Spice of South India

When my friend, Rachel, asked if I were interested in joining her to Kerala, South India, travelling backpackers’ style, I hesitated. I hesitated not because it was going to be ‘backpacking’, but because I felt that it was too soon after my New Zealand trip. However, after visiting Air Asia website, I found it hard to say ‘NO’!

While I have been to northern India several times, it would be my first for the South. And I hardly knew anything about the state of Kerala, other than that ‘it is located on the south-western coast of the subcontinent. And that it is famous for its backwaters, houseboats, coconut trees…’ Needless to say, I was looking forward to find out more about this place which is slowly gaining its popularity among the people of Malaysia, all thanks to Air Asia for choosing Kochi and Trivandrum (capital of Kerala) their flying destinations.