Someone told me go to Kumarakom, Kerala while I was travelling on train. When I was on board another asked, “Is there something special?”

I quipped. Oh yes.. My fellow passengers then asked a series of questions, “So, where will you stay? Do you have friends there? Why alone? Are you married? Do you have a girlfriend?”

But I said I don’t know – most probably I will stay in a hotel.

I got down from the train and began to look here and there. Very soon I found myself surrounded by a few touts and I decided to walk from there.

Kumarakom has all sorts of resorts, expensive, as well as, budget hotels. But I failed to find a single budget hotel for me.

While I was drinking coconut water (my favourite natural drink), a gentleman asked me: Hello Sir, looking for something special?

Umm, I am looking for…