If you’re looking for a day-trip destination, we know just the place. Located 35 miles away, Kozhikode is worth jumping in the car for. Kozhikode Beach, Beypore Beach and Thali Shiva Temple alone justify the drive. The locals will also probably point you in the direction of Ooty, 40 miles away. If you can only find time for one thing here, make sure it’s Ooty Lake. (But we’d also highly recommend Government Botanical Gardens and Ooty Rose Garden.)