KERALA (MUNNAR, BACKWATERS) & GOA – India
Video and photos in HD I have made during my Asia trip to the Kerala region (Backwaters, Munnar and Kochi) & Goa in the south part of India in 2016. The video includes the following highlights: Kerala, Backwaters private overnight houseboat, Kochi, Kathakali Centre, Kathakali traditional dance, Munnar, Tea plantation (Sandal Valley and Tea Valley), tea factory, village sightseeing with their streets and markets, Goa and its beaches.
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Roberto from Switzerland (founder of the Swiss Travel Channel)
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SwissTravelChannel is a YouTube channel of my holiday’s trips videos, taken all around the world since 2008. Some are for pure tourism and others are more of an adventure. The videos usually show the top best tourist attractions, the top things to do and top places to see. The goal is to inspire others on their next vacations. The videos can also be seen as a guide to have an idea of the main highlights and places to explore. I love to take pictures of the nature, traditions and different cultures, to search the must-see spots and show the essentials in my videos, for this reason I always try to create the perfect vacation. Traveling is more than a hobby for me, is a way of life.
Photocamera: Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100
Editing program: Magix Movie Edit Pro 16 Premium
Soundtracks:
1. Dakini by Prem Joshua
2. Fantasia de table y Bamsuri by Sesion Mantram
3. Images Conjured by Meditation Mountain
Next videos to come:
Scotland (Edinburgh, Loch Ness)
Philippines (Manila, Palawan, Boracay)
Greece (Paros, Mykonos)
Iceland (Reykjavik, Landmannalaugar, Gullfoss Waterfall, Kirkjufell Mountain)
Australia (Ayers Rock, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Surfers Paradise)
French Polynesia (Papeete, Bora Bora, Moorea)
USA (NYE 2018 in New York, Miami)
P.S.: future videos will include amazing footages taken with my Dji Mavic drone.
KERALA (source Wikipedia):
Kerala, called Keralam in Malayalam (where Kerala is the adjectival form), is a state in South India on the Malabar Coast. It was formed on 1 November 1956 following the States Reorganisation Act by combining Malayalam-speaking regions. Spread over 38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi), it is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west. With 33,387,677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census, Kerala is the thirteenth-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Thiruvananthapuram is the largest city in the state. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state.
The Chera Dynasty was the first prominent kingdom based in Kerala. The Ay kingdom in the deep south and the Ezhimala kingdom in the north formed the other kingdoms in the early years of the Common Era (CE or AD). The region had been a prominent spice exporter since 3000 BCE. The region's prominence in trade was noted in the works of Pliny as well as the Periplus around 100 CE. In the 15th century, the spice trade attracted Portuguese traders to Kerala, and paved the way for European colonisation of India. At the time of Indian independence movement in the early 20th century, there were two major princely states in Kerala-Travancore State and the Kingdom of Cochin. They united to form the state of Thiru-Kochi in 1949. The Malabar region, in the northern part of Kerala had been a part of the Madras province of British India, which later became a part of the Madras State post-independence. After the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the modern-day state of Kerala was formed by merging the Malabar district of Madras State (excluding Gudalur taluk of Nilgiris district, Topslip, the Attappadi Forest east of Anakatti), the state of Thiru-Kochi (excluding four southern taluks of Kanyakumari district, Shenkottai and Tenkasi taluks), and the taluks of Kasaragod (now Kasaragod District) and South Kanara (Tulunad) which were a part of Madras State.
The state has witnessed significant emigration, especially to Arab states of the Persian Gulf during the Gulf Boom of the 1970s and early 1980s, and its economy depends significantly on remittances from a large Malayali expatriate community.
GOA (source Wikipedia):
Goa is a state on the South Western coast of India within the coastal region known as the Konkan. It is bounded by Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea forming its Western coast. It is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Goa has the highest GDP per capita among all Indian states, that is two and a half times that of the country.