Author: Victoria Hemminghaus Photographs

Crouch End meandering…

Next stop, London town.

Spices that I carried round, pretty much my whole trip, given to my father who loves to cook curries….

Flying from Cochin to Riyadh and then onto Heathrow

A perfect last day of meditation, yoga on the shaded rooftop, followed by a day of hanging out with Ella, Ben, Mo, Bray and Fen. The ideal last lunch of a million different delicious dishes 🥰🇮🇳 🍲🍚 And then to the airport …. 🛩️

My last full day in India. Ernakulam, Kerala. Coconut by the side of the road, veg rice dish , fancy room and then a “get back out and have another paratha Victoria”

Went for a wander round the tea plantations

A visit to a spice garden and a cooking class. Nutmeg, cloves, cocoa, coconuts, cardamon…

Hiking through the tea and spice plantations around Munnar

From Kattoor to Alleppey and from Alleppey to near Munnar

A day out touring Kerala on the back of a motorbike

Sunset on the secret beach

The deserted beach at the end of the lagoon….and Wolf Full Moon causing Pluto to leave Capricorn where it’s been since 2008…..

From Amma’s to Kattoor….easy pretty bus rides ending up in a hammock by a lagoon by a secret sandy deserted beach.

Amritapuri Ashram, Kerala.

Hugging Amma

From one ashram to another….

With a shipping spree at Pothy’s, Trivandrum on the way. A sweaty travel day arriving at Amritapuri Ashram at the end.