The mangroves of Pichavaram
by After a couple of restful days in Tranquebar, we drive on to Pichavaram, for a look at the second largest mangroves system in India after …
Category: Tamil Nadu
The land of singing waves
There are many ways to enjoy the monsoon season. My favourite is to sit on an armchair on an open verandah with a cup of …
A perfect weekend in Ooty and Coonoor
Just a two-hour drive from Coimbatore lies the Nilgiris, also known as the Blue Mountains. Its heart is the hill station of Ooty – an …
A heart cooler for the heat
Some people have called it a ‘heart attack in a glass’. They are terribly unkind. I prefer to think of it as ‘heaven in a …
The Bungalow on the Beach
A few months ago, we went on a road trip through Thanjavur and Kumbakonam, then going up north towards Tranquebar, before finally fetching up at …
Why you should visit Tamil Nadu in 2016
My home state of Tamil Nadu has found a place in the NY Times’ list of must-do destinations for 2016 – rightly described as a …
Conservation, at what cost?
A quick glimpse at a couple of small temples, to continue my series on the recent Tamil Nadu road trip. Our host at the Swamimalai …
Memories from the road trip
It’s just over a week since we returned, but the eight day road trip in Tamil Nadu is already a distant memory. It was a …