Author name: Satish

Photographer, blogger, traveller. Addicted to yoga. Alumnus of College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram and Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. Born in /Kerala. Resident of Mumbai.

Escalles France on the Opal Coast

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Escalles France; uasatish; beach; Opal Coast;
Going Down to the Beach
Escalles France is a small village that snuggles in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, 17 km from  Calais. Cap Blanc-Nez, a stunning 134 m high white chalk cliff on Opal Coast, dominates the landscape. It is the French counterpart to the white cliffs of Dover. We were there on a sunny day and could see the Dover cliffs across the English Channel. …

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Kerala Train Travel on Indian Railways

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Western Ghats; Periyar Lake; Thekkady; Kerala; uasatish;

Kerala train travel is scenic and connects Thiruvananthapuram in the south to Kasaragod in the north. You pass rivers, lakes, paddy fields and coconut plantations along the way. Major cities on the route include Kollam, Ernakulam, Kozhikode and Kannur. Alleppey serves as a gateway to  popular destinations like the beautiful Vembanad Lake and hills of Munnar.   

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Makreri Temple – ancient ambalam with links to music

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Makreri Temple; uasatish; Kannur

Makreri Temple is thousands of years old. The temple is in Makreri (short for Markkadasseri) and 17.1 km from Thalassery. The main deity is the Valli Parinaya Subramaniyan (marriage of Subramaniyan and Valli). Here the chief priest (tantri) is Lord Hanuman himself. It is the only such temple in Kerala. Venkateswaran Dakshinamurthy, acclaimed musician, was a passionate devotee. …

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