Last year we were in Mumbai during Holi. It is a festival I love and hate. I love the colors, the happiness, the concept. And it is one of the most photogenic events that I know. I hate the dangers and inconveniences of the color powder and colored water. With a sensitive skin like mine, I […]
Kerala Truck Art
During my 6 months in India in different cities and states I came across a lot of decorated trucks. Unfortunately none of them came even close to what I had seen on pictures from Pakistani trucks. Those are totally wow and over the top. Love them! Although I do not expect ever to see one […]
What is toddy and how does it taste?
Toddy is a Keralan specialty; it is also called palm wine. An alcoholic drink made from the fermented sap of a coconut palm tree. This sap is collected by a ‘toddy tapper’, who sells it to people who further process it and who serve it to clients (from jerrycans). The collecting of the sap is quite […]
Why a private backwater tour is worth the money
Kerala is known for it’s backwaters. A boat trip on those waters is considered a must-do. Kerala Tourism provided these three pictures with a kind request to add them to this post. I have no problem with that, since the pictures give a bird’s eye view that I can never provide myself. And I really […]
Cochin’s Chinese Fishing Nets
One of Cochin’s sights are it’s so called Chinese fishing nets. They are named this way, because for long it was thought that these contraptions were brought to Coching 700 years ago by the Chinese explorer Zheng He. Recently however, it was discovered that they were brought there by the Portuguese, which makes sense, since […]
About Kerala
One of our short breaks was a five day trip to Kerala. Sometimes referred to as the less touristic Goa. Kerala turned out to be a special and surprising state for various reasons. In the first place it is the first and I think the only place in the world where they have a chosen communistic government. […]
Boutique Hotel Pousada Tauma: the Beach and our review.
Some years back, Neville, the owner of Pousada Tauma, bought a piece of land at the beach and developed that into a private beach plus restaurant. He made the land higher and did some landscaping there as well, and he has more plans for this location. For now, it means that hotel guests can go […]
Boutique Hotel Pousada Tauma: restaurant The Copper Bowl
The hotel has it’s own semi-al-fresco restaurant: the Copper Bowl. Usually only ‘our’ table and one other one were occupied, so it felt almost as our private restaurant. The food was delicious! And Matthew’s service impeccable. Breakfast and one of the other daily meals are included in the roomrates, so we had all our dinners […]
Boutique Hotel Pousada Tauma: latherite, pillars and statues
So on the grounds we find a central pool area, surrounded by villas/suites and a wonderful garden. A koi pond and a lot of flora and fauna. But that’s not all we find. Neville also built structures here and there, using the same local material (latherite stone) and techniques. And….pillars/colums, since he likes them;-). Here […]
Boutique Hotel Pousada Tauma: serene tropical gardens
It was lovely to ly at the pool, especially since we were alone, most of the time. The peace and quiet is very relaxing. The surrounding beauty of it all made me so happy. The sound of the two water sprinklers in the pool is soothing. A simple idea, but very effective;-). Neville, […]
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