The many boats in Alleppey – the Venice of Kerala

In a previous post house boats of Alleppey, I had talked about the houseboats in the backwaters of Alleppey. But houseboats are not the only type of boats to be found here. In this district that is criss-crossed by backwaters, You can literally expect every family to have a boat, much like you expect every …

The house boats of Alleppey: What to expect

Alleppey in Kerala invokes many different images, the most common of them being houseboats and backwaters. These snaps are from a recent trip to the district. The house boat of today is not what it used to be. The original houseboat of Alleppey was often nothing more than a thatched rood put on top of …