Oil Massages And A Private Beach At This Retreat On A Hidden Island In Kerala!
Great For Travel Homestays Hidden Gem Shortcut If you’re thinking of getting away from the city during a long weekend, look no further...
Butterfly Island
The birds and butterflies of Valiyaparamba Island. The first thing that had captivated me the day I got down at Payyanur around the wee...
That Ball game on the sand.
Vinod took the night bus back as he had a shoot. I had few more days to kill in this idyllic locale all by myself now and I was itchy to...
Sunrise on Tejaswini, Sunset on the Arabian Sea.
Our arrival at vretreat had coincided with a most majestic Sunrise on the backwaters of the quaintly flowing Tejaswini. We had alighted...
Cycling on single tar roads and gravel tracks in Valiyaparamba
When one is in an island, distances become not just two points to be traversed but rather a melody one can hum on as you walk, trot or...
Ferry Stops
Chechi’s house is a few yards from the Ration Kada jetty - the closest jetty from Vretreat. As dawn breaks every day, I have seen the...
The Dance of Gods
Theyyam, a popular ritual art of Northern Kerala is usually performed in the temples as part of the daily rituals and festivals. The word...
Looking for crabs on the beach
Amongst the many activities that one must do in Kerala when on a beach, ‘Looking for crabs’ can sound a bit of an oddity. Yet it can be spor
Experience nothingness!
Mangalamma approached the desk with the last round of tea for the day - usually around 5.30 p.m. She would ensure the tea cup found the most
