I went to KERALA | INDIA
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2024
- Alright, so yeah - I said I'd never go back to India again after last time. But I'm eating those words because here I am, headed right back to Kerala and the Munnar region. This little travel vlog entry follows my attempt to find some peace in India's famous tea plantations.
The chaos of India really did a number on me before, but I figured I'd give it another shot now that some time has passed. Maybe I'm just mentally prepared this time for the culture shock. Either way, Flora and I aren't really city people, so we deliberately sought out Munnar for a quieter, nature-focused experience.
► Timestamps:
00:00 - 00:50 Intro
00:50 - 02:30 Early morning, getting to Tea plantation
02:30 - 05:10 Exploring Tea plantation
05:10 - 06:30 Forced to leave
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#Munnar tea plantation
#India travel vlog
#Kerala tourism
Kerala keeps beating Indian stereotypes
🎉
Yep
I love my state of Kerala. but the truth is every state in India is unique and each can beat India's stereotype. goto Coorg for example. or nagaland. or andamans, or Kashmir, or odisha each with its own tapestry and experience to soak in
@@zgeorgem i can see that you haven't visited North Indian states
Kerala isn’t a part of India. We don’t speak Hindi and we have our own culture. We were called Malabaris throughout history not Indians.
I am from North East India and this is the India that I am proud of calm, well mannered , beautiful not those bussling ill managed and overcrowded locations with ill mannered people 💕💕💕 LOVE from Tripura
Exactly
And somehow people of some regions get offended if we, as Indians ourselves, want peace and civilized people and hygiene etc
I'm from Kolkata and I believe everyone should see the living root bridges atleast once in their lifetime
@@jaydeepsen4769 Everyone except people from Kolkata.
I agree , India is getting it's bad name from north India people
@@KanstarRay there's one above you
Thanks for visiting Kerala. Explore Kerala again ❤ There are many hidden gems in Kerala. Best to visit after the monsoon rains from August to December.
Thanks for having me, it’s a fascinating place🙌🙏
Ignore the mean comments. Nothing wrong with revealing the bad experiences. You don’t have to prove your credibility through video evidence. A lot of people in the comments wanna hear sugarcoated experience.
You must go to Kolukummali Tea Estate. It's the Highest Tea Estate in the world. A 3 hour super bumpy Jeep ride to the Top but absolutely worth it.
I went there during the first week of Monsoon and I was "Walking in the clouds". The views are to die for.
DO NOT MISS IT ! YOU WILL REGRET IT LATER IF YOU DON'T VISIT.
You should visit the states Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh since you love be in a calming places. Go to the hidden villages and avoid famous tourist spots. The village people are honest, loving, and friendly.
Awesome, I will definetely look it up!🙏
by the looks of it, seems like you came in Summar season. Should have visited in Monsoon or Winter season, the colour grade of whole Kerala goes from LUTS to processed video. And the temp in Monsoon and Winter is lot like 15-20 degrees.
Yeah, we realized. A lot of people told me it gets sooo much greener. Would have been cool to see!
Thanks for watching the video, man🙌🙏
Great editing.. I'm from the state of Kerala.. If hikes are your thing.. Here's some recommendations Vagamon, Vattavada, Kanthalloor and Chinnakanal. There's also similar hikes in Wayanad district. Coorg and Chikmagalur are two prominent hill stations in the neighbouring state of Karnataka.
Thank you Kevin!
And agastyarkoodam
Yes, what this guy said, Also yah, Karnataka, is also amazballz, HAMPI (the ruins), the mystical temples
@@OskarViking Hey please do visit Kodaikanal. I'm from Kerala and I visited the place. It was beautiful I stayed at a hotel called abhirami residence and I highly recommend food from the nearby hilltop restaurant. The hotel also has a cafeteria but hilltop restaurant is a more premium experience. You can eat corn roasted over coals on the streets as a snack. Be sure to check out Guna cave and many other beautiful places while you stay there. You can ride a boat on a nearby lake as well. Be careful with the chocolates cuz most of the times if you look carefully you can see flies in the glass cabinet where the chocolates are kept.
India gets a bad rep for being dirty and chaotic because most tourists only visit the so called ‘golden triangle’ - Delhi, Jaipur and Agra. Tourists should completely avoid those places and visit the actual nice areas - Himachal, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, and the Northeast are mostly nice, and outskirts of other states are nice too. Basically avoid all big cities if you hate crowds and chaos and you should be fine
You don't have to disrespect other indian states to make the other look good..the fact indians say this to please white ppl is insane
Ikr? They cry about crowds but go to the most crowded areas.
Absolutely love ur fromat. the grading, the editing. and that yearn for tht calm nature kinda thing hits right at home. please dont stop. The haters will hate but please dont get demotivated.
Thank you, I really appreciate it🙌🙏🙏
Kerala tourism dept has to take notice , tea plantation workers asking tourist to leave . I dont think there is any private land there all are govt land leased to companies for cultivation alone.This is a new tendancy in munnar which has to be nipped at the bud .Domestic toursits must make compaints
I'm glad that you liked India.
Nice video. Have a good time in India ❤️🙏🏼
I think this is one of the best video I saw about Kerala.
There is something unique about it.
I love the subtitles.
Subscribed.
Oh wow, thank you for the kind words. It really means a lot
Damn bro.the grading and shots looks amazing
bro if you come to munnar don't miss kolukummalai. reach there at early morning. for avoid crowding go in working days. mon- to fri. it will be a great experience . above the clouds
Damn this video is healing ..love the aesthetics and quality ❤
Love the way you tell your stories man keep up🤌.
The format of ur videos is so good .The audio sounds phenomenal with some shots too
Thank you! I really appreciate it🙏🙏🙏
Kerala (and other south Indian states to an extent) pulling India out of the stereotypes
South indian more like the egoistic indians of india☠️... himachal kashmir and uttarkand beat these ANYDAY
Keep going guys! Love from Kerala ❤
That colour grading...oohh maahnn🫠🤍
Intro straight out from a movie
Pls do Ladakh in India next. You'll remember it for life!!
Kerala is a great place
People coming to India should definitely check this place out
ok so got your preference ....calm and peace....u should definitely try ladakh and leh ...u can go on a bike ride ..its just an another level of exprience and ...also u should try srinagar in jammu and kashmir ...and also north east part of country ...do some planning and then travel there ...otherwise u will be panicking if u travelling to our country without any planning ..even we do pre planning ...and most importantly..travel to india only in winter season
There are many places you can explore in Kerala... Do come back again!!!
Any recommendations?!🙌🙏
@@OskarViking
Wayanad - somewhat like munnar with forests and tea plantations, waterfalls, lakes, adventure rides
Trivandrum - famous for its beaches ( Varkala), Jadayu rock
Kozhikode/Calicut - famous for its cuisine
Ernakulam - There only, we have Fort Kochi, vibrant streets and beach with a colonial/Dutch touch
Also other hidden waterfalls, lakes
Alappuzha - famous for it's backwaters, houseboat
And the list goes on... Each district has its own speciality as well as tourist attractions... These are a few of them...
nice edit and voice-over. keep churning them out. and break the chain of stereotypes of the rest of the world.
That’s very nice of you. Thank you🙏 Will do🙌🙌
I don't know how you can plan it, but try to do Agastyaarkoodam peak in Kerala, if you love hiking. I've done it 4 times and I would still like to go one more time. Takes 2 to 3 days in total. They open the hike trail up for public only during March-April when the weather is kind.
Will look it up, thanks for the recommendation🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌
super editing bro
This is soo beautiful bro thankyou for visiting our state have fun 🤍
Filter and the audio 😘👌🏻
As you love nature 😍 it's good for me to recommend you some places as i am a freaking nature lover . Visit Northeast India most calm and beautiful places like Meghalaya it has mountain, jungle, waterfalls, natural hanging bridges , and most of the Northeastern states are mountainy , full of nature and the food is also different if you try or find local. And very noth India like Jammu and Kashmir, Shimla, Manali , Sikkim , Darjeeling. In the west you have desert ( i wont recommend this time of the year) , Goa, costal areas throughout India like Kerala, Tamilnadu, Odisha , West Bengal (but mostly coastal sides) you have so many national parks to choose from in almost every state. The beaches of Andaman and Nicobar and Laxwadeep islands.
Amazing, thank you so much for the recommendations!🙌🙏🙌
For a completely different and new experience of India visit the North Eastern States like Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal, Nagaland, Assam
Thanks for watching, and thanks for the tip!🙌🙏 India sure is a huge place
WHT about north india not mainland india but north india like kashmir ☠️
@@Eh-bl2xv kashmir, himachal all beautiful
@shifak.k3973 I know but seeing kerala people say so many hateful things just to please forneigers is crazy! Indians are so divided if this Carrie som we are broken
@@Eh-bl2xv By hateful things if u mean addressing the poor condition of some north indian cities, spitting pan on the road,etc they are not wrong. Im a keralite myself and has travelled to 8 different states and I've noticed some of these myself. Regardless India is huge and every state is beautiful in its own way.
Kerala❤ gods own country
I understand your type of place and I can assure that you’ll love Kashmir ,pehalgam,etc don’t be upset and explore more ❤
Will do, thanks🙌
what a nice video! keep it up bro ❤
Thank you!
Finally! We waited for it! Nice to see the adventures from the both of you from a different point of view. Keep it up! 😘
@@MarjonSporrij Thank you so much for watching🙌🙏😊
I'm sorry oskar, forgive me for just having judgement inside,
Blew my mind, Beautifully made💙, the voice, this film(:
Wish you great luck 🍀✨
God bless✨
What do you mean, having judgement?
Thank you very much🙌🙏
Welcome to kerala ❤
Real talent brother..🎥🎬
Thank you very much, so kind of you🙌🙏
Kerala soo good❤
In life you have to experience everything. True travelers enjoy challenges its the vacationers that keep complaining that the world must change to accommodate them.
Amazing vidios
what happened last time visiting India?
Why you made it so dark ?
Please also visit Ooty and Bangalore maybe even Kurnool
Thank you for visiting our state. ❤
Thank you for having me🙏🙌
Brother try to visit August September months.,... Good video every things in with in 7 minutes
Nice video bro, Also check out the following in Kerala:
1 Jattayu
2 Lulu mall
3 Kalarippayattu
4 Kathakali
5 House boating in backwaters (a day or so, overnight, private chef, bathroom and bedroom
6 Padmanabhaswamy Temple
7 Spice tour with a meal
8 Vakala beach and Kovalum
9 Ayurvedic spa, Munnar
10 Fort Kochi, Jew Town,
11 Snake boat racing
12 Tree house stay (nature lover), Athirappilly Waterfall
13 old churchs, bible tower, st. george, st. marys,
14 Trek up wayanad mountains during the morning
15 Priyar reserve (nature lover) , not sure when the best time to check it out (you can camp out, rent a tent)
thank you man, I appreciate it!🙌🙏
I am so proud to be a malayali ❤
Juicy views always change peoples' minds 😂
Go to north east aka the "SEVEN SISTERS"....if you love nature/forests/waterfalls with a less hot weather...it's the place to visit...india is very very diverse in weather/terrain...from deserts to snowy mountains to rain forests you will find every terrain here...don't just go to overcrowded cities and claim "i have been to India and it's not good/overcrowded/overwhelming"!!!
Most Tea estates are not open to the public, but you can talk your way out of it if you have someone with you who speaks the local language.
Ah good to know!🙏
Bro if you want to see the best sunrise in munnar go to kolukkumalai... But problem is that there is only a jeep safari to there and its pretty expensive... I just went there we were 3 of them we just traveling with our bikes.. unfortunately because of expensive for only 3 of us.. we cant experience that.. if you can try it.. it will be good..♥️🫂
Thanks bro, will check out🙌🙏
Visit places like Uttarakhand, himachal, sikkim, Meghalaya and arunanchal these places are gem
As someone from Uttarakhand visit places like
1) valley of flowers(world heritage site as well)
2) Kedarnath
3) Muktaswar
4) Auli
Plz google the best seasons to visit the above mentioned places
WELCOME TO HIMALAYAS
Love north india❤❤
❤ from Kerala
my life goal is to retire and buy a place near Munnar and live peacefully…😊
Welcome to #southindia
3 hours 45 mins from my hometown #pollachi Town #coimbatore District..
I am an #AUSSIE #VICTORIAN who lived in Melbourne , Victoria- 2007 to 2019 returned on Nov 1 2019 before Unexpected Lockdown...
Technically #tamil #southIndian.. Following your channel...
Thank you🙏🙏
Video❤
First❤❤❤
could you explain the chaos that happened to you last time visiting India ?
Why?
Please visit these places in India 🇮🇳❤️
1. Ladakh
2. Kashmir
3. Manali
4. Shimla
5. Rishikesh
6. Mcleodganj
7. Jaisalmer
8. Goa
9. Kerala ( kochi, varkala, Alleppey, Munnar)
10. Hampi
11. Darjeeling
12. Sikkim
13. Meghalaya
14. Andaman and Nicobar islands
15. Udaipur
Thank you for the recommendations🙌🙌🙏🙏
😍
Dude come to kashmir
Best state in india
Welcome to kerala ❤🩹😊
Thank you for having me🙏🙏
Some states in India that have many close-to-Nature places:
Himachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand
North-east India (Meghalaya, Sikkim, Darjeeling etc)
Ladakh
Kashmir
And a lot of other places too but I don't know much so sorry!
(I haven't been to south India yet, so I can't say much about that. South Indian bros do write your suggestions!)
Thank you, I really appreciate it!🙌🙏
@@OskarViking no probs❤️🙌
thing is people sometimes do say they will never come back to India..! but after sometime they realize they miss the chaos, culture and the people !
Fr this is true
Many tourists n vloggers went there in Munnar at tea plantation, no one had a experience what u had , I mean I don't know .. u should have recorded exactly what the two people said to u ! 🤨
Guess we were just unlucky then🤷♂️ Not a big deal
Kerala is different vibe compared to north Indian states even northeast is very beautiful 😍
North indian states like himachal Kashmir uttarkand you mean? Oh dear they are way more beautiful
@@Eh-bl2xv Kashmir uttarakhand Himachal are great but they lack coastal areas
@@hishaamhussain3786 are you ok? they dont need coastal no state that has cold mountains is gonna have coastal areas same with kerala having no mountains . himachel and kashmir and uk literally look like europe
You guys should visit northeast india.
Any specific places?🙌
Holy fck dude thats my homeplace.... 😮❤
Haha nice. Munnar?
❤ from Wayanad, Kerala. From tropical jungles 🍃 to Himalayas ❄, my beautiful nation has got it all.
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Fyi, you weren't on private property if there was no signs saying so. They were probably hiding something they didnt want you to see
Keralians or malayalis like here
go to north east india 7 sisters
Any specific place?🙌
@@OskarViking there are wonderful waterfalls in meghalaya (state) u can find so much Nature and greenery in those 7 States in north east india
Last time you were a beginner but this time you weren't, thats all
Oh wow, thank you
KERALA is not for beginners 😈
excellent vlog, but the comments of Keralites SHOCKED me. I myself am not from North India but Northeast India, even if we are basically ignored by central government majority of the time, we don't play pretend to be seperatists just because western media and Internet calls us Indians a myriad of different things. We look different, have different culture, and less polluted than probably both North and South India. The intention of this comment is not to insult anyone or to say my region is superior to you guys, but it is seriously lame seeing you guys jump boat just because of opinions of foreigners.
We have our own seperatist group here called the Alpha and we consider them terrorists. Be better
I know right indians themselves forget the beautiful Himalayan north indian states just to please white ppl it's SHOCKING! The mentality is sickening specially from the kerala ppl idl what's wrong with them .
Kerla state christian religion
Cry about it poojeet
Cry about it
Poo jeet
It's actually hindu the most
@@Akash-oi7jmwhy being racist to punjabi? You're indian only so why you calling yourself that? Or are you Pakistani
India ❎️ Kerala❎️
India is correct
by the looks of it it just looks like u dont do ur adecuate research before coming to a place and then ur plans fail rather than blaming india blame urself
Why would I blame India?
It’s all peace, man🙌
Thanks for watching 🙏
Chill dude
Its a communist state but...😂its a private property 😇
tf
Communism has notably failed, and Kerala is particularly suffering due to corrupt communist leaders. The state lacks industries and employment opportunities. Even the tourism sector is declining as the government fails to take initiatives for improvement. Historically, the government has discouraged investment in the state, forcing many people to migrate to Gulf and European countries for better opportunities. However, the people of Kerala, having experienced higher living standards abroad, strive to adopt similar standards back home. Ironically, the communist party claims credit for these developments. Meanwhile, communist leaders have become multimillionaires, sending their children to foreign universities and setting them up in jobs or businesses abroad. Simultaneously, they have recruited political loyalists through the SFI, their student wing, who are expected to obey, fight, and even kill for them.
Communism will come back.. Its not gonna go wash out frm kerala..now the leaders in the party and sfi is not good that's the only one problem.. If they will be changed communism will come back in kerala..if the congress will not going to rule kerala better..
@@Nazrin355 current leaders of CPM will destoy Kerala completly
@@JV-qg3rk that is wht i said too😂if that leaders will change.. It will come back..
Kerala isn’t a part of India. We don’t consider ourselves indians
I am a proud Malayali and I am extremely proud of being an Indian
@@gayathriv.l8235 indians speak Hindi. Foreigners see them as dirty and backward and most of the keralites living outside don’t like saying their indian. Malabar will become independent
@@gayathriv.l8235 sanghi spotted. Kerala is clean and civilised
@@jojomathew8176 keralathine kurich kooduthal padippikkanda. Enikkariyaam ente naadu engane aanennu. Valya oru Malayali vannekkunnu. Etho oru partyodu ulla virodham kondu thanoke rajyathine thanne ang nishedhichittu valya prasangam nadathunnu.
@@gayathriv.l8235 namal malayalam ann samsarikanetu hindi alla. Throughout history we were called Malabaris not indians. Northille myran marrku namale kandooda. But at the same time they want to take credit for the beauty and culture of our state.
Kerala soo good❤