ActivityTravelled November 1979
crowd sucks
beach, Varkala, Kerala
there was an huge crowd between me and the beach. I couldn't see the beach
What I'd do differently
there where rats
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Kerala, India
A coastal town with beaches below red laterite cliffs and a busy cliff-top walkway.
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beach, Varkala, Kerala
there was an huge crowd between me and the beach. I couldn't see the beach
What I'd do differently
there where rats
North Cliff, Varkala, Kerala
The cliff-top walkway is lined with cafés, but parts of the edge have no barrier, and erosion has changed sections of the path. After dark, some stretches are poorly lit.
The lesson
Carry a torch at night and keep a step back from the edge.
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A RegretMap travel note suggests carrying a torch when walking the North Cliff path after dark, as some sections are poorly lit and lack barriers.
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A RegretMap travel note advises keeping a step back from the edge of the cliff-top walkway, noting that erosion has affected some sections and barriers are not present everywhere.
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