Kerala - God's Own Country!

[350Z]

you will miss a lot if you dont visit these places. these are the actual tourist spots.

Hmm..I'm falling into confusions. Let's see if time and weather permits.

Drive Safe,
350Z

 

[Shynish M]

well mukesh, please be very very very careful while driving in kerela. if you are expect any courtesy or rules there, forget it. take a cab!

visit munnar, thekkady, allepey & all the places mentioned in this thread.

I think he will not find it hard to drive. After all, he is managing with the Bangalore traffic and the auto-rickshaws there

 

[jalex]

I think he will not find it hard to drive. After all, he is managing with the Bangalore traffic and the auto-rickshaws there

Bangalore traffic is much better,people are not that inconsiderate or arrogant as in Kerala. I've rode and driven there as well.

While in Kerala,most people have no idea about their car's front,sides and rear and are driving on just weird guesses. You can see this while seeing vehicles overtaking here. They will be on the right edge of the road while doing it and there will be space for two vehicles in between them,even if the road is wide enough for four vehicles. They will blindly speed towards you flashing their lights on the faith that you will brake and stop for them to do the crazy stunt. Also seems some people dont know where the dipper switch to the headlights are and come at full beam towards you with 100/90,120/100 beams at night. What I do is dip the lights slow down sometimes coming to a halt or going onto the shoulder and keep the car as far as possible to the left side,reason being if atleast he can see,I have a better chance of reaching my destination,even after doing that one of these morons hit my wing mirror.

And regarding the autos,they are driven by the most idiotic and arrogant people you ever can see on the face of the earth,now that they have aquired a new and tougher vehicle,"The Ape". I in fact overheard one of them saying after crashing into my friends 800 head on and causing him 27000 rupees in damages. "Cant understand how the Ape turned turtle after a crash with an 800, This is not supposed to happen. Apes cant be overturned even if it is hit by an Ambassador. Its surprising" These were the words said by another Ape driver who came to take the vehicle to a workshop. And another fact is the Ape just had a minor dent and a small tear on its soft top even after almost totalling the 800.

So bottom line is Kerala is a warzone when it comes to wheels. Be prepared and expect the un-expected. No harm in being a little too cautious here.

 

[mukeshus]

So bottom line is Kerala is a warzone when it comes to wheels. Be prepared and expect the un-expected. No harm in being a little too cautious here.

Well thanks Jalex for the advice will be cautious while .

 

[370Z]

Currently I'm in TVM, It's a nice place having great natural beauty and of course lots of Coconut Trees. Its not raining now but the roads are not at all in any good condition. I shall keep you all updated.

Drive Safe,
370Z

 

[Shynish M]

Welcome to God's own country

 

[370Z]

Thanks Shynish. After speaking with localites here. They told some of the exact things about politics/roads/driving sense/tourist spots etc about which you, Jalex and Raj informed earlier.

Drive Safe,
370Z

 

[mukeshus]

Thanks Shynish. After speaking with local'ites here. They told some of the exact things about politics/roads/driving sense/tourist spots etc about which you, Jalex and Raj informed earlier.

Drive Safe,
370Z

Hello 370z, Keep on updating about your visit to different places in kerala.
Even i am planning to visit kerala this year.
Would glad to hear the best place you visit.

 

[AMG]

Can i from amritsar to kerela on my Bajaj CT100

 

[Shynish M]

Are you crazy ? You can take the bike in the train you gonna travel and use it in Kerala. But I hope you are just kidding!

 

[cooldhaya]

Glad to know that you are enjoying your stay there. Keep updating us here and we are expecting a lot of pictures!

 

[Akash]

Glad to know that you are enjoying your trip.

 

[blackbeauty]

Enjoy your stay in Gods Own Country..

 

[350Z]

I’m back! The complete and Beautiful (Yes!) Pictolog is on its way but not a review because I’m really tired. This was a 5 day trip from Delhi – Trivandrum – Kanyakumari. If there are any special questions to ask, I’ll be more than happy to answer them.

Secondly, Many thanks to all the members here who willingly guided me about food, culture and tourism of Kerala, It helped to make the trip even more enjoyable. However, I’d now probably not agree with few of the points which were mentioned before, such as driving etiquettes, though I didn’t drive myself but the people there don’t drive so rash as you told. But oh yes, they do overtake and never bother to wear seatbelts, but then this case is all over India (?), Except major cities like Bombay and Delhi. To keep the story brief, I’d say this is one awesome city and so the people out there, especially if I compare with other southern India regions where I have been before, the experience was far more better.

Drive Safe,
350Z

 

[raj_5004]

Glad you enjoyed kerela & found it better than other southern states. which places did you visit?

dont tell me you dint visit allepey, munnar & tekkady!