Kerala Trip: Munnar | Thekkady | Alleppey
"The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see" - says an author. Before starting our four days Kerala trip on 24th December 2013, I really didn't have a clear cut idea on what I was going to see. All I had planned was, 'okay I am going to Munnar, Thekkady and Alleppey'. The team was not big one. Karthik, another Karthik, Sunil, Pankaj, Vathsa and myself were the six guys who had packed their bags and started from Bangalore, in Royal Travels. Hence, wherever the word 'I' is used, anytime it can be replaced as 'we.' Background: Everyone of us wanted to have an year end trip. The places short listed were Andaman-Nikobar islands, Himalayas, North India (Rajasthan, Gujarath, Punjab) and Kerala. The place finally picked for this season was Kerala. Other places were added to the 'to be accomplished' list. All six people mentioned above were IT professionals at Bangalore. Year end casual leaves were meant for...