This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to the Tanned Travel Girl, Nishu Barolia!Today's destination: Varkala, Kerala!Nearest Airport: Trivandrum International Airport (TRV)Nearest Railway Station: Trivandrum Central (TVC)Prerequisites - NAPacking -  Pack appropriately for some warm weather and sun!Time of the year - Winters are the best, Nov-FebLength of the itinerary: 3-5 daysItinerary Highlights:- Nishu sets off by exploring the beaches of Varkala, the most important being the Varkala cliff beaches.- Apart from the North cliff and the South cliff, other important beaches include black beach, Odayam beach, Edava beach, Kapil beach.- The Kapil beach is unique in the sense that there is Kapil lake across the road where one can take a boat ride or kayak.- The entire stretch of beaches can be covered in a span of 4-5 hours by WALK!!!- Some beaches offer fun adventure activities like paragliding and jet ski. Other activities include beach yoga.- The North cliff beach is popular among international tourists and offers a variety of stay and food options. The north cliff is usually crowded as a result of this.- Apart from the beaches, one can also indulge in temple hopping as there are several significant temples in Varkala.- The important temples include Janardhana swamy temple, Shiva Parvati temple and the Guru Ashram amongst others.- Finally, one can visit the Anjengo fort and light house and find out about the history. There is also an old tunnel constructed by the British for trade/transportation which is being revived now.Links:Link to blog post: https://www.tannedtravelgirl.com/india/varkala-blog-keralaLink to blog: https://www.tannedtravelgirl.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/tannedtravelgirl/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tannedtravelgirl/Twitter: https://twitter.com/tannedtravlgirl Image Credit:  Tanned Travel Girl- Nishu Barolia, https://www.tannedtravelgirl.comThank you Anuj Agarwal and Feedspot for including The Musafir Stories in the list of Top 15 travel podcasts in India - https://blog.feedspot.com/indian_travel_podcasts/Follow the Musafir stories on:Twitter : https://twitter.com/musafirstories?lang=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/themusafirstories/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musafirstoriespodcast/?hl=enwebsite: www.themusafirstories.comemail: themusafirstories@gmail.comApple podcasts -  https://apple.co/2LPtTA3Google podcasts - http://bit.ly/2toY7ljwebsite - http://bit.ly/2xFZqOVSaavn - https://bit.ly/2J5rIqiSpotify - https://spoti.fi/2HLPSViGaana - http://bit.ly/2NClUYYpocketcasts - https://bit.ly/2xu3Ewgcastbox - https://bit.ly/2sqBDQiOvercast - https://bit.ly/2LN9wnfStitcher Radio - https://bit.ly/2JiBbhwaudioBoom - https://bit.ly/2oZZowSTuneIn - https://bit.ly/2xyQH4aRadioPublic - https://bit.ly/2snY9u0iHeartradio - https://ihr.fm/2xvOG8RDeezer - https://bit.ly/2L7GmOo