What are the tourist places in Kanyakumari? We planned a three-day family trip to Kanyakumari and had pre-booked our train tickets two months earlier. Traveling on a night train would be a better option as it takes thirteen hours from Chennai to reach Kanyakumari. You could skip the train journey…

It drizzled at first. In a few minutes, it turned into heavy rain. The rain pitter-pattered on the balcony roof.  An hour and a half rain had left the streets murky.  The Sun peeked through the clouds that moved faster with the wind.  The dark clouds had gone and so…

A veil of dark clouds covered Thirparappu waterfalls as we reached it. It’s a 10 minutes’ drive from Thottipalam. It’s 21 km from Padmanabhapuram Palace. The laneways are crowded with buses and cars which settle that there’s no parking lot available. After some frantic scouring, we found a place to…

Have you felt like falling down without actually falling? That’s how I felt when I walked over the bridge at Mathur Aqueduct. We’re on the most renowned hanging bridge in South Asia, situated in Kalkulam taluk in Kanyakumari.  The natives call it ‘Thottipalam’. Mathur Aqueduct or Mathoor Thottipalam is 13…

Padmanabhapuram palace is considered as the Mystique marvel of Kerala Architecture. Drizzling rain falling on the asbestos roof of the balcony woke me up from the nightmare. It was 6 AM and The Cock was crowing at its best, giving me a flavor of a rural village with the aroma…

Manapad is roughly 13 KM from Alanthalai. We took the Thoothukudi – Tiruchendur – Kanyakumari road and reached Manapad around 4’0 clock.  As it was already time, we couldn’t go anywhere else and went directly to Holy Cross Church. The pristine beaches of the fishing town of Uvari offers serenity,…

After taking the blessings of Athisaya Manal Matha at Sokkan kudieruppu, we started to Pothakalanvilai, Thirukalyana Matha Church. We reached ThiruKalyana Matha (Our Lady of Holy Marriage) church around 2’0 clock. As we had packed our lunch from home, we thought about finishing the lunch first and then visit the…