About : backpakker

Full Name Backpakker

Backpakker can just be described as a true vagabond . She looks for a story in a temple, an experience in a forest and the journey to a destination ! A traveller and a travel writer, she is based out of Bangalore and is thinking about where to travel next ..

Ghumakkar Since 2007-10-31 11:12:54

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Total Number of travel stories by backpakker at Ghumakkar (10)
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2008-11-20 / Comments (10)

Moodabadri – a tryst with Jainism

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 [...]

Tryst with Jainism in a cave

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

Shettihalli – a church submerged in the waters

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. [...]

Roma – where Gods still linger

Masinagudi -The call of the wild

Getting high on new years eve !

Gods own country – Kumarakom

Tawang , Arunachal Pradesh – enclosed by glaciers

Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary – Rhinos vs elephants

Talakadu – Buried in the sands of time