There is a simple remedy for the heat and humidity of the plains of Kerala: a trip to the mountains where at the edge of the Periyar Tiger Reserve, the
Shalimar Spice Garden Resort is located. At a height of 800 metres, where the air is relatively cool …. Life is simple up here, yet there also seems to be an excess of everything: The straw covered cottages stand in the midst of bright green palm groves and amongst trees and plants where mangos, nutmeg and cardamom flourish …. The Hotel Book
Great Escapes Asia Christiane Reiter
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