Internet is very slow here, but will try to post some updates over the next 2 days as I chill here for 3 nights.
I’m now in the state of Kerala, in the southwest corner o India.
It’s a beautiful setting, albeit very touristy (though apparently not as commercial as beaches in Goa).
Fresh fish is on display in the many restaurants every night.
There is a cliff-top walkway with no buildings on the ocean side (no railings either, for the most part!) and a long row of restaurants, shops and hotels on the inland side. My hotel is further back (a 2 min walk from the “action”). There is a nice breeze from the ocean, and I’ve gotten some nice body surfing rides down at the wide beach, which you reach via steps on the cliff. There are even lifeguards on the beach (the rips are strong).
The main stairs down to the beach from the cliff top are visible on the right