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Home-cooked Kerala meals and a quiet lane a few minutes from the beach.
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Life on the water in Kerala's rice bowl, where farms lie below sea level.
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Pine forest, rolling meadows and misty mornings in Idukki's quieter hills.
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Fresh coffee, pepper vines and home meals with a planter family.
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Old Malabar homes, warm hosts and the best home-cooked biryani you'll find.
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A banana-leaf feast in the city and fresh catch by the sea at Kovalam.
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Estate coffee, bamboo rice payasam and Malabar meals in the hills.
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The city of sweets — colourful halwa on SM Street and fragrant Malabar biryani.
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Sea breeze, sundal stalls and the lighthouse — why Chennai's long beach is best after sunset.
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Gopurams in the first light, the Golden Lotus tank and the thousand-pillared hall at Madurai's great temple.
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Tunnels, tea gardens and a slow climb on the UNESCO-listed Nilgiri Mountain Railway from Mettupalayam.
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Watching the sun come up over three seas, then taking the ferry to the Vivekananda Rock Memorial.
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A thousand-year-old Chola masterpiece glowing gold as the sun sets on the Brihadeeswarar Temple.
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Egmore, T. Nagar or near the beach — choosing the right Chennai neighbourhood for your hotel.