A Delicious Fish Curry from Kerala, South India I first learnt to cook this Kerala fish curry from Chef Nitin at the gorgeous Brunton’s Boatyard in Fort Kochi. It’s a spicy yellow gravy traditional to Kerala in Southern India and uses turmeric, tomato, coconut, spices and curries leaves. Ingredients (serves 8) 1&1/2 Tbsp coconut oil 1/2 tsp […]
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5 tips to find the best hotel in Fort Kochi India
Where is the best hotel in Fort Kochi for You? I love heading to South India in June and July. True, it can be rainy, but it’s less busy and the hotels offer great prices. I also get the pool all to myself and the softer light is great for photos. And I can still get […]
Where else would you get full board and fun like this for just $60?
We arrived at Seema’s Waves Beach Resort to an impressive balcony view from this cute garden cottage at Thottada Beach near Kannur, Kerala. One of the few good places to stay between Calicut and Mangalore in the monsoon season, it’s part of the extensive, well-run network of Kerala Homestays that are the best place to […]
Is Brunton’s Boatyard Hotel the best spot to stay in Fort Kochi?
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 […]
Why you would be mad to miss Udupi!
If you’re on the way down the west coast of Inida, you would be crazy not to stop here! Udupi has this famous 900 yr old Sri Krishna Temple and in the monsoon season it’s gorgeously relaxed and a personal kind of place, with many less visitors because of the rains. In the dry season it […]
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 […]