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Karnataka is a land of ancient temples, wildlife sanctuaries, unexplored forests, awe inspiring waterfalls, beautiful beaches, sprawling coffee plantations and much more. This southern state has a varied geography with and climate. Coastal plains lie on the western side bordering the Arabian Se... Read More

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Summary : Distance : 340 km (Bangalore to Chennai by road) Time : anywhere between 4.5 and 5 hr (using the formula time=distance/speed) Ideal speed : 100-110 (I cud maintain 130 in my Fiesta) Best time to start : 5.30 AM if possible (latest by ... Read More
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Finally, after planning for almost 4 years, we made it to Munnar. One thing that I searched for before this trip was a description about the route (fast and best). Though I found the information in bits and pieces, it was not a holistic one. This is ... Read More
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For almost two months we were contemplating on visiting Maha Lakshmi Golden Temple at Sripuram near Vellore and finally the plans seemed to materialize during last week of May 2009. My brother-in-law Siva wanted to take his new Swift Dezire to Golden... Read More
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Day 7 : Goa - Pune Cavelossim - Margaon - Ponda - Londa - Khanapur - Belgaum - Kolhapur - Satara - Pune We started back on Day 7 i.e. 15th of August. We were heading for Pune according to our plan and took a different route for the way back. We... Read More
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I would like to share with all those who intend to travel by the Delhi Bangalore Rajdhani Express the deplorable state of the coaches and the cavalier attitude of the catering / housekeeping and maintenance staff employed by Airtel. Date of Journey... Read More
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An impromptu decision on the eve of a weekend brought us to this place. At the first mention , one would definitely think that this would be in the similar lines of Ramoji Rao film city (Hyderabad) or the likes of it. Well, Innovative Film city (let ... Read More
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Bhayya Muddumalai and Bandipur National Park kya ho kar aaye, mere beti ghar mein sabka naam animals per rakh diya hein. Myself "Dinasour", my daughter Navya "Chhoti Dianasour", Bete Ujjwal ka "Chhota Deer", meri niece Aditi ka "Elephent", Meri wife ... Read More
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Nestled in the western ghats of the south indian state, Karnataka, is  Kodachadri , a mountain peak (altitude - 1343 m above sea level). The first thought that crosses anyone's mind on mention of Kodachadri is trekking as it is known to be a trekk... Read More
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A dream fulfilled. This happened to be a return journey having completed the Ashtvinayak trip while driving from Bangalore to Mumbai ( it’s another story) and my family was geared up for it. We started off from Navi Mumbai at 12 noon and took th... Read More
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I went to Vishweshwaraya Museum from my chacha's house. Vishweshwaraya Museum was very far away from his house. I traveled for around one-two hour in the bus. I like traveling in the buses. The bus dropped us on the bus stop and we walked a little t... Read More
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I have always wanted to drive long distances rather than be driven, flown or put on a train. On the two occasions that I visited the  USA I drove cross country to my heart's content. But here in India the condition of the  Highways was a big p... Read More
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Have you seen movie "The Burning Train"? I think it was on Vinod Khanna's idea about Rajdhani Express, film was also shot on Mumbai-Rajdhani express. Rajdhani Express, India's one of the luxurious train, start from National Capital to state capi... Read More
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I went to Bangalore from Delhi in Jet Airways. The weather was pleasant in Bangalore. We took an AC bus from the airport to N.A.L campus. The bus was clean and comfortable. We reached N.A.L campus at night. The campus was very big. My chacha lived on... Read More
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The school vacation of my daughter was about to get over in 10 days and it was time to take the family on an outing. After the usual debate, we zeroed in on Yercaud. Yercaud is a hill station on the Shevaroy hills about 230 kms from Bangalore. B... Read More
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There was a 3 days off as 26th Jan 2009 was on Monday and I thought of utilizing this time to going out to Chikmagalur, kuuke subramanyam however due to unavailability of reservations in resorts and last minutes commitments I along with my friend and... Read More
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A light and intermittent rain started on the second day of our arrival. Even through rains, clear rays of peeping sun among flitting clouds created a mistily magical ambiance in this uncluttered hill station. We were in ‘Madikeri’, the district h... Read More
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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 wer... Read More
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I have this thing about travelling and long drives. Ever since I can remember, I always wanted to drive... not the sprints...but the marathon! I have been fortunate enough to do this a bit in different places across the world, but never managed a rea... Read More
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This is one of those "never-planned-for-this" exploration.  Sometimes these unplanned explorations turns out to be the best ones. Kanva Reservoir is located approx. 60 kms from Bangalore.The Kanva river (a tributary of the Cauvery river) is n... Read More
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And so it was a long weekend again! March 27th – 29th ’09. The scorching summer heat was totally getting on my nerves and all I could think was water..water..water.. which culminated in us taking a trip to the gorgeous Hogenakkal falls that weeke... Read More
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A picture is worth a thousand words but a picture is inadequate in conveying a personal experience and response. Different people are likely to interpret the same picture differently. Words are better than pictures in conveying to another person the ... Read More
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Kemmangundi- what a heavenly place, unknown and unexplored. Enroute We chose monsoons to visit the place. A group of six- Kantharaj, Vinay,Anurag,Ramu,Anil and yours truly Sudhir- drove upto Kemmangundi (1434 m)in an Innova. Bangalore to Chikmang... Read More
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It is the classical Indian story . A tale told by Gods and demons, filled with kings and queens, replete with curses and boons. There is a little bit of history here, blended with some geology and topped with legends and myths. Set on the banks of ... Read More
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Introduction The idea to visit Haveri came to me after coming across a tourist map of the region at Wikipedia. Haveri itself has not a great deal to offer to warrant a trip of 300+ kms from Bangalore. However, when seen together with places around H... Read More
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Most of the times, getting to the destination is more interesting than the destination itself. I had one such experience while on the way to Kokkare Bellur. I had been wanting to visit this place for a long time now. Every time I pass the sign-boa... Read More
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Karnataka is a veritable treasure chest of temples and monuments. Karnataka’s monuments can be depicted stratigeographically from north to south. In the north, the group of neighbouring districts Bidar, Gulbarga and Bijapur perhaps has the largest ... Read More
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After a nice nap which we needed after our exertions at Talacauvery, we started at 3.30 PM for Dubare Elephant Camp. Dubare is a forest camp on the banks of Cauvery which serves as a base and training center for elephants run by the Karnataka Forest ... Read More
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November 13, 2012 I woke up early in the morning on Diwali day, refreshed after a good night's sleep. My body badly needed it after a hectic day, reaching Coorg. Being used to it back home, it was strange not to hear the continuous bursting of cra... Read More
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We started from Srirangapatna around 12 PM and headed towards Bylakuppe Tibetan Temple. We were hoping to have lunch on the way in Hunsur. But apart from Cafe Coorg, which was way too expensive for us, there weren't many lunch options at Hunsur and i... Read More
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November 12, 2012-Day One Thanks for all your appreciative comments for Part One of this series. We left Bangalore City around 7 am and as I was introducing myself with the driver, I came to know that he was of the opinion that this was a 2 day tr... Read More
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Hello Friends ! It feels so nice to share a travelogue in Ghumakkar after such a long  gap. The last decent holiday I had was in Jan'2012 during Pongal, the harvest festival in Tamil Nadu, where me and my wife had undertaken a long awaited, extensiv... Read More
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This very crowded bus brings us in Masinagudi at 5PM we have a huge masala dosa because we missed our lunch. We return to our room in the hotel at the main road. There I tell my wife to stay in the room because she gave me some serious trouble in the... Read More
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In my last post of this series I wrote about Masinagudi area that in Madumalai wildlife sanctuary and is on the slopes of Niligiri's. We took the bus from Masinagudi to Thalaikundah that is on the way to Ooty. From there we begun our walk. [captio... Read More
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It is a wonder walk. A Walk to die for. [caption width="640"] Masinagudi[/caption] Well not exactly from Ooty but from Thalaikundah (on the top) to the bottom of Niligiris on the road to Masinagudi. But first I must write about Masinagudi. Whe... Read More
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Bangalore is an air-conditioned city and I love to walk there. This walking tour that I am posting here is not a tour that I walked once but it is a way of my life there. Let’s begin this walk from Mysore Bank HQ area. I usually stay in a hotel in... Read More
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Not many people know if this market exists but this is a grand flower market. I have been to all continents and many cities of the world but this flower market is special. You will never ever see these many flowers but only here in this market. [c... Read More
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The British called the Chitradurga Fort stupendous and impregnable. For once you can agree with them. The Chitradurga fort is truly stupendous and magnificent. It is one of the biggest hidden gem surprises from India’s monument treasure trove. Arch... Read More
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Sunday morning when we woke up it was already 7:30 am. As kitchen and resort belong to us, we cooked our breakfast and gave up the possession of resort back and dragged our bikes on the beach. After riding on beach for half an hour we started for Cas... Read More
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Not hidden actually but also hidden. A walk by the railway line. People take train from Ooty to Coonnor and always sigh - "Wish there were not in the train but off the train in such a heavenly place". So be it then. (more...)... Read More
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Journey for which we all waited so eagerly who knew that will end as a “Journey to Nowhere”. We all were excited about this trip as we will be on bikes for 4 days, covering 1500kms in monsoon, witnessing the beautiful countryside of North Karnata... Read More
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[caption id="attachment_65233" align="alignnone" width="329"] Variegated Greens[/caption] On the 21st of March, 2002, I had been to Coimbatore to write a test at the Bharathiar University. The test got over at 1100 and I had almost a day at my dis... Read More
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In August month of 2011, I planned to go to the Forest of Cauvery River with my friend who was working with me. We heard that there are wild elephants in the forest along with other animals. So we were sure that it will be full of adventure and lucki... Read More
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After coming back to Bangalore at the end of December, I planned to go Goa for the New Year with my friends. I was very excited for this trip due to couple of reasons firstly I am going to see beach and sea for the first time in my life and second re... Read More
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Gokarna a small town located on Karnataka and South Goa boarder, famous for its beautiful beaches and landscapes. It is a town of four famous beaches, namely Kuddle Beach, Om Beach, Half moon Beach and Paradise Beach. One of the most famous beach “... Read More
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गोकर्ण और महाबलेश्वर मंदिर दर्शन और कुछ जानकारी [caption id="attachment_62227" align="alignnone" width="360"] गोकर्ण महाबलेश्वर मं... Read More
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ॐ बीच पर बीती एक शाम और मुकेश के साथ जबरदस्त विवाद  [caption id="attachment_61899" align="alignnone" width="640"] ॐ बीच[/caption] मैं शिरसी ... Read More
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शिरसी और सहस्रालिंग :- शिवशक्ति का निवास [caption id="attachment_60323" align="alignnone" width="640" caption="सुबह ६.३० बजे के करीब गोकर्ण... Read More
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मुरुडेश्वर में बीता एक मनोरंजक दिन हम कुछ ९.३० बजे इडागूंजी से वापस आये मुरुडेश्वर में और उस दि... Read More
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So after lunch, we proceeded on our Mysore sight-seeing trip. Mysore is the Karnataka's second biggest city. It was the erstwhile capital of the Wodeyar dynasty and is considered the cultural capital of the state. It is also known as the City of Pala... Read More
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It’s being a long time since I have shared my travel experiences or travelled for a long to discover the hidden world around us. On 2nd of March one of my friends had planned to visit Gokarna hence I also decided to take off from work and take m... Read More