{"id":2645,"date":"2020-07-08T16:40:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T16:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/?page_id=2645"},"modified":"2020-07-08T16:40:52","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T16:40:52","slug":"travel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Map Generated CSS --> \n <style>\n.iwm_map_canvas { overflow:hidden; }\n#map_canvas_4 { margin-left: 0%; }\n#map_canvas_4 { margin-top: 0%; }#map_canvas_4 { background-repeat:no-repeat; background-size: 100% 100%; }<\/style><div class='iwm_map_canvas'><div id='map_canvas_4' class='i_world_map ' class='iwm_map_canvas'><div class='iwm_placeholder'><img width='32px' alt='Worldmap Placeholder' title='Worldmap' src='https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/interactive-world-maps\/imgs\/placeholder.png'><br>Worldmap<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#444444;color:#444444\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-2649 {margin-left: -2em; }.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-2649 .wp-show-posts-inner {margin: 0 0 2em 2em; }<\/style><section id=\"wpsp-2649\" class=\" wp-show-posts-columns wp-show-posts\" style=\"\"><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-2749 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dehra-dun category-india category-living category-travel category-uncategorized wpsp-col-4\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/28\/small-stone-cottage\/\"  title=\"Our journey from Germany to India\">\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Journey-to-India-featured-image-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"Our journey from Germany to India\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"center\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/28\/small-stone-cottage\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Our journey from Germany to India<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/28\/small-stone-cottage\/\" title=\"2:56 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-02-28T14:56:00+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">February 28, 2022<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2022-05-24T16:21:25+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">May 24, 2022<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the start of 2022 we moved from Germany to India, where we live in a small stone cottage. The cottage is located in a village in the lower Himalayan mountain ranges.Our new home comes with a beautiful plot of land bordering a small village on one side and protected forest and a small river&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-post post-meta-stack\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-terms wp-show-posts-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/india\/dehra-dun\/\" rel=\"tag\">Dehra-Dun<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/india\/\" rel=\"tag\">India<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/living\/\" rel=\"tag\">Living<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/travel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Travel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a><\/span><br \/><span class=\"wp-show-posts-comments-link wp-show-posts-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/28\/small-stone-cottage\/#respond\">Leave a comment<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-2108 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ceramics category-pottery category-travel wpsp-col-4\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/05\/the-pottery-village-soufflenheim\/\"  title=\"The Pottery Village of Soufflenheim\">\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Pottery-Village-5-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Pottery Village of Soufflenheim\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"center\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/05\/the-pottery-village-soufflenheim\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Pottery Village of Soufflenheim<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/05\/the-pottery-village-soufflenheim\/\" title=\"10:00 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-11-05T10:00:49+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">November 5, 2017<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2022-02-23T16:48:30+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">February 23, 2022<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We returned to Europe and almost immediately set about procuring raw materials for our own studio. However, we were also looking for inspiration, ideas and even tools and\/or equipment. Yannick\u2019s opa tipped us off to a historical pottery village in nearby Alsace. Oblivious of what to expect we arrived in Soufflenheim to discover quite literally&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-post post-meta-stack\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-terms wp-show-posts-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/ceramics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Ceramics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/pottery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Pottery<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/travel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Travel<\/a><\/span><br \/><span class=\"wp-show-posts-comments-link wp-show-posts-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/05\/the-pottery-village-soufflenheim\/#comments\">1 Comment<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-1829 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-india category-ladakh category-travel wpsp-col-4\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/06\/enter-the-himalayas\/\"  title=\"Enter the Himalayas\">\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Likir-2-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"Enter the Himalayas\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"center\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/06\/enter-the-himalayas\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Enter the Himalayas<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/06\/enter-the-himalayas\/\" title=\"10:52 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-08-06T10:52:58+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">August 6, 2017<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2018-02-02T09:13:06+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">February 2, 2018<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From Dehra-Dun to Leh on local buses: 945 km, approximately 34 hours. SaveSave<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-post post-meta-stack\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-terms wp-show-posts-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/india\/\" rel=\"tag\">India<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/india\/ladakh\/\" rel=\"tag\">Ladakh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/travel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Travel<\/a><\/span><br \/><span class=\"wp-show-posts-comments-link wp-show-posts-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/06\/enter-the-himalayas\/#respond\">Leave a comment<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-1415 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sri-lanka category-travel wpsp-col-4\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/04\/climbing-adams-peak\/\"  title=\"Climbing Adam&#8217;s Peak\">\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Adams-Peak-6-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"Climbing Adam&#8217;s Peak\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"center\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/04\/climbing-adams-peak\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Climbing Adam&#8217;s Peak<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/04\/climbing-adams-peak\/\" title=\"5:00 am\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-05-04T05:00:01+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">May 4, 2017<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From Hatton we intended to take the government bus to Delhouse. While we waited for the bus a Tuk Tuk driver engaged us in a 30-minute dialogue that eventually ended with us succumbing to his wish of taking us there: but we made a good deal with the man. And as it turned out he&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-post post-meta-stack\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-terms wp-show-posts-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/sri-lanka\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sri Lanka<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/travel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Travel<\/a><\/span><br \/><span class=\"wp-show-posts-comments-link wp-show-posts-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/04\/climbing-adams-peak\/#respond\">Leave a comment<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-1398 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sri-lanka category-travel wpsp-col-4\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/29\/tea-plantation-locomotive\/\"  title=\"Tea Plantation Locomotive\">\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Train-to-Hatton-1-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"Tea Plantation Locomotive\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"center\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/29\/tea-plantation-locomotive\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tea Plantation Locomotive<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/29\/tea-plantation-locomotive\/\" title=\"4:37 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-04-29T16:37:05+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">April 29, 2017<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2017-05-08T14:26:09+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">May 8, 2017<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From Tangalle we took a bus to Ella. We could have continued from Tangalle straight on to Kandy where we\u2019d heard of local pottery but we wanted to journey across Sri Lanka\u2019s hill country on the quaint locomotive we\u2019d heard so much about. On the bus drive up to Ella we spotted a tree standing&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-post post-meta-stack\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-terms wp-show-posts-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/sri-lanka\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sri Lanka<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/travel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Travel<\/a><\/span><br \/><span class=\"wp-show-posts-comments-link wp-show-posts-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/29\/tea-plantation-locomotive\/#respond\">Leave a comment<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-1330 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colombo category-sri-lanka category-travel wpsp-col-4\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/24\/hello-sri-lanka\/\"  title=\"Hello Sri Lanka\">\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Sri-Lanka-3-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hello Sri Lanka\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"center\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/24\/hello-sri-lanka\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Hello Sri Lanka<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/24\/hello-sri-lanka\/\" title=\"5:25 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-04-24T17:25:21+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">April 24, 2017<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2017-06-06T15:46:55+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">June 6, 2017<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The simple truth is that we needed to extend our Indian visas and so we went to Sri Lanka. We spent 3 nights in Gampaha District with a couchsurfer. Our energetic host insisted we see Colombo, helped us map out a generic travel plan based largely on famous Sri Lankan sights and most importantly provided&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-post post-meta-stack\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-terms wp-show-posts-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/sri-lanka\/colombo\/\" rel=\"tag\">Colombo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/sri-lanka\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sri Lanka<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/travel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Travel<\/a><\/span><br \/><span class=\"wp-show-posts-comments-link wp-show-posts-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/24\/hello-sri-lanka\/#respond\">Leave a comment<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-1323 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-india category-pondicherry category-travel wpsp-col-4\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/21\/a-little-taste-of-tamil-nadu\/\"  title=\"A Little Taste of Tamil Nadu\">\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Auroville-6-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"A Little Taste of Tamil Nadu\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"center\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/21\/a-little-taste-of-tamil-nadu\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">A Little Taste of Tamil Nadu<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/21\/a-little-taste-of-tamil-nadu\/\" title=\"12:56 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-04-21T12:56:10+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">April 21, 2017<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2017-06-10T04:57:50+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">June 10, 2017<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From the lush green scenery of Kerala we rode into the drier but equally populated by coconut palms landscape of Tamil Nadu. We were traveling with Jayan, our pottery teacher from Terra Crafts. True to Indian style he had a whirlwind agenda of places to see from Chennai through to our final destination, Auroville. Auto&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-post post-meta-stack\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-terms wp-show-posts-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/india\/\" rel=\"tag\">India<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/india\/pondicherry\/\" rel=\"tag\">Pondicherry<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/travel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Travel<\/a><\/span><br \/><span class=\"wp-show-posts-comments-link wp-show-posts-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/21\/a-little-taste-of-tamil-nadu\/#comments\">1 Comment<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-1223 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-india category-kochi category-travel wpsp-col-4\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/19\/living-in-eroor\/\"  title=\"Living on the Pottery Island of Eroor\">\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Eroor-6-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"Living on the Pottery Island of Eroor\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"center\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/19\/living-in-eroor\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Living on the Pottery Island of Eroor<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/19\/living-in-eroor\/\" title=\"4:52 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-03-19T16:52:16+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">March 19, 2017<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2017-03-21T04:41:54+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">March 21, 2017<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We spent one month in Eroor, working at a small-scale production pottery and living in the basement room of the company&#8217;s owner. 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It has become a small pottery village and the revival of terra-cotta clay work can be accredited to our teacher Jayan who&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-post post-meta-stack\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-terms wp-show-posts-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/india\/\" rel=\"tag\">India<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/india\/kochi\/\" rel=\"tag\">Kochi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/category\/travel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Travel<\/a><\/span><br \/><span class=\"wp-show-posts-comments-link wp-show-posts-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/19\/living-in-eroor\/#respond\">Leave a comment<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- wp-show-posts-inner --><\/article><article class=\" wp-show-posts-single post-1133 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-india category-kochi category-travel wpsp-col-4\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" itemscope><div class=\"wp-show-posts-inner\" style=\"\">\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-image  wpsp-image-center \">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/25\/fort-kochi-and-its-biennale\/\"  title=\"Fort Kochi and its Biennale\">\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Fort-Kochi-4-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Kochi and its Biennale\" itemprop=\"image\" class=\"center\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/25\/fort-kochi-and-its-biennale\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fort Kochi and its Biennale<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-meta wp-show-posts-entry-meta-below-title post-meta-inline\"><span class=\"wp-show-posts-posted-on wp-show-posts-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amuddyroad.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/25\/fort-kochi-and-its-biennale\/\" title=\"1:01 pm\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-date published\" datetime=\"2017-02-25T13:01:07+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">February 25, 2017<\/time><time class=\"wp-show-posts-updated\" datetime=\"2017-03-21T04:40:36+00:00\" itemprop=\"dateModified\">March 21, 2017<\/time><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-show-posts-entry-summary\" itemprop=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most people we met in Kerala told us to visit Fort Kochi and the Biennale so when we finished at Mitraniketan it seemed only natural to head that way. 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