Let the title not deceive you, for even though this hill-top provides beautiful views of the plains below, it’s nowhere near being called a hill station even though they market it so. It can be, for sure, very closely related … Continue reading Andhra’s very own Ooty @ Horsley Hills
The very first thing that I’m gonna do is warn you a bit about your expectations from this trip. The dam is as it should be :-), so no surprises there ( although I do have a bit of a … Continue reading Cool your heels @ Krishnagiri dam and climb up the hill fort @ Rayakottai ( psst: near Bangalore again ! )
Well, not really chasing them, coz they will outrun you any time; and more importantly coz they are very shy animals who get alarmed at the slightest possible movement. Â The picture above is what you will picture if you try … Continue reading Chasing blackbucks @ Jayamangali : Wildlife sightings close to Bangalore
I had waited until the last moment for confirming my participation for this trip, coz I’m not in a habit of getting up early at all đ … but in the end the temptation was too much for me to … Continue reading Up above the rock so high @ Savandurga: 1-day bliss near Bangalore
A trip into the Coorg region of Karnataka; beyond the usual Madikeri; winding past the elephant country at Dubare, with a brief stop en-route at the largest Tibetan settlement at least in this part of the country ( Bylakuppe ); and … Continue reading Inside Kodava country @ Kodagu (Coorg)
A short one day trip from Bangalore, this place does deserve it’s share of laurels ! If you’ve lived in Bangalore even for a short while and cared about exploring it’s environs, I’m sure you would have come across our … Continue reading Nandi Hills without the crowd: AvalaBetta
âWhy is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what’s on the other side?” ( Game of Thrones I guess ?? ). Curiosity, my friends, Â will take you to places mysterious and … Continue reading ‘Kallina Kote’ beckons you @ Chitradurga
I had been itching since long to cover these cultural gems of Karnataka. Belur and Halebid are two of the best examples of intricately beautiful Hoysala architecture ( other being the temples at Somnathpur and Talakadu ), while Shravanabelagola is an important … Continue reading Belur, Halebid and a bit of Shravanabelagola
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