FAQ on Indian Travel

[dev]

Thanks Jyo...

[NM]

hi to those in TN :

any tips for where I can get artwork/wall hangings in Chennai ?
I'm really interested in bronze/copper wall art - i've seen a few in the restraunts over here.

Thanks much.
NM

[P_R]

Check out Cholamandalam Artists's village on ECR. They have some real good stuff but may be on the higher end.

There are some art galleris like Vipaksha, Apparao etc. - I have only read about them though.

Poompuhar - the TN's government's handicraft showrooms are in many places in TN. They are a decent bet.

Victoria Technical Insitute on Mount Road in Chennai is said to have really good stuff. But it's slightly pricey compared to other places.

[NM]

Thanks PR.

[app_engine]

dev,
Coimbatore to Trivandrum could be more than 6 hours, unless you're speeding @ midnight among drunk truck drivers

You could probably reach Kochi in about 3 hours from Cbe, if you drive. (Train'll take 4 hours).

Ooty is < 3 hours from Cbe.

[NOV]

I have planned a Kerala trip for a friend.
Comments from anyone will be appreciated.

30 Dec
4.45 pm Arrive Cochin
6.00 pm Cochin-Guruvaayur (108 km)
8.00 pm Check in hotel

31 Dec
8.00 am Darshan at Guruvayoor Temple
Breakfast and Sightseeing
12.00pm Guruvaayur-Munnar (170 km)
4.00 pm Check in hotel
6.00 pm Ayur Vedic Massage
12.00 am New year at Munnar

1 Jan
9.00 am - Tour of Munnar - Atiripilly falls, Mattupetty Dam/Kundala dam for boating,
onwards Tea plantations, Eravikulam National Park, Devikulam, Mattupetty, Echo Point, Kundal Dam, etc

2 Jan
8.00 am Munnar-Trivandrum (300 km)
2.00 pm Tour of Trivandrum - Srichitra Art Gallery, Napier Museum and Zoo
5.00 pm Check in hotel at Kovalam

3 Jan
9.00 am Trivandrum-Alleppey (150 km)
1.00 pm Check in boathouse & Backwaters
Back water cruise through paddy fields, coconut lagoons, narrow canals and coir villages

4 Jan
10.00 am Allepey- Cochin (60 km)
12.00 pm Tour of Cochin – Dutch Palace, Jewish synagogue, The Spices auction rooms, St. Francis Church, Chinese fishing nets, etc.
6.00 pm Check in hotel

5 Jan
9.00 am Shopping & packing
2.00 pm Check out
5.15pm Depart to KL

[dev]

dev,
Coimbatore to Trivandrum could be more than 6 hours, unless you're speeding @ midnight among drunk truck drivers

You could probably reach Kochi in about 3 hours from Cbe, if you drive. (Train'll take 4 hours).

Ooty is < 3 hours from Cbe.

No driving at night... most probably we'll start around 7 am... we should be comfortable as long as the travel time doesn't exceed 7 hrs or so... too many kids and it'll be hard to keep them engaged for more than that...

Ooty...too many NYs at ooty already... Also, I don't prefer hills coz of travel sickess...But if nothing works out, we'll be to Ooty again...

[dev]

Any other interesting place with lesser travel time would be of great help... Pls exclude Munnar and allappey...

[app_engine]

dev,
athirampaLLi / vAzhachchAl, if you have not been before, are must-visit places. Each place has a beautiful aruvi. (The former is famous for punnagai mannan and the later is relatively less crowded and breath-taking).

Both places can be reached with little diversion from the Cbe-Kochi highway at Chalakkudy.

If you're adventurous, silent valley near Palakkad is another fantastic spot. Don't visit there on a rainy day as leeches abound that suck blood.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Hi ppl, can u pls let me know of some interesting tourist spots near coimbatore. Something with a travel time of 6 hours or less.

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