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Kochi (formerly known as Cochin) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city is one of the principal seaports of the country and is located in the district of Ernakulam, about 220 kilometres (137 mi) north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. It has an estimated population of 600,000, with an extended metropolitan population of about 1.5 million, making it the largest urban agglomeration and the... 
Catching the local bus from Palolem to Margao for our train journey to Kochi in Kerala in hindsight probably wasn’t a good idea. With a huge push and shove effort (translation: Donna elbowing people in the head and stomach) we got the last 2 seats on the bus…unfortunately for Neil his seat was next to a 23 year old Indian guy who not only struck up a conversation which lasted the entire 3 hour... 