Brunton’s Boatyard Hotel Fort Kochi in Kerala, South India is brimming with history and culture. Coming for the spices, the Portuguese, Dutch and British fought over Cochin for nearly 500 years. Surrounded by waterways, seafood is plentiful. The local cuisine makes the most of spices, bountiful coconuts and the influences of colonialists as well as […]
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Eighth Bastion Hotel, Kochi – a top spot to stay
Eighth Bastion, like all CGH Earth hotels, is a great spot to stay in Kochi, especially with the generous low season price ($125AUS including the fabulous breakfast). Near the Dutch cemetery and Thakur House, it once was a Dutch mansion itself. It’s close to the beach for great people watching and wandering. It has just […]
Celebrating Eid in Kozhikode, Kerala – Malabar Muslim Cuisine
It was all happening down on the beach last night at the Eid Festival in Kozhikode, famous for it’s Malabar Muslim Cuisine. It was also the perfect night to try the famous regional biriyani at the iconic Paragon Hotel served with delicious sides of date pickle, coconut chutney and curd based pachchadi, with the famous […]
Monsoon Magnificence at Wayanad Wild, Kerala
The monsoon is wild at Wayanad Wild, but magnificent! Up in Kerala’s tea, coffee, rice and spice growing hills….. .…full of natural beauty… ….this new offering from CGH Earth Experience Hotels is a gorgeous place to be spoil by lovely staff who think of everything! Surrounded by lush jungle nurtured by 5000mm annual rainfall, it’s perfect […]