Whenever fellow bloggers or international friends ask me about India and the first Indian destination they should visit, I invariably say Kerala. Even though I have lived in Gujarat for over 2 decades, which is also one of the safest states in the country, I simply tend to say Kerala. Kerala for me has always been more than God’s own country. From the stillness of the Periyar river to the trumpets of elephants in Wayanad, the spice plantations of Thekkady to rhythmic beats of Kathakali in Kochi, Kerala is the land of surprises and specials.
