours … Read more
Introduction The monsoon of Kerala is magnificent and magnificent. The clouds that give tea hills and waterfalls their colour can cause landslides in ghats, falling of trees in the narrow roads, and unexpected cutting of roads along rivers. Good trips are not about luck, but rather about checking alerts, leaving early and having someone to … Read more
Introduction Until your OTP will not come or the ATM indicates no money, hill trips are entertaining. Mobile signal drops out and back in within minutes in the big three hill stations in Kerala, namely Munnar, Thekkady and Wayanad, particularly in foggy and forest cover areas. ATM in town centres are clustered, but small clusters … Read more
Introduction The most popular paragliding place in Kerala is Vagamon, whose meadowed grass, and the consistent wind in the hills make it the best place to experience paragliding. In this case, tandem flights are operated by licenced operators on trained pilots. With proper planning, reserving a proper slot, coming early, and having a weather buffer, … Read more
Introduction The roads in the Western Ghats are scenic–and treacherous where mist sets in. It may fall as much as 2 km down to 20 metres in a few seconds; hairpins are knotted; buses emerge out of white curtains; windscreens are fogged up, and the exterior is wet and dirty. It is not a miracle … Read more
Introduction Indian Railways is the best way to transport your motorcycle within the cities of South India, the most economical means of transporting the bike, and also safe and fairly fast compared to full service movers. You have two clean choices. In case you are travelling in the same train, order the bike as a … Read more
Introduction The card post of Munnar is Eravikulam National Park (Rajamalai) – rolling shola-grasslands, high ridges and Nilgiri tahr grazing silently in the walking path. The visitor zone is highly controlled: all people ascend and descend using forest shuttles and the walking path is a pre-determined and picturesque one. That science maintains the wilderness untouched … Read more
Introduction The Railways have their own mini-hotels within large stations, called Retiring Rooms, which are ideal places to take a day nap, shower in a few minutes or even spend some time using a laptop between trains. You can reserve them online in 2025 with your PNR with blocks as short as 3/6/12 hours (day-use) … Read more
Introduction We are huge fans of using metro day passes when we are travelling to cities – one payment, unlimited taps, and never having to do the “fare math” at the gate. The big three, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad of South India offer very different flavours: classic tourist card (Chennai), solid stored value card with … Read more
Introduction We like UPI payment, however, the minute you switch off a highway into the hills, it is time to break the rules. Real time payments can be stalled by tower shadows, power interruptions and overcrowded festivals. Once we had a couple of clammy sweaty pending screens (and one tea bill we could not pay … Read more