2 EXCITING days of ADVENTURE in Kerala India 🇮🇳 (What an experience!)

hey it's Phoebe and today I'm in Kerala alright so this is my first time visiting India and I have absolutely no idea what to expect I'm going to be exploring Kerala which is located in Southern India on the tropical Malabar coast and it's a place known as God's own country and I am so excited to visit some beautiful places and try a whole lot of authentic local food but first to get there I flew from Singapore to trivandrum which is the capital city of Kerala with scoot now I knew I needed an e-visa so I had applied and been approved for one but what I didn't know is that it needs to be printed so when I tried to check in for my flight I couldn't and I had to pay four dollars to print it at this place at Changi Airport so make sure if you're flying to India you have a Visa and you have it printed there's a link below for you to where I applied for my Visa because you do need to look out for scams now it should only cost you around 10 US Dollars you apply online and there are no Express options so you need to apply well in advance the flight took four hours so it was nice and fast and when I landed they checked my printed Visa again I collected my bag and headed straight to the hotel now I spent the night at the Grand Hyatt travandrum it is brand new and the rooms are super modern they're luxurious and very very comfortable if you need a place to stay in trivandrum this one is perfect I absolutely love to hear and I would stay here again this morning we've made our way here to I'm an arm it's a tiny village tucked away on the outskirts of guitarum City about four hours drive north of trivandrum now we've boarded these boats and set off along the gorgeous backwaters and on this adventure I'm actually traveling with around 30 content creators from all over the world as part of the Kerala blog Express which is hosted by Kerala tourism so you can expect to see a whole lot of new faces in this episode let's go [Music] don't be late [Music] [Music] show me something give me more than one thing I do baby baby [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] all right so we are doing something really really cool we are about to spend the night on these amazing luxury houseboats and the thing about this trip is that we have roommates and I was lucky enough to get a really amazing roommate this is Joe hi everyone there's a good chance you actually recognize JoJo is like like a legit entertainment professional and Joe and I have been put together and we showed up to the board and we didn't know what was going to happen but it's um yeah we're here in a bed we've got a Jacuzzi uh it's all go in a private tour on our way here and we're inventing dinner set up with you and me babes [Music] [Music] but tonight [Music] [Music] this has been really a really great start to this I don't know what I expected coming to India I think I thought it would be busier a lot more people I was a little nervous and overwhelmed it was a brand new city for me and from the second I arrived everyone's been so lovely everyone's been so welcoming they're so happy to have you here so happy to see you trying the local food and experiencing the culture and just being part of the community really everyone has been amazing if you are unsure if you have any doubts come to Kerala start here it is it is the perfect Gateway honestly I I am having the best time and this household experience is something else this is really really special the crew are all amazing the houseboat is so lovely I love that it's a little rustic you're going around through these just gorgeous backorders with palm trees lining each side and little kids are running around saying hello other boats are coming past and everyone's just so happy to be here it's such a good energy this is awesome this is a really great First Taste of India [Music] [Music] follow words [Music] good morning you guys and good morning to you come on all right so we are waking up on the boat this morning and interestingly we didn't Cruise all nights we did our cruise yesterday evening after the sunset we went back to the dock we spent the night there and now we are up and we are out and we're about again so we're gonna cruise for about an hour this morning have some breakfast and then just enjoy the morning magic now what I love about this is you get to see all the locals going about their business and everyone is just so happy and so nice and so welcoming it is such a lovely way to start the day and we have some pretty fun things planned for today so I hope you're ready for a really fun one [Music] have like the traffic [Applause] [Music] going on to different places [Music] [Applause] [Music] a song [Music] [Music] going on to different places [Music] [Applause] [Music] in the background don't joke on the on the Vlog all right it is time for lunch and we have come to thickety now it took about four hours on the bus to drive from where we were in alabuja to right here and we're in a place called Greenwoods which is a really beautiful hotel resort kind of thing now the buffet the lunch buffet let me tell you I was walking up there being filming it and my stomach was doing somersaults it smells amazing I know this is a little obvious but if you love Indian food you're going to be in heaven and Southern Indian food to me is my favorite type of Indian Cuisine I went hard out on the buffet you guys I did not hold back I've got to play just stuff full of everything let's just dig in and give everything a try now I have to tell you so far the non-breds everywhere have been nothing short of exceptional so I'm expecting this to be a good one too [Music] okay you go to Japan you get the best sushi in the world right you come here to Kerala you get the best nun in the world it is so so good what else do we got to try Okay so I've got some Malai kofta like a potato bowl kind of thing I don't know if it looks good oh that's really good this one is like I'm a seller of some kinds with like chickpeas and like tomato based sauce the truth is it's all good there isn't a weak Link in the chain and the last thing I want to try for you is something I didn't order but they brought out for me I can't remember the name of this if you know what this is called just comment it for me apparently it's like a specialty they cooked it on the spot it's like some kind of a brand it's very white very kind of squishy rubbery and they brought it out with its own special Curry and they said this is what you have to have it with I don't know what that is but we're gonna eat it I just don't know if it's not me it's really good the bread tastes different to a naan it's kind of like a has more of like a fermented taste to it absolutely delicious [Music] [Music] every time [Music] we are doing something really exciting we are going to be getting in these jeeps and heading out for a little bit of an adventure now the guys hello hello they're going to be taking us to some of the most beautiful spots in the area obviously I've never been here before I have no idea what to expect and I am so excited I love a team Safari let's go yeah [Music] burn say I could have done more than I did not sometimes it can be hard it can be hard it can be hard when you grow up [Music] lose your worries let your problems [Music] [Music] please [Music] [Music] to live [Music] I ain't never gonna slow down [Music] oh look I got so hopped up on the energy of being here and I've just been so happy to be here that I've given it 110 percent I've Had the Time of My Life India was somewhere I wanted to visit for a really long time and I'm so so glad I came to Kerala it has been amazing and being on this trip with some of the other creators is really fantastic too it's a really great time I wasn't sure what to expect with India it's a place that's being on my bucket list for a while but when you go somewhere new you're always a little nervous like What's It Gonna feel like am I gonna like it and I really like it I think the thing that spelled me away the most is the people everyone's so nice everyone's so happy I'm waving and friendly and just just really wanted to be part of the culture and it's awesome to be that welcome when you go to a new country I I highly recommend and with that that brings this week's episode to a close I really hope you've enjoyed it now if you don't already be sure to subscribe right now so you never miss a single episode and say hello in the comments below I hope you have a great weekend and I will see you with a brand new episode love you

Channel: Travel For Phoebe

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Length: 17min 14sec (1034 seconds)

Published: Sun Jul 30 2023