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Valparai

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Valparai is the place where we (me, my sister and brother) used to go during our summer vacations when we were young school going kids; because our dad and mom was in Valparai. My dad was working in a tea estate which comes under BBTC and mom was a high school teacher. Because of the lack of good schools in Valparai; we were forced to stay along with our grandmother and completed our studies in Kochi, Kerala. After a long time, along with my kid and husband I visited Valparai during Sept. 2009. The most prestigious, impressive, inspiring and pollution free greenish heavenly land Valparai, a Municipality of Coimbatore district in Tamilnadu, is located above 3,500 feet from the sea level on the Anamalai Hills range of Western Ghats. We went to Valparai, in a rented tempo traveller, through Pollachi route which was incredible and unforgettable. It was an exotic experience. The road was completely covered by mist. To reach Valparai from Pollachi we have to cover 40 hairpin bends. This r...

Cherai Beach, Kerala, India

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Everybody loves holidays because during our holidays we can relax and have fun. We get enough time to travel. As usual during this summer holidays we planned a family get together. Unfortunately almost all tourist places were booked and there was no place for us to stay. So we were compelled to plan a one day trip near to our place. At last we got one resort near Cherai beach. We got this only because my cousin brother's friend is running this resort. The resort is facing towards the beach. We can enjoy the beauty of the sunset sitting on the top of the resort. They charged Rs.500/- per head. They gave us food and two rooms. We reached the resort by 11 o’clock. From the resort there is a narrow way towards the beach; through which we can enter into the beach. We kept our luggage in the rooms and went to the beach. It was very hot and the kids were very tired. We spent around 1 hr in the beach and came back to the resort. This was the first person we met in the beach. His friends w...

Munambam Beach, Ernakulam, Kerala

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Munambam beach is the place where the River Periyar flows into the Arabian Sea. Situated at the northern end (5 kms) of Cherai Beach.To protect the harbor mouth, two ramparts are constructed into the sea to about half kilometer using granite stones and concrete blocks. To reach munambam beach - The Cochin International Airport is located 20 kms away. The nearest railway station is at Aluva, situated about 22 km away. The beach is around 30km from the Kochi city. From Ernakulam city - Marine Drive & through the Goshree bridges - Vypeen island – Cherai beach – Munambam beach. From Aluva – North Paravur – munambam beach Neat and well maintained beach. We reached there by 10.30 morning. This is the entrance of the beach. Like Fort cochin Beach, Chinese Fishing nets are one of the most beautiful attractions of this beach. We will get fresh fish from here. But the cost seems to be high. No one was there to disturb our freedom. It was very calm and quiet. It is one of the few places w...