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First-person accounts from across Kerala — the places, the people, and the moments that stay with you.

Every entry here is written from memory and from notes scribbled in the field. No press trips, no sponsored itineraries — just the Kerala I know and keep returning to.

Munnar

3 September 20246 min read

Munnar before the tourists arrive

The alarm went off at five. Outside the window of the guesthouse, Munnar was invisible — just a wall of white. By six, the mist had begun to lift, and I understood why people set alarms for this.

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