Comments on: Backwaters & Back-alleys of Kochi, Kerala

By: Car Rental

Car Rental — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:22:36 +0000

“Excellent post !! The photographs are extremely amazing !!
Beautiful place to visit :)
Keep up the good posts :)”

By: Tammy

Tammy — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 05:59:41 +0000

Hey!

What company would you use to book a houseboat for 2-3 days? Having trouble finding a place which seems reliable.

Thanks for your help, your blog is very helpful

By: Bharat Taxi

Bharat Taxi — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 19:17:20 +0000

Thanks for a marvelous posting! I really enjoyed reading it, this post is very interesting and informative. Thanks for sharing…

By: Sandeep

Sandeep — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 16:50:11 +0000

One small comment: Keralite is the correct way to refer to people of Kerala. You could also day Malayali

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 07:33:13 +0000

In reply to Brad.

I changed it from “Hindi and English are the national languages” to they are the ones “used in Parliament”. India doesn’t actually have a national language, but you’re right has 22 “official” ones.

By: Brad

Brad — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 07:07:58 +0000

Hey Rachel,

Good write ups on your travels. Just wanted to point out that…. HINDI is NOT the National Language of India. We have 22 Official Languages of which Hindi is one. Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu are the various Official languages other than English. Just FYI.

Cheers

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 05:42:52 +0000

Hi Rachel!
I looove your blog and it’s totally inspiring me to just go to India and go for it! :)
I found a tefl course in Kochi, but as I’ve never been to India before I’m not sure if it’s a good first city to stay in for a month. Would you recommend Kochi? Many thanks in advance for your two cents :))

By: Vidyut Rautela

Vidyut Rautela — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 07:12:22 +0000

In Kerala doesn’t matter where you are, in a beach or in hills, relaxed vibes all around… Fort Kochi but a place you can go again and again without getting bored… Have you been to Galle Fort too?

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 04:55:26 +0000

In reply to ISKANDAR.

I wouldn’t want to do more than one – but that’s a personal opinion. As for the train, I am not sure. It would be a very long journey! I would imainge you would have to go back to Kochi to catch a train to Chennai and onward – you can check the train website though.

By: ISKANDAR

ISKANDAR — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:26:56 +0000

Hi
Do u have any recommendations on how many nights to spend in a houseboat?

I will be arriving at kochi but won’t come back to that city again since my next journey after kerala is pondicherry.

Is it convenient to take train to pondicherry after finishing my houseboat trip?

Thanks for your answer

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 13:28:32 +0000

In reply to Anna. Hi Anna, I think you will have the same experience with the photos :) South India though is much more relaxed than the North and you won't get bothered as much down there. Yes I think your idea is good to stay at the airport hotel. You'll be so tired, you'll want to stay in your room! Most hotels do room service at no added fee. The traffic from airport to Fort Kochi is huge and it can take up to THREE hours at bad times but as quick as 45 minutes. I've sat in all kinds. I used to live in Kochi near Marine Drive when my boyfriend worked there!

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 20:46:54 +0000

So happy I found your blog! I’m also a blonde who looks very American (as I am) and I find it interesting people want to take pictures with you all the time, I will report back if I have the same experience. I am headed to Kochi in late Dec/early Jan. I will be traveling alone to get there but then will be meeting up with a group of people for the remainder of my time there. If I land the night before the rest of the group, I was planning to stay at an airport hotel alone the first night, until my hotel in Fort Kochin would come pick me up the next day. The hotel has an airport shuttle… do you think that is fine if I plan to just eat dinner in the hotel (alone?) and rest in my room overnight until my ride arrives the next day? I will have had a long travel day. I’ve traveled a lot of Europe and flown internationally and stayed for a night or so alone, but have always met up with people and it was in Italy and the UK, places I’m much more comfortable.

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 13:27:26 +0000

In reply to Yogesh. Most tourists choose fort kochi, but it is 2 hours in traffic from airport. near airport is nothing too nice but is best you stay there before you leave.

By: Yogesh

Yogesh — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 08:10:26 +0000

Which is the most happening area to stay in Kochin….I need to stay for 2 days and have a departing flight at 6 AM.

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 07:46:22 +0000

In reply to Lo. I'm sorry I don't know of any :(

By: Lo

Lo — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 06:44:48 +0000

Hey Rachel, do you have any tips/recommendations on places that do ayurvedic massage + nutrition certification in Kerala? We’re heading to kochi, verkala and trivandrum and I’d really love to take a course!

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 22:07:16 +0000

In reply to Laura. yes most is closed there in popular backpacking spots like kovalam and varkala but the cities will be on like normal - you may not see any other foreigners tho!

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 21:50:29 +0000

Hi Rachel,
I can’t stop reading your blog, is amazing! I will be traveling to India in 2 weeks, and even though is monsoon season and I read about it my traveler fellow wants to visit both Goa and Kerala area. I already read your post about Goa (great info, thanks!), but what about Kerala? is everything closed then? :( we already have our flight from Cochin to Varanasi so for sure will go there…
Thank you!
Lau

By: Vyas

Vyas — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:58:40 +0000

In reply to Harish.

If you are planing to visit kerala. Please do not visit allepy just for the sake of houseboat its really worst. Whereas you can find amazing picutres of houseboats in backwaters but that’s not the reality.

I recommend do spend more time in Munnar its really super place.

Munnar is the only place I liked in Kerala.

Thank you
-Vyas

By: Vyas

Vyas — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:54:16 +0000

Hi Hippie,

We been to Allepy in the month of April 2015. Just by seeiong the fantastic backwater pictures we desiced to stay in a houseboat. And then we book fro 1 full day stay Indraprastanam Houseboat with BR & Dinin hall equiped with airconditioner. We are really excited when we saw the house boat before we boarded. Soon after we entered the hpuseboat the manger came and collected the balance amount that we are supposed to pay. and then the boat started.

I never felt that that am in backwaters infact i felt that am ovver the sea. And the service was really worst (like A/C etc..). And after 6 he stoped bya a place where we found other houseboat fellow’s too stoped by and it was really worst place and its full of bad smell.

I was dounted and even enquired the customers who travelled in a different houseboats serive. Even they to replied same saying its over all a bad experience.

People should get motivated just by seeing Allepy Backwater Pictures which we found in internet. Why because the reality is different.

What was you experience #hippie if you ever travelled in houseboat in allepy-kerala.

And out of this . You website is really very informative and keep doing the amazing work.

Thank you.
#Vyas