Bakers Resort Kovalam, Trivandrum

Advantages: Beach, Food, People, Places
Disadvantages: none

...& lake, Wild life santuary,Kovalam beach resort, Mineral springs, Hindu Pilgrim centre, Allepy, Kottayam, Idukki, Thekkady, Munnar and many more. In kerala most of the residences are made in a typical style house mostly seen in drawings. The roof are made of red clay tiles. People over here are friendly, and the food is just too good, the common feats over here is Sadya, which is on a banana leaf and you have to use your fingers to eat it. it contains of Payasam the dessert, Sambar, Rasam, Olan, Kaalan, Khichadi are there in this dish. This treat is for vegeterians, but for all you Non-veg lovers you have delicious food, sea food, biryani you all will like to have it. I did heard a lot about kerala's beauty before i visited the place, but once i visited the place i totally agreed to everything whatever is said about this place. I went... Read review

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Advantages: Takes the work out of a complicated tour.
Disadvantages: Personality clashes.

...a swimming pool gave us a good excuse to explore those other hotels, which were just a walk away along the beach. For a fee we were able to spend afternoons working on a tan, having a poolside lunch and getting some exercise. Lighthouse Beach, named after the lighthouse situated at one end is part of the Kovalam trio of beaches and is typical of all the beaches catering for tourists. Ramshackle huts, fronted by tables and chairs, line the sand selling food at all times. Souvenir stalls and shops offering clothes, carvings and shells fill every gap and vendors patrol the tract between them and the sea offering their wares with, mostly, gentle persistence. At the sea's edge local fishermen get their nets and boats ready for the night's fishing. The boats cast off at dusk and their flickering lights can be seen from the shoreline. You have to get... Read review

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Advantages: N/A
Disadvantages: No luggage, stranded internationally, no accommodations, delays, etc.

...The horror that was our experience with Royal Jordanian Airlines began on December 20, 2007. James and I arrived at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport, ready to board our 9:10PM flight to Amman, Jordan. Checking in, we learned that the airline overbooked its Hajj-season flights, allotting a five-hour delay to our schedule. Immediately, we expressed concern for making our connecting flights to Delhi (Royal Jordanian), Bangalore (Jet Airways), and Trivandrum (Jet Airways). A confident Royal Jordanian representative assured us that the airline would not only hold our flight to Delhi but would definitely see us through Trivandrum. Relatively calm, we departed Chicago at 2AM, December 21, 2007. After a twelve-hour flight, we arrived in Amman, Jordan. We ran to the transit desk, hopeful that our connecting flight was held... Read review

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