Visual Stories

The Alleppey
Journal.

Real moments. Real people. Real Alleppey.

Alleppey backwaters at golden sunrise — calm Kerala waterways with coconut palms and traditional wooden fishing boats

Sunrise — Alleppey Backwaters

Kerala banana leaf meal with fish curry, rice, sambar and chutneys — traditional Sadya served on fresh banana leaf

Lunch with our local host

Kerala fishermen casting traditional nets at sunrise over calm Alleppey backwaters — golden morning light

5:48 AM — Kuttanad

Vast Kuttanad paddy fields stretching to the horizon — lush green rice paddies, the rice bowl of Kerala

Kuttanad paddy fields

Kerala beach at golden sunset — dramatic orange sky over Alleppey coast, silhouettes of coconut palms

Sunset — Alleppey Beach

Traditional Kerala wooden country boat on calm backwaters — green coconut palms reflecting in still water

Country boat — backwaters

Beach football at sunset on Alleppey coast — silhouettes of players against dramatic orange sky

Beach football — Alleppey coast

Narrow Kerala village road lined with coconut palms and tropical vegetation — golden afternoon light

Village road — early morning

Smiling children in a Kerala village — warm natural light, colourful clothes, genuine joy

Village life — Kuttanad

Kerala backwaters at golden hour — coconut palms reflecting in still water, traditional boat in distance

Golden hour — backwaters

Kerala local food — fresh fish curry with coconut milk, served with steamed rice and banana chips

Local Kerala cuisine

Traditional Kerala fishing nets — Chinese fishing nets at sunset over Alleppey backwaters, silhouetted against orange sky

Fishing nets — Alleppey