Originally Posted by
giffordius
Is there anywhere nice to relax by the sea in India? Somewhere which hasn't gone 'full moon trance party' / weird hippies etc. ?
Fly south to Trivanduram and taxi straight to the beach town of Varkala and stay in the Taj Garden Retreat. Then catch a luxury house boat in Alleppey for two nights and finish up in Cochin, the Taj Malabar is extremely nice!