My family loved this beautiful fort in North Kerala - BEKAL FORT

[@Jordan-jr7ny]

Love the way how your Mom capture the moments

[@blairswanson44]

I missed you all so much. It's wonderful that Annika has had such a treasured 3 years in her upbringing before the next environment. Wishing you all the best with that Johanna. Keep well. Much love to all of you. 💋❤

[@sidoniejansson403]

Nice to see you and your family again! Greetings from Sweden ! 😍🧡

[@sguptamech]

God Bless Anika & Johanna ! Beautiful Souls

[@rajukaka2661]

Your little chirpy princess, Anika is always a delight to watch!

[@zindagii4ever]

Thanks for letting people know about this beautiful tourist location of my area ❤😊

[@Helen78SouthAfrica]

Love watching you guys and mommy from Finland 🇫🇮 🌈🫂👋so relaxing 😎

[@tdwilliam27]

Watching from NZ. Watched since your daughter was a baby. Beautiful. Your family is beautiful.

[@rosythomas3267]

Thank you for showing this Bekal Fort, although I am from Kerala, I never seen it.

[@Rozze123_fun]

Wow surprise ❤❤❤❤ Annika is here . She's a little wonder to make anyone's day magical 😊, God bless Annika with happiness.

[@sarathsasidharan11]

Was surprised when you played Uyire flute music as bgm !!! Nice subtle touch

[@vkd9220]

well actually there was this other group of tourists at the fort who was playing this music on their phone and i just happened to record it while filming. i just copied the sound from that clip and used it as bgm for my voiceover :)

[@pushpanarayanan1012]

Super Johanna Thanks that you like Kerala the most Happy to see your family Lovely family 🥰

[@vasukhant9087]

Love kerala. Stayed in Pahchanne. Visited Bekal fort,and the house boat, and it reminds me of my home , environment in the West Indies.

[@varshamakar4443]

Hi Johanna, nice seeing u all after long time, specially Annika loads of love

[@lachminsarjue6248]

Missed you,welcome back,

[@a_m7834]

So glad to have you back.. and waiting for all the videos for all the updates

[@shirleym9715]

I've really missed your little family and so happy to see you back 🙂

[@ioannavoudouri308]

Very very nice videos from India dear good friends ❤

[@tulikaoberoi8589]

Good to see you all back...lots of love ❤️ to annika

[@mahadebroy6887]

I am missing your video. Amazingggg.......

[@sally88tan]

Wow! Been missing & awaiting to watch Annika🥰God bless🙏🏻😊

[@aratinair1678]

What a gorgeous place!! Thank you for sharing this experience with us. The entire area is so lush, green and the proximity to the sea makes it even more amazing. Would definitely want to visit Bekal fort on my next trip to Kerala. Lovely to see you, Annika, mom and Vinod ❤

[@JohannaNorth]

Yes, do put on your bucket list!! 😊

[@careymorrison2764]

One of your loveliest videos! Good work!!

[@karimabaha4978]

Bonjour la famille. J'étais contente de trouver votre nouvelle vidéo ce matin. C'était un plaisir de la visionner et voir Annika grandir. Quel changement de passer de Kerala à Mumbai !!

[@JohannaNorth]

Bonjour et merci beaucoup 😊 mumbai est tres different, c’est vrai!

[@SangeetaNaiksatam]

Your video,it made my day,so glad to have you back😊 loads of love to Annika ❤

[@mcchakkalayil8008]

Hi Johanna & family, Was eagerly waiting for your video. All of you is looking amazing, keep shining ❤

[@JohannaNorth]

Thank you so much 😊

[@robertpatel4302]

Anika,very clever girl,will turn out like her mum,🤗

[@lalhlupuiisailo4434]

After so long. Hope we get to see your vlogs more often

[@prernagupta774]

I love this kid.❤️

[@nutcracker5094]

Glad Annika is back with Johanna

[@gaurisingh3985]

It's soooooooooo good to see you all again!!❤️ I cannot believe you have now relocated to Mumbai. I know you love Mumbai as well and have probably settled well by now but honestly my heart ached a bit thinking about the beautiful scenic location of your home in Kerala and of course the magnificent views. I’m glad you have made some amazing memories there and will always have lots to cherish from your stay in Kerala. Cheers to new beginnings 🎉🤗

[@JohannaNorth]

Well in all honesty we’re still adjusting and settling into our Mumbai life and trying to not miss Kerala 🫣

[@travellingyoginikas]

Oh what a BEAUTIFUL video. ❤ Johanna it must have been a shock to the system to move from Kerala to Mumbai. Esp after seeing all that beautiful greenery at the fort and living in nature. Hope u are ok and adjusting well.

[@JohannaNorth]

Yes, you are right, we’re still adjusting and trying to figure out ways to maintain an outdoorsy lifestyle and that connection to nature here.

[@travellingyoginikas]

@@JohannaNorth all the best Johanna. You are such a beautifully natured woman and that comes across brilliantly in your vlogs. Yes I guessd that the move was due to Vinod's work. Vinod's job has taken you guys on some adventures. For example, it gave you INCREDIBLE stays at the Taj with the view of the India gate from the room. What wonderful luxury and a month full of memory making. Also it's taken you on some not so great journeys to places where you are stuck indoors for long periods of time alone with Annika. And now a major uproot from Kerala to Mumbai. It's amazing at times but detrimental at other times. In England we call these types of situations swings and roundabouts. Your life is one big adventure, esp with Vindo's job and also being a foreigner in India with a small child. You are incredibly blessed to have Annika and such a long stay at the Taj. And then there's the opposite end of the scale where you are indoors for long periods of time with a little one and also needing to leave Kerala. But life is a state of impermanence. Yes definitely enjoy the Mumbai adventure, as nothing lasts forever. Namaste and Blessings Kas 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@sumitamukherjee3447]

After a long time seeing your video and sweet Annika, enjoying her activities and talking, beautiful ❤

[@travellingyoginikas]

Brilliant video wasnt it ❤ Annika loved the fort, all the running around and playing castles bless her. Brilliant educational trip for her ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@BaljinderSingh-rw6zn]

Beautiful Video i Love India❤

[@parulborad2781]

I am happy to see you again. Very nice fort of Kerala. Hope you have now regularly upload your vidio❤

[@JohannaNorth]

I will try my best, but it might still take a little while for my schedule to get easier. Looking forward to Annika's school starting, so I can work more :)

[@monicadacosta8116]

Happy to see you Back.iI miss Anika.

[@rajipai]

Soothing vlog, I must say.. sending love to Annika❤

[@ravishahade8144]

Bekal fort is on my bucket list now ..❤

[@Mariam-mn7xe]

Dear Johanna, your hair looks much better in darker colour. Realy very beautifull. All the best for your life and thanks for this wonderfull video.

[@ashasr9827]

So happy to see you back dear🩷🙏🏼🩷🙏🏼🩷🙏🏼

[@neeramalhan8724]

Good to see you bsck 👍🌷

[@sarojshivalkar7789]

Beautiful vlog

[@elisabetta4478]

I guess being a multilingual kid is a blessing and a curse at the same time. It has its pros and cons. But Annika manages it extraordinarily. This tourist spot is fascinating. Only a blue celestial sky and blue sea are missing in these parts of India. Take care, Johanna 😘

[@JohannaNorth]

Annika is lucky to have natural linguistic talent to support her circumstances 😊 but every situation has its pros and cons, varying by the individual. As a child, I found it to be a curse to be born to a very small finnish town, and probably wouldve loved to be multilingual if I knew such thing existed. At least I got to start learning several foreign languages at school at the age of 9, in addition to what I learned on my own much before that. Now I do of course miss my hometown, and would love to be raising Annika there, but for 30ish years I always wanted out 😅

[@thesaint9286]

i''m Obsessed with Kerala... I just can't get enough. It's a wonder that it's in India. Very different.

[@honestopinion676]

India is same n different at the same time everywhere... we have so many states m each one is different.

[@rahulnair3668]

Finally its good to see Anika❤

[@SirKasim666]

We were missing your videos Glad to see you all back 👍🏽

[@2.0varun54]

Cutie Annika is Back ❤

[@royal5193]

You should upload video every week ❤Love from Tripura northeast India ❤️

[@svDeccan]

As always beautiful vlog with softly narration. It's fun to watch drama queen Anika 😊 Fort is beautiful, one I will anchor my sailboat.

[@JohannaNorth]

Thank you so much 😊

[@rashminayanar7452]

Welcome back ❤😊

[@MARISOLSHARMA]

Hello EVERYONE”S …….hopeful I’m can’t wait happy see the watching to coming your video ❤❤❤❤🙏🏻🤲🏼🤗💐

[@alisonchristodoulou825]

It's lovely to see you all again. I hope you are enjoying your new home in Mumbai. Have you left Kerala for good? I'm looking forward to all your new videos. You all look so happy and well.😊

[@champadas881]

I'm glad to have you back. The video's main character, Annika, is just as lively and naive as Mother Nature! Would you mind creating a video centered around "A Memorable Childhood Day of Annika"?

[@JohannaNorth]

Well i’d like to think that every day, especially those ones that we film, is a memorable childhood day for her - but thats definitely a good idea 😊

[@champadas881]

@@JohannaNorth Thank you, It was Annika who suddenly caught sight of a 60-year-old retired school teacher with her innocence and innate love for nature, caring for every petty thing. It's not only cuteness; it's pureness. I really appreciate your efforts and the hard work you put into making videos.

[@JohannaNorth]

@@champadas881 i do really want to cherish Annika’s pure joy and curiosity for the world around her 😊

[@sanatombirajkumari3813]

Johanna you are very lucky as Vinod is a very good guy.

[@sanatombirajkumari3813]

Best vlogger.

[@ushakrana7378]

Good to see you back 😊

[@travellingyoginikas]

It is. I hope there ar wlots more videos from Johanna ❤

[@balanandana3716]

You have seen my place from the tower. The beach of Kanhangad. I have visited this fort many times in my child hood.

[@JohannaNorth]

I can imagine the nostalgia of those days. Very lucky to live nearby and visit often!

[@Leonardo_dada_vinchi123]

Annika ❤❤❤ Pls bring videos more frequently.

[@ravikumar-tb1gy]

Nice vlogggg . Explore more KERALA ,,, expeacially north malabar 😍😍😍😍😍😚😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@bisroop]

You are amazing lots of good respect

[@whatTheblue]

I was waiting for your next video

[@travellingyoginikas]

Me too 🥰

[@aghilanmayan97]

Welcome back my Johanna sis ❤ missed you all so much guys... Let's go🎉,Do you like Mumbai is it easy to adapt in the fast pace city culture and when we are going to see new house (Mumbai ) tour sis..?

[@travellingyoginikas]

Yes I'm also looking forward to the Mumbai vlogs ❤

[@JohannaNorth]

We’re still in the challenging times of adjusting and settling into our Mumbai life. For people like us, who prioritise being out in nature, and a quiet, peaceful slow life, it takes a huge conscious effort to create a that vibe here. But we’re trying and i look forward to sharing content on how we achieve that 😊 I’ll have more time to work on videos once Annika soon starts school!

[@aghilanmayan97]

@@JohannaNorth we are also excited to see those videos... Wishing you the best and lots of love for the next chapter of your life journey 💙🤍.

[@travellingyoginikas]

@@JohannaNorth I'm dying to know why you moved to Mumbai. Must be for a very good reason given that you loved Kerala and the slow life nature setting. As Mumbai is the polar opposite to Kerala, the place u adored

[@JohannaNorth]

@@travellingyoginikas well Mumbai is great in some different ways, but I don’t think we would’ve necessarily moved here by our own initiative if Vinod’s job didn’t require us to. But I think we’ll have a great tenure here too once we adjust and settle in 😊 we won’t be here forever either so better enjoy while we are!

[@subarnakarmakar1429]

"papa, catch me" ♥️🧿

[@KhattaMeethaOficial]

Annika Is Chai Person like most Indians….❤❤❤❤

[@sweeteyes522]

so sweet ❤

[@Praveen1991917]

I thought your channel was vanished due to new tech company restrictions. Glad you are still here.

[@roja7426]

For safety sake, never ever have a kid in the passenger front seat of a car. You never know when an accident could happen.

[@bharathbalakrishna5153]

Awesome photo graphie. It's better then in movie's and discovery Channel. Thank you somuch ma'am. But we arr missing Annika so so much😢

[@thesaint9286]

Yes no litter....Almost clean, compared to rest of India. No beggars too, and no fleacing tuk-tuk, or taxis. Pretty safe.

[@Kalki0025]

There are a lot of beggars in Kerala, most of them from Tamil Nadu. It's not as clean as you might think, especially in cities and markets. However, villages are nice, especially during monsoons. But in summer, it's almost unlivable.

[@har_7988]

Well, a malayali commenting this trying to hide as a foreigner. You'll see beggars and lit here as well, unless you're satisfying your blind ego. State has it's own pros and cons and saying litter doesn't exist in Kerala or our lottery system just shows all your half baked knowledge

[@kartheeshk5519]

This is the place where the tamil song "uyire" was shot back in 1995

[@teepraveen]

You should also try Mahe ( used to be a French colony ) my hometown that is about 90km from your place, there are some good hotels and pubs ( that serves craft beer ) to explore .. check out the river walk and beach .

[@JohannaNorth]

We’ve travelled through Mahe several times, stopping there a few times too 😊 not much exploring though even though it was on our Kerala bucket list. Now after relocating to another state it’ll probably take a long time to accomplish a visit there 🫣

[@ioannavoudouri308]

❤💐😊❤️😊❤️

[@trilliondreams9048]

Home Town🥰

[@viramir9606]

I was studying in Central University of Kerala in kasargod. I used to come here during weekends.

[@sarangrao3677]

hi, after long time blog

[@Helen78SouthAfrica]

Hello Johanna Vinod and Annika 👩🏻she is doing so well growing up 🫂👋🫂🌈🙏

[@amitbfl]

after very long time.....missing u and Annika

[@18svd]

long long time this is 2024 AD & we get to see moments from 2023 AD.

[@JohannaNorth]

November March aren’t that far apart in Johanna North timeline 😅

[@dreamtouchdesignwalltextur2769]

❤❤❤

[@Dhruv-Malik]

After so long

[@rahulrv1658]

My native

[@yasarbank]

My home place

[@Panda.Shogun]

Johanna finally remembered the password of this channel 😂❤

[@JohannaNorth]

🤣🤣🤣

[@sreelathac7505]

Had been waiting and happy to see annika again.could figure out that u are leaving kerala which makes me sad and also happy because kerala is no more the safe heaven it used to be for a foreigner or an outsider.wishes and prayers for a happy beautiful future to annika

[@travellingyoginikas]

Yes I agree. Kerala is no longer the safe haven for foreigners unfortunately. I lived in Kerala as a foreigner for 18mths and alot of that was in lockdown 🙈 So I'm sure u can imagine the difficulty of that!!! I love other places in India. I feel so welcomed and the hospitality is so kind and loving and very genuine ❤

[@JohannaNorth]

We are very sad too having had to leave Kerala. We’re missing our home there a lot still. I don’t want to dismiss anyone else’s feelings, but in my own experience, Kerala is one of the best places where I feel feel both safe and comfortable as a foreign woman 😊

[@Rishab.K.S]

@@JohannaNorth Don't mind about these Hindu nationalistic bots pretending as Keralites. Since Kerala is a multi-religious society, these Hindu nationalistic North Indian bots are spreading so much misinformation. They are trying to portray that India is only safe when it is 100% Hindus. So don't take any heed of this. You are always welcome in Kerala❤

[@travellingyoginikas]

@@JohannaNorth so glad that Kerala gave u a positive experience where u can treasure memories forever. 😍You did live in a beautiful secluded place. I was in Varkala, sadly a bitter tourist resort and i was badly targeted. I experienced alot of prejudice because my parents were from Punjab and not south India. Also I experienced prejudice as I was a British woman solo traveling. Sadly I was there on lockdown in a bitter and very dangerous patriarchy society. It was not good at all Johanna. But iv had much better experieces in other parts of India. I think a woman's experience depends on her location and marital status. Sad fact I know. But forever happy for u dear for your wonderful time in a better part of Kerala. Namaste and blessings Kas 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@sallyire1]

@@travellingyoginikas We women have to be very carful in our travels. I enjoy hearing other's experiences about places throughout the world and especially India.

[@atindr8618]

❤️❤️❤️

[@krishnakumartj4815]

❤

[@lissettmartinez1476]

I miss you 😢

[@kalyantr7]

Built by the Kannada chieftain Shivappa Nayaka of Keladi

[@anusingh5841]

Where have you been all these while? Have you moved out of kerala permanently? Please give your new life updates and please post videos more frequently ❤

[@RB_124]

Pls post regular videos

[@Sol365-N]

I again thought my screen was dirty but well it's again it's your camera 😂📸

[@JohannaNorth]

Thanks for letting me know!

[@Life_ographic_funopsis]

What gifts did Annika get on her birthday Johanna? Hail King Annika❤

[@JohannaNorth]

She got a lot of art and crafts supply from everyone 😊

[@Life_ographic_funopsis]

@@JohannaNorth 👏

[@earth0337]

Beautiful Annika ❤️🪔❤️

[@bhopalsunilsubramaniam5489]

Has your mother come back

[@mahuyachakraborty1566]

Hi Johanna!! It's an wonderful feeling to see you people coming back after a long time. as nice as, seeing my very closed friend coming back after an age!!! I'm from Kolkata, West Bengal. Can you people come over here once????? It will be very nice to see you, vinod and our cutie pie annika on kolkata's road, memorable place, and popular food corners!!! ❤❤

[@JohannaNorth]

Thank you so much! 😊 i’ve been to kolkata several times when we were living in Vizag, but we haven’t travelled much to the eastern side of India since moving to Kerala and having Annika as it isn’t that easy anymore. But we definitely want to take Annika towards Bengal and Northeast someday 😊

[@tominjose1993]

Are you currently live in Mumbai? Could please make a video for the same?

[@JohannaNorth]

I’ll first post the older videos I have 😊

[@Shyjucham]

Kannur Mallu watching vlog from Helsinki...😂

[@sithara_sundaran]

😂😂 paavam

[@dematreferanzza2273]

🫶✌️✌️✌️✌️

[@ashvinsivadas]

you guys leaving Kerala?

[@travellingyoginikas]

Yes they have left. They now live in Mumbai

[@JohannaNorth]

Yes we relocated in early January

[@ashvinsivadas]

@@JohannaNorth 😕 will miss Annika, you guys always welcome in Kerala

[@anand-menon]

It has been over 10 years since I visited Bekal"linna". Back then they didn't have gaurd rails in the steps leading to the tower. So it was a lot more scary.😮 At Nandi Hills near Bangalore, where Tipu Sultan had a fort, there's a steep long drop named " Tipu's Drop", where enemies of Tipu were condemned to fall to their deaths. Tipu has given me an idea...I'm going to Bekal once more with all my annoying relatives to do the same.....a perfect place to dispose the evidence...

[@JohannaNorth]

Good luck for my mom and Vinod they were behaving well that day 😏🤭 i dont think my mom wouldve done the climb up without rails. Even i mightve been scared in the middle of the crowds 😅

[@sankarsreekumar4996]

The only problem is the heat

[@kiran9220]

Belkal fort built by kannadigas... It's part of Karnataka before independence

[@JohannaNorth]

Very interesting to know, thank you!