{"id":6925,"date":"2022-07-27T23:05:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T23:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/?page_id=6925"},"modified":"2025-12-15T14:44:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:44:26","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\" bs-listing bs-listing-modern-grid-listing-1 bs-listing-single-tab\">\t<div class=\"listing listing-modern-grid listing-modern-grid-1 clearfix slider-overlay-simple-gr l-2\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"mg-col mg-col-1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"post-12985 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail  listing-item-1 listing-item listing-mg-item listing-mg-type-1 listing-mg-1-item main-term-26\">\r\n\t<div class=\"item-content\">\r\n\t\t<a  title=\"Phang Nga Bay Tour: Beyond James Bond Island\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/sustainability\/the-nepal-we-love-culture-mountains-and-wild-places.html\" class=\"post-url post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\tThe Nepal We Love: Culture, Mountains and Wild Places\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\t\t<div class=\"post-meta\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/author\/bree\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   title=\"Browse Author Articles\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"post-author-a\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"post-author author\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tbree\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"time\"><time class=\"post-published updated\"\r\n\t\t\t\t                         datetime=\"2026-09-09T16:45:00+00:00\">Sep 9, 2026<\/time><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/sustainability\/the-nepal-we-love-culture-mountains-and-wild-places.html#respond\" title=\"Leave a comment on: &ldquo;The Nepal We Love: Culture, Mountains and Wild Places&rdquo;\" class=\"comments\"><i 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The waiter, dressed in a white uniform, holds a smaller flame to light one of the multiple wicks of the main kuthu vilakku stand. The woman, with a gentle smile and wearing a traditional Kerala kasavu saree and glasses, watches the lighting process. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/tables\/onam-sadhya-in-kerala.html\" class=\"post-title post-url\">\r\n\t\t\tOnam Sadhya in Kerala\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h2>\t\t<div class=\"post-meta\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/author\/bree\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   title=\"Browse Author Articles\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"post-author-a\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"post-author author\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tbree\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"time\"><time class=\"post-published updated\"\r\n\t\t\t\t                         datetime=\"2026-08-26T08:14:22+00:00\">Aug 26, 2026<\/time><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-summary\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:heading {\"textAlign\":\"center\"} -->\nExperience India\u2019s Feast of Tradition at Neeleshwar Hermitage\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->Today, 26 August 2026, Kerala celebrates Thiruvonam, the 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data-src=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wow423-210x136.jpg\" data-bs-srcset=\"{&quot;baseurl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.secret-retreats.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;86&quot;:&quot;wow423-86x64.jpg&quot;,&quot;210&quot;:&quot;wow423-210x136.jpg&quot;,&quot;279&quot;:&quot;wow423-279x220.jpg&quot;,&quot;357&quot;:&quot;wow423-357x210.jpg&quot;,&quot;750&quot;:&quot;wow423-750x430.jpg&quot;,&quot;2048&quot;:&quot;wow423.jpg&quot;}}\"\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-holder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/tables\/place-where-time-is-an-ingredient-part-1.html\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<h2 class=\"title\">\t<a class=\"post-url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/tables\/place-where-time-is-an-ingredient-part-1.html\" title=\"Place Where Time Is an Ingredient: Part 1\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\tPlace Where Time Is an Ingredient: Part 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II\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"post-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\tPostcard from Asia: Celebrations Beyond&hellip;\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h2><\/div>\r\n<\/article >\r\n<article  class=\"post-12466 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail   listing-item listing-item-thumbnail listing-item-tb-2 main-term-28\">\r\n<div class=\"item-inner clearfix\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured featured-type-featured-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  title=\"A Season to Reset: Spring Cleaning, the Asian Way\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5-1-210x136.jpg\" 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alt=\"A photograph capturing a woman seated at a wooden dining table, with a waiter standing next to her, lighting a large brass traditional Indian oil lamp (diya). The waiter, dressed in a white uniform, holds a smaller flame to light one of the multiple wicks of the main kuthu vilakku stand. The woman, with a gentle smile and wearing a traditional Kerala kasavu saree and glasses, watches the lighting process. In the background, there is a spread of South Indian Sadhya food arranged on a banana leaf, a traditional uruli bowl with hibiscus flowers, and the wooden architecture and thatched roof of an open-air Kerala resort restaurant pavilion.\" title=\"Onam Sadhya in Kerala\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/onam1-86x64.jpg\" data-bs-srcset=\"{&quot;baseurl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.secret-retreats.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;86&quot;:&quot;onam1-86x64.jpg&quot;,&quot;210&quot;:&quot;onam1-210x136.jpg&quot;,&quot;2560&quot;:&quot;onam1-scaled.jpg&quot;}}\"\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"img-holder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/tables\/onam-sadhya-in-kerala.html\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/tables\/onam-sadhya-in-kerala.html\" class=\"post-url post-title\">\r\n\t\t\tOnam Sadhya in 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title=\"Browse Author Articles\"\r\n\t\t\t\t   class=\"post-author-a\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"post-author author\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tbree\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"time\"><time class=\"post-published updated\"\r\n\t\t\t\t                         datetime=\"2026-09-16T19:56:13+00:00\">Sep 16, 2026<\/time><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-summary\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->Phang Nga Bay is one of Thailand\u2019s most recognisable landscapes. 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