It’s one of the most enjoyable Indian bus journeys you can take – one minute, you’re atop the Western Ghats, surrounded by tea plantations. The next, you’re on the dusty plains of Tamil Nadu, hurtling towards Madurai – a city home to professional nail swallower Sardar Hussain.
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Over the course of two extremely confusing days, I somehow managed to navigate – a word that is in no way, shape or form accurate – Kerala’s trains and buses, taking what was essentially the most impractical route imaginable.
Read MoreOoty to Cochin via Coimbatore: Truly a great escape
If you find yourself in the unfortunate position of waking up in a freezing cottage in Ootacamund, then you should absolutely escape – downwards – to Kerala’s more temperate climes. Just don’t do what I did and miss the bus.
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