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A popular tourist destination, Coorg is known for the hospitality of its people, pleasant climate, sprawling coffee plantations, aromatic pepper and spice plantations, lush green forests and misty hills. Coorg is accessible by road from Bengaluru and Mysore. An exhilarating place for nature love... 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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The Scotland of India It is often said that Coorg is the "Scotland of India". Having seen something of Coorg on this trip, and having travelled much in Scotland some years ago, I can say for sure that Coorg is nothing like Scotland. There is no way ... Read More
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In the region of southern India, about 2oo km from Bangalore there is a quite little hill station (sort of) known as Coorg. Also known as the Scotland of India, this place is very suitable as a weekend getaway from our boring and monotonous lives. I ... Read More
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January 16, 2012 The last day of our Karnataka trip. We vacted our hotel room at Chikmagalur and after one final sumptuous breakfast at Town Canteen, were off to Horanadu Annapoorneshwari temple, 95 kms away. From Chikmagalur there are two routes ... Read More
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I have been footloose and travelling extensively in the last few years, visiting many corners of the country. I have spent time in the North East, Ladakh, Rajasthan and Kanyakumari, where I have seen varied cultures and the amazing diversity of the c... Read More
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January 16, 2012 Our visit to Horanadu Annapoorneswari and Kalasa temples earlier in the day, successfully completed the round-up of all the temples we had aimed to cover in our tour of Karnataka. The return journey back to Mangalore, 125 kms away... Read More
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January 15, 2012 The second day of our trip was the auspicious day of Makara Sankranti in Karnataka-a day of the harvest festival which is celebrated as Pongal in Tamilnadu. On the same day the kite festival is held in Gujarat and Makara Jyothi is... 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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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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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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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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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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January 16, 2012 Our visit to Horanadu Annapoorneswari and Kalasa temples earlier in the day, successfully completed the round-up of all the temples we had aimed to cover in our tour of Karnataka. The return journey back to Mangalore, 125 kms away... Read More
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January 16, 2012 The last day of our Karnataka trip. We vacted our hotel room at Chikmagalur and after one final sumptuous breakfast at Town Canteen, were off to Horanadu Annapoorneshwari temple, 95 kms away. From Chikmagalur there are two routes ... Read More
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January 15, 2012 The second day of our trip was the auspicious day of Makara Sankranti in Karnataka-a day of the harvest festival which is celebrated as Pongal in Tamilnadu. On the same day the kite festival is held in Gujarat and Makara Jyothi is... Read More
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In the region of southern India, about 2oo km from Bangalore there is a quite little hill station (sort of) known as Coorg. Also known as the Scotland of India, this place is very suitable as a weekend getaway from our boring and monotonous lives. I ... Read More
By :    3 years, 184 days ago   Comments :  2
I have been footloose and travelling extensively in the last few years, visiting many corners of the country. I have spent time in the North East, Ladakh, Rajasthan and Kanyakumari, where I have seen varied cultures and the amazing diversity of the c... 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
By :    4 years, 28 days ago   Comments :  4
The Scotland of India It is often said that Coorg is the "Scotland of India". Having seen something of Coorg on this trip, and having travelled much in Scotland some years ago, I can say for sure that Coorg is nothing like Scotland. There is no way ... Read More