This beach is a five minute walk from our villa at Arakal Heritage Homestay. Michael and I walk a path just off our villa’s yard that leads us through a small neighborhood of fisherman’s home, then the beach! We basically have this entire beach to ourselves! I’m not sure this stretch of beach has a…
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Mararikkulam North, Kerala, India – Popeye! Our New Four-Legged Friend!
It had been our experience while living in Qatar, that many of the Indian and Nepalese workers were terrified of dogs. Here, while in India we see wild dogs (wild is used loosely) wandering around. Our homestay family at Arakal Heritage does not like dogs – their belief is dogs carry rabies and disease and…
Mararikkulam North, Kerala, India – Election Day in Kerala
April 23rd was voting day in Kerala as part of the 2019 Indian general election. This country wide election is held in seven phases, from April 11th – May 19th. If I understand the process correctly, this is how the people choose their representatives – members of parliament (MP’s) in the Lok Sabha, also called…
Chethy, Kerala, India – Malabar Bakery and Hotel at Janaksheman Junction
On our first full day in the small coastal village of Mararikkulam North, Michael rented a scooter for our six week stay here. That evening for dinner, we drove to find a place to eat and check out the area! In the neighboring village of Chethy, what we found for a place to eat was…
Incredible India!
Michael and I’s flight from Azerbaijan to India delivered us into this South Asian country during the wee hours of the morning. After a two drive from Cochin International Airport to our homestay, Arakal Heritage , located in the small coastal village of Mararikkulam North, it was 5:00am in the morning! Abi, our host, met us…