26. + 27. December 2018   Besides Mothakkara, the village of women, there is another one in Wayanad with great homestay experiences. Thrikkaipetta is all about bamboo. Bamboo is planted and then processed. This is done by the company Uravu. In addition to the shop with lots of beautiful things, you can also watch the … Continue reading Thrikkaipetta – The Bamboo-Village → Read more

25. December 2018     In India (and perhaps other countries too), people sometimes offer to wear the local clothes for a photo, for example. I always thought that was pretty silly.   But when I was once dressed privately in Rajasthan, I changed my mind. Dressing up and getting dressed up leads to nice … Continue reading Sari – A Wearing-Experience → Read more

December 2018     There are 2 villages in Wayanad in Kerala where Kabani Tours takes travellers. Now a third one has been added (see below). These three villages have different focuses. One has a lot to contribute to agriculture, the other is the ‘bamboo village’ and the third, Mothakkara, where I stayed for a … Continue reading Mothakkara – The Village of the Women → Read more

20. December 2018     I’m down on my luck at the moment: My piece of luggage that didn’t arrive is still missing (including down jacket, down sleeping bag, souvenirs, Kamerakidz pen pals, Kamerakidz books and calendars and so on and so forth…) and then the day before yesterday my hard drive in my laptop … Continue reading Bad Luck and Christian Encounter → Read more

December 2018     Me, the lover of dry and mountainous landscapes, in Kerala? That doesn’t fit, does it? That’s right! And also not….   2006 was my first and last time in Kerala. Although I liked the backwaters and Kochi, one of the things that bothered me was the heat. And in 2014, when … Continue reading Why Kerala → Read more

11. December 2018     I didn’t see much of Kozhikode itself because we travelled straight to the Wayanad district in the village of Mothakkara. And I’ve been there ever since.   My biggest fear before my time in Kerala was the heat. My second biggest fear was the (too spicy) food. Neither of these … Continue reading Kozhikode -> Mothakkara – up to the green hills → Read more

11. December 2018     Once upon a time…..   … during the Indian colonial era. The mountains of the Wayanad district were still unconquered by the British. There was only one path that the local Adivasi, the indigenous people, knew. An English engineer hired Karinthandam, a chief, to show him the way. He did … Continue reading Karinthandam → Read more

11. December 2018   Sometimes I have to learn how little I know…. But perhaps the less you know, the more open you are to being surprised?   I did not know that Kozhikode used to be the largest harbour in Kerala and traded heavily with the Arabs there Vasco da Gama arrived there in … Continue reading Coffee in Kozhikode → Read more

MUC – CCJ   Saudia Airlines tempted me with an unbeatable offer: 490 euros Munich-Kochi, Delhi-Munich. And 2 pieces of luggage with no weight limit. About 2 weeks before departure, the obstacles started: I received a message that the flight had been cancelled and that I should contact the airline. This contact was a little … Continue reading Flying with Saudia to India → Read more

May 2024 What a journey! I don’t think I’ve ever had so many difficulties and struggled so often. And I don’t really understand why my enthusiasm for Nepal just won’t go away. I’ve already mentioned a few points in the trekking posts, i.e. I don’t really like this mountain tourism. The route to Everest Base … Continue reading Nepal 2024 – Afterthoughts → Read more