Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Varkala Beach


Tucked away on the west coast between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Varkala is a beautiful beach set below a stunning cliff backdrop - the sunsets over the Arabian Sea are awsome!
Took time out of our whirlwind tour of the south to kick back and take it easy, which is exactly what we did! Three days of sunning, swimming, drinking and eating. Not such a bad life eh! It's a world away from the religious freaks further south yet manages to retain its charm by not selling out to package tourism like Goa.

Fresh fish stalls crowd the single cliff-top pass after sunset as travellers, much like ourselves, gather to barter for locally caught fish the likes of wish we'd never seen before. Our only regret - not staying longer before heading up the coast to the "backwaters" and the bedlam in Kollam.

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