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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.

Wayanad

22 May 20249 min read

Wayanad: the slow road

The road into Wayanad climbs through forty-six hairpin bends. I counted them. By the time you reach the plateau, you are in a different world — cooler, greener, quieter, and very far from the coast.

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