Tag: responsible tourism
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Organizing and participating in mangrove based tourism can land you in trouble
Encroaching in to the mangrove forests is legally banned. Avoid all boating and kayaking going near the mangrove forests around kagamakkudy and kochi and for that matter anywhere in India can invite huge penalties and even imprisonment.
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Lesser whistling duck
The lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica), also known as Indian whistling duck or lesser whistling teal, is a species of whistling duck that breeds in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. They are nocturnal feeders that during the day may be found in flocks around lakes and wet paddy fields. They can perch on trees and sometimes build their nest in the hollow…
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Seeing Pokkali rice on a dining table for the first time..emotional.
Many thanks to Mr.!Prince the General Manager of Nihara resorts for inviting me for dinner today. Getting an invitation in the capacity of a blogger for the first time made it even more exciting. The food spread at their riverside grill had everything perceivable for a seafood grill starting with a prawns soup. Kozhuva peera,…
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Catching clam / kakka / kallummakaya
These women in Kadamakudy are so skilled, committed, daring and hardworking. Here is a woman catching clam (shell or kakka) in the local language Malayalam. They continue this process for hours together buried neck deep in water. The kakka fry and the kakka ularthiyathu is a popular Kerala dish and is available in the local…