If inertia or boredom does set in, and you need a break from the beaches, it’s time to get out and about. For many people, this just means a leisurely stroll up onto the headland, to visit Kovalam Town. For ...

Kovalam, 15 km (9 1/4 miles) from Trivandrum, was once the Arabian Sea beach resort of the  court of the Rajahs of Travancore. Today, its scimitar-sweep of sand between two high headlands is a popular tourist beach  catering  not only ...