The introduction of the hitech Volvo buses, which incorporate some of the state of the art features like air-conditioned interiors, plush seatings, automatic doors and display system has ensured a comfortable city ride to the commuters. The airport service that starts from Fort Kochi has become a hit among tourists. The transit time to the [...]
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Volvo bus timings
Posted in Kerala Destinations, Travel, tagged Airport, Fort Kochi, Volvo buses on March 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
‘Discover Kerala’- Explore the unseen and the unknown sights of Kerala
Posted in Kerala Destinations, Travel, tagged Kannur, kanyakumari, kappil, Silent valley, Thekkady on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Interestingly , the new leaflets and brochures of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation, “Discover Kerala” is in a way an invitation for the native community to explore the unseen and the unexplored Kerala and are not targeted for national or international travelers.
Discover Kerala has a series of budget packages that includes some of the best [...]
Looks like there is some hope left for the 1411 Tigers remaining!
Posted in Enviroment, Kerala Destinations, Travel, wildlife, tagged Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, save our tigers, Tiger, tiger extinction, tiger reserve on February 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The inauguration of the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve at Anappadi in Palakkad district on 20th February is some glad news for those who have been striving to make a difference and voice their opinion in the “Save Our Tigers” campaign launched by Aircel.
Well now, this shows that Kerala does really care and is solid proof [...]
Alappuzha-Kollam boat service re-launched
Posted in Backwaters, Kerala Destinations, Tourism News, Travel, tagged Alappuzha, backwater tourism, Kollam, Luxury boat service on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Alappuzha-Kollam boat service, which used to attract tourists in large numbers and which was stopped in 1996, has now been re-launched, after a long gap of 14 years.
The Alappuzha-Kollam luxury boat service of the State Water Transport Department (SWTD) has been re-launched yesterday, February 9th, with the State Coir and Cooperation Minister G. Sudhakaran [...]
Two Cruise ships in Kochi
Posted in Fort Cochin, Kerala Destinations, Tourism News, Travel, tagged Kochi, kerala tourism, Luxury Liners, Queen Mary 2, Le Ponant on February 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
For me and my friend, going to the Subhash Chandra Bose Park in Kochi in the evenings and spending time there, chatting about, sharing thoughts, woes and joys and at the same time enjoying the cool backwater breeze is almost a regular thing. But there had been a break of about a month or so, [...]
Rail tourism all set for the big leap
Posted in Travel, tagged Backwaters, cuisine, Culture, Houseboat, Kerala, rail tourism on January 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Soon on the trails of one of the biggest branding exercises of Kerala tourism which showcased the glimpses of Kerala on the exterior of the Thiruvananthapuram-bound Rajdhani Express on a huge canvas, the tourism ministry is planning to introduce atleast one coach in the lines of the luxurious ‘palace on wheels’ in all major trains. [...]
MV Aquamarine cruises to go in for a temporary break
Posted in Tourism News, Travel, tagged Louis sea crusies, Luxury cruise-liner, MV Aquamarine, Stopped on January 14, 2010 | 5 Comments »
It was six weeks ago that Louis Sea Cruises began operations, taking tourists on enchanting trips to Maldives and Colombo. The cruise programmes, which began with much fanfare, was like a whiff of fresh air as far as Kerala tourism was concerned. The news created quite a buzz everywhere and the response was overwhelming. An [...]
Is Kerala forced to cope up with a bus strike every fortnight?
Posted in Travel, tagged bus strike, Kerala, Travel on January 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Going by the turn of events, it seems that the hapless public in Kerala has been forced to put up with frequent bus strikes, which throw the normal life out of gear. This is the second bus strike in a matter of a few weeks and with the Sabarimala season and the holidays on, these [...]
Count your stars if you are on Cochin road!
Posted in Backwaters, Politics in Kerala, Travel, tagged Cochin, Karma kerala, kerala accidents, Kerala roads on January 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Cochin, the financial capital city of Kerala represents largely with narrow roads with hundreds of cars and no parking lots. With millions of vehicles of all sizes on the road, the need for wider roads is just a dream (keep dreaming).
Secondly the roads in Kochi are not safe. No there are no robberies or dacoits [...]
KSRTC Volvo buses started in Kochi
Posted in Enviroment, Fort Cochin, Travel, tagged bus fair, Fort Kochi, hi-tech buses, Journey, Kerala, Kochi, kochi roads, KSRTC, road transport, Thiruvananthapuram, Travel, Volvo buses on December 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
For many Kochiites, it was rather a thrilling experience to have travelled in the AC Volvo bus run by KSRTC’s city service. On Wednesday (30.12.2009) Morning at 7 ‘O’ clock Kochi’s KSRTC Volvo buses started off their maiden trip and ended at 10 pm. Many awaited eagerly and patiently to have a Volvo experience to [...]
