{"id":3985,"date":"2015-04-15T16:13:51","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T13:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelstoriesfromyworld.com\/?p=3985"},"modified":"2017-03-21T17:25:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T14:25:39","slug":"keralastories-the-press-conference-the-temple-the-bus-eng-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tstories.gr\/en\/keralastories-the-press-conference-the-temple-the-bus-eng-version\/","title":{"rendered":"#KeralaStories: The Press Conference, the Temple & the Bus"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201c30 travel bloggers from 21 countries on an enchanting journey across Kerala!<\/strong>\u201d The bus that would help us explore one of the most exotic areas of India had this phrase written all over it. Yes, that\u2019s right; we had a bus exclusively for our transportation, a bus that was meant to become our \u201chome\u201d for the next 2 weeks. \"keralastories\"<\/a> A pleasant surprise awaited us on our 1st<\/sup> day, as we began this journey with the Minister of Health of India welcoming us at Mascot Hotel and quite a few journalists taking brief interviews from all the bloggers, plus asking us to present our blogs. Until next morning we were on every newspaper and news website around the country! Wohoo! \"keralastories\"<\/a> \"keralastories\"<\/a> We then had lunch at the hotel and prepared to hit the road to explore the city of Trivandrum for the very first time! (On food now; that\u2019s a whole different and really, really \u201cspicy\u201d chapter \u2013 A separate post about it is on its way!) \"DSCN0460\"<\/a> \"keralastories\"<\/a> So, Trivandrum was the first city I fully came in touch with in India. Some of its features?<\/p>\n