Through My Lens

It was in the month of Sep 2011,we were on a holiday to our home town Payyanur. On holidays if i am in Kerala, i will be the most lazy person to start with an idea of an offbeat destination tour.The idea came from none other than my wife for the tour of the Payyambalam beach.In Kerala touring is always fine but the sweating is something which i hate a lot while touring in Kerala.Even though it was the month of Sep, still the sun god has given a lot of sweating with a cool breeze in the country side.I just asked about what other places other than the beach we can see around.She just mentioned about St.Angelo Fort.I told her lets go to the fort first and then by evening we will have our tour towards the Payyambalam beach. We set out for our destination.The Fort was some 55 km from my place,which is Payyanur. We set out for the journey at 2.00 pm in a hired white ambassador,which was still the pride of taxis in Kerala at that point of time.We reached the destination at around 3.10 pm. ...

Even though i am a Malayalee,i have never heard of a fort in Thalassery. I came to know about this fort when i first visited the website of Kerala tourism to search for places to visit nearby Kannur as my native is in Kannur. This place is famous for the coastal beaches and fish trading in Kerala.This place is some 22 km south of the Kannur district. In the month of Jan 2012 me and my family planned the visit to this place along with the coast of Thalassery. We drove straight to the fort passing by the long stretch of Thalassery sea shore which runs n parallel to the road.We stopped for some time in a small park which is in the sea shore.We took some snacks took rest for a while. Sea waves on the long stretch of Thalassery Seashore Then we embarked for our onward journey to the fort.Around noon we reached the fort.The fort is simple in the sense it doesn't have the hustle of a tourist center and there is not much tourist who were visiting this place.The fort is at a h...

It was the month of Jan 12 and i was in Kerala along with my family for a short visit during the 26th Jan holiday.On a sunny lazy day in the morning the family decided to go for an outing.But the place was not decided.Some suggestions came that why can't we go for a beach as we always go for heritage and architectural sites and the suggestion came to be Muzhappilangad beach.I have heard about this beach a lot but what lies there needs to be seen when we reach there.We booked a taxi and there we were travelling towards the beach. This beach is located parallel to NH 17 highway which is between Kannur and Thalassery. This is said to be one of the best drive in beach in India and in Asia.We reached the place at around 3.00 pm in the noon and there we see the vast beach with the shores inviting the vehicles to run through it for a ride of their lifetime.The beach is as long as 5 km in length and it allows the tourist for a ride in the beach up to a stretch of 4 km.On the shores...

Frame by Frame Sunset at Muzhappilangad Beach Muzhappilangad Beach is a beach in the state of Kerala. This is located in between Kannur & Thalassery. This beach is the only Drive-in Beaches in Asia . 1st Shot The beach festival is celebrated in the month of April and it is one of the important tourist attraction in the district of Kannur  in Kerala. 2nd Shot The Long beach is the only longest drive in beach in India. Still untouched, this long, spotless beach protected by the black rocks from the deep currents, make its shallow water a swimmer's paradise. 3rd Shot The enchanting ambience of the good-looking Muzhappilangad beach invites one to swim, sunbathe, or just laze around for an unforgettable beach vacation in Kerala . 4th Shot The beach is clean and well maintained .  The shores of the Muzhappilangad beach are lined with black boulders, which protects the shores from the lashing waves and also make a natural shallow place ....