Southern India is awash in color and the highest humidity ever. In Cochi the ages old Chinese fishing nets are raised and lowered with huge bolders on ropes. The remarkably beautiful tea plantations of Munar and Periyar and the waterfronts of Cochi and Allappey Town overwhelm your senses. The women dress like the Madonna, and the smiles are genuine. The backwaters feel elusive, the monkeys too close, and the rice paddys smokey. Here is just a sample....