My Journey Across Kerala: Beaches, Hills, and Backwaters
Honestly, I didn't expect Kerala to hit me the way it did. I've traveled a bit before, but this trip felt different right from the start. Maybe it was the heat, maybe it was the smell of the coast, but something about it just pulled me in. I began in Varkala, and man, that beach is something else. It sits right on a cliff, so you get this view of the waves crashing below while you're sipping chai from some tiny stall nearby. I didn't do much there, honestly. Just sat around, walked a bit, watched the sunset one evening and just felt... okay. Like my brain finally stopped buzzing for once. After a few days, I headed up to Munnar, and the change hit me instantly. One minute it's hot and beachy, next minute I'm wrapped in a jacket looking at endless tea gardens with fog rolling over them. It's such a weird but nice feeling when the whole environment flips like that. We walked through a small tea estate one morning, barely talking, just taking it all in. Later...