First Impressions of Munnar, India 🇮🇳 | 4 Hour Road Trip from Kochi | Huge Indian Food Thali!

We are leaving the backwaters of Alappuzha and heading to the cool mountain air of Munnar, another look at the beautiful state of Kerala! Join us and our private driver, Sukesh, as we embark on this road trip. Along the way, we stop for fresh fruit, snap some selfies by a roadside waterfall, Forest scolds a monkey (for doing what monkeys do), and then we find a delicious Indian Thali lunch. Finally, we reach our destination at the Dreamcatcher Plantation Resort on the terraced tea hill of Munnar. This property is beautiful. We also experienced a live cooking demonstration of a rabbit coconut dish.
Thank you, Mr. Sukesh, for sharing your personal experiences and giving us and our audience an insight into family life in Kerala.
In our next video, we head to the city of Munnar for more experiences and even take you to the highest point for a sunrise peak over the valley. Join us on Wednesday for that video!
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We are the Bags Packed Family: Jonathan and Kelly with our three children. We sold our home in Alaska, USA, eight years ago, and headed overseas. We are teachers and found fantastic teaching positions in India. Two years later, we moved to the United Arab Emirates. Three years after that, during the beginning of the pandemic, we made the move to our current teaching jobs in Indonesia. We love traveling and finding adventures as a family. We hope that our travels will inspire and provide our children with the confidence to meet new people, try new foods, and enjoy learning a new language. We hope our vlogs will inspire you to get out and travel, too!
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0:00 Good Morning
01:06 The Nicest Driver in Kerala!
11:06 Rest Stop
12:15 Pineapple Lady
14:57 Bad Monkey
15:49 Waterfall
16:39 Huge Indian Thali
26:14 Dream Catcher Plantation Resort
31:03 Pool
32:10 Cooking Rabbit
38:12 Indian Food Reaction
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[@BagsPackedFamily]

Munnar is beautiful! Help us get to 10,000 on Instagram! instagram.com/bagspackedfamily

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we will help You ❤️ sure

[@phjhggff]

Lovely vdo Hope u can visit gokarna - karnataka Hoysaleshwara temple - halebidu Chennakesava temple- belur Hampi

[@rage4raj]

kerala has been a trading center for spices from ancient times from 3000 BC, they traded with arabs, romans, greeks, chinese...

[@BagsPackedFamily]

It's an amazing place!

[@MrScientific007]

Kerala also have been habited in very ancient time in a cave at Wayanad with almost 30,000 years old history.

[@TheRishijoesanu]

Ancient Egypt too

[@TheRishijoesanu]

If you are interested in the unique spice trade history of Kerala then you need to visit Muziris in Thrissur. Muziris is a very historical place. To give context, Columbus discovered America because he was seeking out a trade route to Muziris.

[@hsram1985]

@@TheRishijoesanu Kerala and western ghats is mother of Indian civilization along with Ujjain. It's a place of great danava kings and sages. It's a land of Vedas. Danava estruscan sailors from kerala civilized Rome, Egypt and western Pagan civilization. Rome was Pagan hindu. All the perrohs of Egypt were from the land of punt north kerala India. True history of the planet has been buried.

[@thepoliticalawareness1021]

India is a unique country in the World. It has mountains, deserts, beach, plains, snow, Religious site, Historical site, Modern Architecture, Traditional Architecture, Foods, Culture etc. In India, Kerala, Goa and Rajasthan is unique. Some other states like Tamilnadu, Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa, etc are also good. But one states has most unique among all and that is Assam. Although Tourism Infrastructure and Tourism culture needs to improve more but it is super unique. In Assam people will find both Mongolian looking people and Caucasian looking people. It has World's biggest and Smallest River Island. It has mighty Kaziranga. It has mighty Brahmaputra who is the only Male River of India. It has 2 complete Hill District. It has plains. It has one of the highest Wildlife Sanctuary. It has Ancient Religious and Historical site. It has both Indian influence food and Asian influence food. Assam is the Tea Capital of India. British had learnt about Tea plantation from Singpho Tribe of Assam. Initially Most South Indian states and Darjeeling has Assam Tea plants because British took it from Assam.

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Thanks for the added information. India is very beautiful.

[@SparkzMxzXZ]

when i first started watching you guys, i assumed the kids were not interested because of their very passive faces. But i realised it’s just their default expressions haha. They’re actually so in tuned to their environment and eagerly anticipating everything (e.g. when Cedar says “i don’t have those two on my plate” when the staff was putting all the food out). What a wonderful family and intelligent and well-adjusted kids 😊

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Thank you so much. :-)

[@Leo-dd5fu]

In Kerala they use to add all Spices in foods..its land of spices..but their cooking style is also different..all their dishes have a unique taste... which we cannot find anywhere in the world

[@SidUdgata]

Omg ! Wawo ! Just looking at the view, the mountains, the hills, the nature, the plantations .. are such pleasure to the eyes. I surely gonna explore that beauty someday .

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Glad you enjoyed it! Munnar is amazingly beautiful!

[@ArtVandelay-av]

15:03 forrest will never forget the Fanta robbery haha. Very calming trip. the driver was so polite and kind

[@honychony4642]

pls give forest more screen time i love watching him 😭

[@Tej-Mashruwala]

Forest is so adorable 😍

[@ronrony08]

Thanks a lot for coming to our Kerala and kids where so cute. Your youngest one is so cute god bless you guys.

[@hemachan479]

Been to munnar from US 4 times always been a wonderful place

[@glennjalmas4657]

Another fantastic video. Thank you so much for sharing. Two thumbs all the way up👍👍.

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Hey Glenn! So nice of you. Munnar is a very beautiful place. I see why they call it God’s own country.

[@Ahsan.B]

Wow! Haven’t seen this side of India before, look awesome!

[@arjunraj823]

Kerala , one of the top 10 paradises of the world.

[@crombajaa]

Loved your videos guys! Here is a tip. You are going to encounter a lot of rice dishes in the south. For eating rice, scoop a small amount of rice by pressing it with your thumb, take it near your mouth, and push the rice with the back of your thumb into the mouth. If you use excavator hands like dropping rice in the mouth it will spill over and you will get it all over you. Or you can ask for a spoon.

[@FatimaAli-om4qx]

Another great one guys the children are adorable and willing to try anything take care much love from the UK 🇬🇧 ❤️

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Thanks so much!

[@anupamdas1811]

Your new resort looked so amazing. The opulence of all the divine delights of Munnar blossomed in each of you at that resort. And the traditional food added to that joy.

[@jhonbirtmsangmajhonbirtmsa4399]

Woooooo.. India is very Develop country in Asia....I loveIndia ❤️ county... because India is very beautiful places and people

[@BagsPackedFamily]

We love traveling in India!

[@W_M_G_108]

देखते कितने लोग भारत से देख रहे हैं।।।।।❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@BagsPackedFamily]

मुझे आशा है कि बहुत सारे हैं!

[@MangeshGovalkar]

Hi Jonathan, good to see you in India! I stay in Mumbai and from the vlog I'm damn sure you're visiting my city soon, if possible I really want to meet the Bags Packed Family. Much Love.❤️

[@wennnnnnnnn]

What a nice city munnar is! Great hotel with lots of greenery and forest being a cute little prankster hahaha hope y’all enjoy munnar❤🎉😊

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Hi Wen! Thanks so much for watching! We had a great time in Munnar. It's a very beautiful place to travel. The Dream Catcher was an awesome hotel, and the kids loved the pool.

[@leahandayani9505]

"So you guys playing hide and seek?" Forest answered loudly "yeah!" While he was hiding close to Cedar hahaha

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Sweet little guy! :-)

[@leahandayani9505]

@@BagsPackedFamily He is! Glad to see the kids had so much fun there!

[@_Akash_2op]

Love from karanataka 💛❤️ one state many world 🌍

[@raejaneareynoso2562]

I'm always looking forward to your food reviews! 😋

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Glad you like them!

[@joeybenra]

Loving your vlog man …. Thank you 🙏

[@viraj9373]

This place looks so beautiful. Just WOW 😍

[@SwedenTimes]

Happy to see you are in Munnar. I hope you will visit the top station of Munnar too. Really incredible view 🗻

[@Lxkky]

Came here to see Forrest ♥️

[@BagsPackedFamily]

He's a cute little guy. :-)

[@BhagyarajVb]

It is happy to know that You are always on the Road.Thanks for gifting us Amazing Videos

[@BagsPackedFamily]

It's our pleasure!

[@syarifbustaman8993]

Nice cooking demonstration

[@missordinary108]

Oh wow The Philippines is on the list ! I’ll be waiting for that video

[@BagsPackedFamily]

The Philippines are amazing! The videos will be coming soon.

[@wendy3437]

Your driver tour guide was awesome!!! Such beautiful sites Thnk You for sharing.

[@BaijuRatnakaran]

We are very happy to see you in Kerala.We make our place clean and hygine.❤️❤️

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Ur Family is amaazing..Man those kids are so well behaved...I just discovered your channel its pretty amazing and for sure i am subscribing it .Have fun you'll

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Thank you so much!

[@bobbyeapen6049]

Nice job trying new things. Looks amazing. Fan freaking tastic. Trivandrum and the padmabaswamy temple, Kovalam beach, shiva statue, Hope in Munnar, you trek up the mountains and check out sunrise and the tea estates. puri and sabzi, palappam and chicken curry (there are many types), Goat curry and kalappam, chicken roast, beef roast and or fry and poratta, lamb fry and parotta Also try the dessert Halwa (thick gelatenous, chewy, orange colored sweet, made of ghee and cashews, black and orange are the main ones).

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Thanks for the suggestions! The sunrise and tea estates will be featured in our next video! :-)

[@prasanttripathy2858]

Beautiful! Such great adventures ❤

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Very where you guys travel to has beautiful views thanks for sharing 😊

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Welcome to Keralam( India) ... First time seeing ur channel... Full support you.. Have nice day here....

[@bangmes165]

Good morning, Glad to see you and you have arrived in India for vacation. I hope you and your family have a pleasant trip and vacation. Greetings from me from the city of Medan on the island of Sumatera in Indonesia

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Thank you so much 😊

[@CJ-pl4uz]

That driver Feels so social 👀

[@sanjaysanj6688]

Forest is a Rockstar 🤩

[@Pahadi_Paradise]

Awesome place. Great video..

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Thank you very much!

[@RAMESH-gl5ih]

Great family 👍🙏 Enjoy with family

[@omantoodle2437]

Hi Forest…thanks for being awesome

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yipee you guys are back !!!😋🤭🤭🤭

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Amazing view nice video

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Yay, my favorite cute family in KZbin 🥰😍

[@BagsPackedFamily]

You're the best! Thank you so much!

[@pritampal6743]

I have become huge Fan of ur channel and more than that i am a huge Fan of ur youngest kid "Forest" now 😊❤️

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Wow youtube recommended me and binged watched your all recent indian vlogs. Really loved them 👍.

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Awesome! Thank you! Glad you are enjoying them!

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@@BagsPackedFamily most welcome keep posting

[@randheersingh7500]

Lovely family.❤

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Lovely family

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Love from kerala 🌴❤

[@vinaythakur6135]

I really like Forest's smile :)

[@maxgrg3211]

that's alot of food in that leaf wow 😋😋

[@BagsPackedFamily]

It just kept coming!

[@MrScientific007]

Please try to visit Varkala and Kovalam beaches in Trivandrum

[@ekmarathalakhmaratha8128]

Bro nice family and welcome in India

[@ananya5220]

Cedar's laugh 31:56 made my day!

[@yakovisaac6984]

Mature couple. Well behaved and articulate kids.

[@Journeywo]

Beautiful tea garden

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@viraj9373]

Forest is the cutest toddler 😍

[@sukuvar]

OMG kids liked it.

[@thinlaybhutia8607]

I loved it better then the last one n Jonathan still needs to learn how to eat in a Indian style Kelly dose it perfectly n forest came out 2 b a little menace... Pushing granet into the pool 👍👌😂... cheers luv u all

[@BagsPackedFamily]

So true!! 😂

[@sohilchandel6304]

Hi guys, why isn't grenet happy in the first half of the video, have you been angry on her for something or she not well. See really feels unwell or sad. She's the girl child...always keep her smiling it brings good luck and wealth ans happines to all hurdles. Just my opinion as an individual. Just thought of sharing. Regards love from Mumbai

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A very tiring journey full of struggles ,….👏👏👏💪💪💪👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@PradeepRaajkumar1981]

Ultimate swimming Pool and heavenly Thaali... rabbit master blaster Kerala

[@evilwithin5602]

31:46 best part of the video. This kid i swear he makes me laugh everytime.

[@BagsPackedFamily]

He’s a little clown! 😂

[@sriramprasannaarikapalli472]

Mango skin is nutritional and editable. It also has its own flavor. In India, we do eat skin of green mango.

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Cool. Thanks for the tip!

[@shrikalidhas2753]

Driver sir is very friendly. Super 👌

[@ipshi17]

Great to see you guys made it to Munnar… This place is so mesmerizing…. Forest is such a cute little prankster 😂😂

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Tricky little guy! :-)

[@parikshitd]

@@BagsPackedFamily Really he is

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Nice family 💞

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Thank you 😊

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Nice content.

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Glad you think so!

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Nice family❤️

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Thank you 😊

[@pritampal6743]

Sir when u and ur family will be coming to KOLKATA??? If u want i can suggest u many places to visit and have good food here .

[@BagsPackedFamily]

We hope to visit there in 2023! :-)

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Nice family

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💓 from Kerala🌴 kochi💥

[@kitchenvlogswiss]

Assalam o Alaykom So Beautiful Sharing 👌 Greetings 😊 Friend Ma sha ALLAH Good Work See You Around

[@abhijeetmacho1027]

Munnar tea estate is very beautiful I have explored south part of India but this one is left. One thing i will recommend is explore nilgiri hills in tamilnadu near Ooty it's different world. That is called blue mountain of India

[@liveandletlive3636]

Forest is so cuteeeeee.. ❤❤❤

[@forever470]

I love the little boy❤😍

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Hope Goa is next!

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Welcome to Kerala🌴

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Ilove this fam❤

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Youre the man, Papa God. Its improving. You are my everything.

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Welcome Bags Packed Family to india🥰

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I love forest the youngest one ! He is super cute

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People friendly state

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Supper family ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@karthi3999]

forest 😘😘😘 🥰 wonderful kid

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Kerala ❤️

[@CYBORGOne]

Lot's of love from india 🇮🇳 please try to upload 1 video in 2 day

[@BagsPackedFamily]

That's a great goal for our channel!

[@CYBORGOne]

@@BagsPackedFamily yes because lot's of people love your video specialy I'm waiting long for your india vlogs plz try to do

[@amalramankutty6029]

We love forest🤩🥺🤩

[@TheDkBrothers01]

So sweet ❤️

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Thank you 😊

[@hemachan479]

Hi Jonathan and Kelly love your vlog and ur cute kiddos, please try to visit Coimbatore it's called kongu naad and Hill stations like Ooty is famous for Nilgiris hill station and famous for tea and chocolate factory the kids will love it and always try out eating fresh made tea and chocolates and Kodaikanal beautiful scenery.

[@hemachan479]

Coimbatore is very good climate and water is good, but also very very near from Kerala. Whenever you guys have time explore it. Happy Journey

[@smritarai]

Beautiful place. Enjoy Namaste

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Yes, thank you!

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Supper

[@netarbahadur5846]

Good morning🌞🌞🌞🌞

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Good morning!

[@honychony4642]

forest is so cute 😭

[@LeoNyi7ft8giantboy]

Me fist 😁💚💚💚✌

[@ajeythomas2762]

Please watch videos of how to eat rice along with various curries, pappadam and sweets on youtube. You can eat using cutleries or by plain hands all you need to understand is the proper way as to what and how to mix the curries with the rice or without the rice those kind of things.

[@jethodahal3799]

Good Morning 🌻🌅 Bags Packed Family 😘😘

[@BagsPackedFamily]

Good morning! Happy Saturday!

[@Amangarnollegend]

Wow fantastis saya suka