Travel Day 973 – Varkala to Sivananda, Kerala, INDIA It was almost hard to believe, but more than two weeks had already passed by since I had arrived in Varkala and now I had finally found a reason to actually leave and say bye-bye to Varkala Beach… Over the last couple of days I had […]
March Travel before Varkala
Travel Day 968-72 – Varkala, Kerala, INDIA While the last couple of days had been great and filled with little activities, now I decided to rather focus on some work on my website… Keeping up my diary during my travels had already become quite a challenge, because it gradually seemed to expand and take up […]
Holi Temple Festival in Varkala
Travel Day 967 – Varkala, Kerala, INDIA Wow, today was Holi again, the festival of colors and I couldn’t help but reminisce about my last Holi festival in Kathmandu, Nepal… Two years ago when I happened to be in Kathmandu, the city went crazy during Holi with every single person, especially the kids chasing down […]
Varkala Beach Settlement
Travel Day 966 – Varkala, Kerala, INDIA After seeing all the waterfront areas up and down the shore, today I decided to explore the actual settlement of Varkala Beach a little bit… When I first arrived in Varkala I noticed already that there was the town itself, but then there was also Varkala Beach, which […]
Southern Beaches of Varkala
Travel Day 965 – Varkala, Kerala, INDIA Since I walked inland yesterday, I never actually got to explore the coastline south of Varkala Beach and so I decided to continue today where I left off yesterday… The first part of my early morning walk brought me back down to the puja area between the cliffs, […]
Varkala Temple and Beach Puja
Travel Day 964 – Varkala, Kerala, INDIA Since I really enjoyed my little exploration walk yesterday morning, today I obviously had to get up early again and see something else… While I made my way up north along the coast yesterday, it seemed only a natural choice that I would walk in the opposite direction […]
Varkala to Odayam Beach
Travel Day 963 – Varkala, Kerala, INDIA After spending a couple of relaxing Daycation days at the beach, I decided that it was time for a little bit of discipline again… In the ashram the early morning hours had always been the most enjoyable time of the day because everything always seemed extremely peaceful and […]