Alappuzha has a way of pulling you in without making a fuss. Set along Kerala's southwest coast, it's all slow canals, sun-drenched beaches, and streets soaked in history. One minute you're drifting ...

It's here that I caught my first beach sunset. Thiruvananthapuram, the southernmost state capital on mainland India, is a happy place for me. Summer vacations during school breaks were spent chasing ...