kerala travel blog Archives • Maverickbird

Kalaripayattu, a photo story

I discovered Kalaripayattu in Kumily in Kerala. The small spice trading town, surrounded by tea gardens, seemed like the perfect […]

Kerala cuisine is history on a plate. Due to its location along the Malabar Coast, throughout history, this south Indian […]

February 20, 2021

A Theyyam performance, in my eyes, is a larger-than-life experience. Imagine being in an obscure village in Kerala in the […]

February 16, 2021

Kannur is beautiful and quiet. Can there a better combination for slow travelers? I reached Kannur from Madurai, a destination […]

February 15, 2021

The Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary (also known as the Periyar Tiger Reserve) is one of the largest national parks in India. […]

January 14, 2021

Kumily: there is something about that name that I like very much. It kind of rolls down my tongue in […]

January 13, 2021

Sounds of twittering birds; swish-swish of the feathery coconut fronds; a low mooing of a cow, and an occasional swoop […]

January 10, 2021

I experienced vallam kali for the first time in Kollam. Famously known as the Kerala snake boat race, vallam kali […]

January 9, 2021

One of my funniest experiences in Kerala is attending Vallam Kali in Kollam. Famously known as the Kerala snake boat […]

January 8, 2021

The Keralite port city is called Kochi. Cochin is the anglicized version of the name and they refer to the […]

January 6, 2021