Visit to God's own Country - Kerala

avi.k · 17th October 2008, 19:18

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Originally Posted by neoonwheels

God. That will take you 1-2 weeks right?

My manager will kill me if i travel 2 weeks one side.
Will be 1 and a half days ride 1300 kms one side.
might take a halt some where around GOA for the night.
about one week stay at KERALA and then Same plan for the way back.

trrk · 17th October 2008, 19:27

Hi neoonwheels,

> Arcadia regency - At entrance my confused wifey

Well, you were staying next door to my shop.

Nice pictures.

ramkya1 · 17th October 2008, 19:39

Hai Neoonwheels,

Lovely pictures, so picture-postcard like and some of them walpaper material, even with low res. Love the Munnar photos, some of of them coposed so beautufully.

Been to Aleppey beach many times, never saw it so lovely as in your pictures, the one with the sea-bridge.

Keep them coming... more to come?

--Ramky
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PatienceWins · 17th October 2008, 19:48

Nice pictures.

I am surprised to know that you did not encounter potholes in Cochin - Munnar. Cochin seems to have improved a lot now.

Waiting for the rest. Thanks for providing all the details. It would be helpful when others plan a trip.

Steeroid · 17th October 2008, 20:31

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Hi!

1 quick thing -

It looks like you have switched your mobile on inside the aircraft to take that cloud picture.

If you indeed have, I hope it was in flight mode, or else you have done a very dangerous and illegal thing.

Hi Sam and others

The danger of switching on mobilephones inside aircraft is highly overrated and IMHO unwarranted. There are no studies to prove that the phones interfere with aircraft navigation or communication in any way, and very soon you will all be able to make calls from your mobilephones inside aircraft, subject to certain restrictions like the number of people who can use it concurrently, time at which you can use them etc

How come what was dangerous earlier is now suddenly acceptable when the airlines get a Revenue Share from the calls made?

I do realize things arent as simple as that, but the fact is that several of my pilot friends have confessed to making calls themselves from the cockpit - they are convinced that it is 100% safe.

neoonwheels · 18th October 2008, 08:29

Last day sight seeing is coming your way. Will be covering:

1. Alleppey sunrise
2. Chinese fishnets
3. Dutch palace
4. Synagogue

neoonwheels · 18th October 2008, 08:53

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Originally Posted by PatienceWins

Nice pictures.

I am surprised to know that you did not encounter potholes in Cochin - Munnar. Cochin seems to have improved a lot now.

Waiting for the rest. Thanks for providing all the details. It would be helpful when others plan a trip.

Exactly. I was so impressed with the roads. I rarely see such roads in pune

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Originally Posted by ramkya1

Hai Neoonwheels,

Lovely pictures, so picture-postcard like and some of them walpaper material, even with low res. Love the Munnar photos, some of of them coposed so beautufully.

Been to Aleppey beach many times, never saw it so lovely as in your pictures, the one with the sea-bridge.

Keep them coming... more to come?

--Ramky
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I was in love with Munnar and Alleppey. When we went the weather was so charming.

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Originally Posted by trrk

Hi neoonwheels,

> Arcadia regency - At entrance my confused wifey

Well, you were staying next door to my shop.

Nice pictures.

Hey Bro next time I come, will surely visit your shop.

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snaronikar · 18th October 2008, 10:15

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Originally Posted by neoonwheels

God. That will take you 1-2 weeks right?

1-2 weeks? For travelling or staying? Not able to get you?

trrk · 18th October 2008, 10:53

Hi neoonwheels,

> Hey Bro next time I come, will surely visit your shop.

Permit me to do a little correction. next time, you are here, you will meet me.

mjothi · 18th October 2008, 11:16

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Originally Posted by neoonwheels

Day 3 – Munnar

It was a bright sunny day after a heavy rainfall last night. Today on our list we had Munnar dam, Echo point, some lake ( not able to recollect the name) and tea factory.

Guess it is Kundale Lake. Its the last but one tourist spot in that direction. The next one is Top Station.

Right?

HappyWheels · 18th October 2008, 11:31

Neo,

A great travelogue! Nice photos, especially the ones of the still water! Beautiful!

Good to know that you had a wonderful experience in Kerala.

And how was the authentic Kerala food? Found it too spicy or what?

kuttapan · 19th October 2008, 02:28

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Originally Posted by Steeroid

Hi Sam and others

The danger of switching on mobilephones inside aircraft is highly overrated and IMHO unwarranted. There are no studies to prove that the phones interfere with aircraft navigation or communication in any way, and very soon you will all be able to make calls from your mobilephones inside aircraft, subject to certain restrictions like the number of people who can use it concurrently, time at which you can use them etc

How come what was dangerous earlier is now suddenly acceptable when the airlines get a Revenue Share from the calls made?

I do realize things arent as simple as that, but the fact is that several of my pilot friends have confessed to making calls themselves from the cockpit - they are convinced that it is 100% safe.

ECKJACKTLY ! It is not dangerous(at least this day and age) to use mobile phones inside the aircraft. The radio equipment in an aircraft is zillion times powerful than a teeny weeny mobile phone, and I do not think using a mobile will interfere with the operation of an aircraft. Can any RF guys confirm?

Hopefully they do away with it soon.

pramod · 19th October 2008, 03:29

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Originally Posted by kuttapan

ECKJACKTLY ! It is not dangerous(at least this day and age) to use mobile phones inside the aircraft. The radio equipment in an aircraft is zillion times powerful than a teeny weeny mobile phone, and I do not think using a mobile will interfere with the operation of an aircraft. Can any RF guys confirm?

Hopefully they do away with it soon.

Mobile phone systems depend on channel reuse(CDMA or GSM), and operating a phone at altitude may violate the fundamental assumptions that allow channel reuse to work.
What i mean is , The mobile is equi-distant to many BTS (base transceiver stations) and will try to register with many towers parallely, which could create a core dump or 2 on the BTS

Well, wrt aircraft equipments, they work at a specified frequency band 450 Mhz and 800 Mhz and wont get affected by Mobil signals. They also have attenuators to filter out the stray signals from Mobiles.

So, theoritically MOBILE PHONE USAGE SHOULDNT CREATE A PROBLEM ON AIRCRAFTS!

dreamdiesel · 19th October 2008, 07:23

Nicely written travelogue. Great pictures too. Keep them coming..

Jay · 19th October 2008, 12:15

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Originally Posted by neoonwheels

Our hotel – Royal Retreat

Aah !!! this was the place i stayed at when i visited Munnar for the first time, Long time ago...

Brings back old memories.

17th October 2008, 19:27	#17
trrk Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Alleppey, Kerala Posts: 2,114 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	Hi neoonwheels, > Arcadia regency - At entrance my confused wifey Well, you were staying next door to my shop. Nice pictures.
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17th October 2008, 19:39	#18
ramkya1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Palakkad, Keral Posts: 1,826 Thanked: 431 Times View My Garage	Hai Neoonwheels, Lovely pictures, so picture-postcard like and some of them walpaper material, even with low res. Love the Munnar photos, some of of them coposed so beautufully. Been to Aleppey beach many times, never saw it so lovely as in your pictures, the one with the sea-bridge. Keep them coming... more to come? --Ramky ======
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17th October 2008, 19:48	#19
PatienceWins Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,416 Thanked: 807 Times View My Garage	Nice pictures. I am surprised to know that you did not encounter potholes in Cochin - Munnar. Cochin seems to have improved a lot now. Waiting for the rest. Thanks for providing all the details. It would be helpful when others plan a trip.
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18th October 2008, 08:29	#21
neoonwheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,065 Thanked: 1,877 Times View My Garage	Last day sight seeing is coming your way. Will be covering: 1. Alleppey sunrise 2. Chinese fishnets 3. Dutch palace 4. Synagogue
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18th October 2008, 10:53	#24
trrk Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Alleppey, Kerala Posts: 2,114 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	Hi neoonwheels, > Hey Bro next time I come, will surely visit your shop. Permit me to do a little correction. next time, you are here, you will meet me.
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18th October 2008, 11:31	#26
HappyWheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,106 Thanked: 537 Times	Neo, A great travelogue! Nice photos, especially the ones of the still water! Beautiful! Good to know that you had a wonderful experience in Kerala. And how was the authentic Kerala food? Found it too spicy or what?
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19th October 2008, 07:23	#29
dreamdiesel BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 420 Thanked: 60 Times	Nicely written travelogue. Great pictures too. Keep them coming..
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