The road meanders through lush fields bordered by coconut and palm trees . The bamboo stalks greet you as a collage of green and blue meets the eye. The rivers alternate with the seas.A hanging bridge appears out of nowhere dangling precariously above the fields.One nondescript hamlet follows another. Occasionally a noisy town appears and [...]
The rains come down and the peacocks shriek in delight .We could count more than a dozen in the twilight hour, perched on the rocks or flitting in the trees. As Lord Muruga’s favourite vehicle, they gather in hordes near the Thirupurankundram shrine, a cave temple located almost 7 kms away from Madurai. From madurai
My weekend getaway was quite a different experience. A visit to a coffee plantation( No-Not Coorg) was not just about long walks in the estate, or watching picking and pulping of coffee seeds or even getting lost in the many species of birds that were fluttering high. It promised to be a discovery of sorts. [...]