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Kannur is a place with a rich history right from the time of the Aryan migration. With the Western Ghats in the east (Coorg district of Karnataka), Kozhikode and Wayanad districts in the south, Lakshadweep in the west and Kasargod in the North, Kannur is bounded by a wealth of natural beauty. A popular holiday destination in Kerala today, Kannur has been a key contributor to the cultural, religious, political and industrial heritage of Kerala. In addition, Kannur enjoys the credit of having been the cradle of colourful folk art and folk music of Kerala, notably Theyyam - a stylistic dance form guaranteed to make your vacations in Kannur a memorable one. There are several attractions for tourists to visit when they travel to Kannur. The St. Angelos Fort in the Kannur Cantonment, which was constructed in 1505, is a symbol of Portuguese architecture and attracts plenty of tourists. The Thalassery Fort is an important tourist center in Kann

A picturesque hill station in Kerala, Ponmudi is a mere one and a half hour's road journey from the beaches of Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum). And true to its meaning in Malayalam - golden crown - Ponmudi truly glitters amongst the hill resort of India. On the way to Ponmudi, the thick tropical forest greets one at the foot of the Ponmudi hill range. The road passes under a canopy of thickly matted foliage. The forest recedes gradually giving way to neatly clipped tea bushes. As one leaves the city behind, one enters the region of plantations - rubber, pepper, cardamom and tea. The change is abrupt. The tappers can be seen going about briskly gathering the milky fluid from rubber trees collected in coconut shells. Coconut thatch mats cover almost one half of the road, over which women spread black pepper for drying. One may come across a lone elephant ambling along carrying his mahout atop and his breakfast of coconut thatch in his trunk.