Balmuri and Yedumuri (Left and right turn)
Balmuri (Bal=towards right and muri=curve) Situated near the village-town of Srirangapatna, this place is well known as a film-shooting spot. Many a kannada movies…
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Backwater trip to the Land of Kettuvallams – Kottayam to Alleppey
From wider canals we came to the open lagoons. In the beginning that was a welcome change. Very soon we realized that the cruise was more interesting when we were seeing the human life around us. In open vistas the only relief was the occasional sightings of Kettuvallams.
Read MoreWishful riding Part 7 – (In and around Leh)
Post the exhausting ride from Sarchu to Leh, I had dropped dead in probably the most comfortable bed on the entire duration of the…
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Bannerghatta National Park – Bangalore
Me and my kids always gets excited whenever we make plans for Bannerghatta National Park and we have already visited 5 times in last…
Read MoreWishful Riding Part 6 (Sarchu to Leh)
After tossing and turning the night at Sarchu, awoke to a chirpy mood and that set the tone of the day. Happiness and a…
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Jogja: Volcanoes & Heritage Sites
We also visited the Perambanan temple, built by the Hindu Kings when they ruled Java during the 8th century. The temple complex has three separate temples with South Indian Architecture for Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and one each for their vahanas, Hans, Garuda, and Nandi.
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Côte d’Azur on business mode – Part2
Part 1 is here.The morning sun rays fill the room, up by 0700 hours, views of the sea and a doze of fresh air…
Read MoreWishful Riding Part 5 (Keylong to Sarchu)
A recap of the ride till now: Started on June 16th from Delhi and rode till Mashobra, written in Wishful Riding Part 1. Day…
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Côte d’Azur on business mode – Part1
Before I start, just to clarify that this is not a travel guide but more so my personal travelogue – an account to keep…
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Canterbury, the Cathedral Town
As we had a flight to board the next morning, we left Canterbury at four in the evening, passed through the Dover Castle, saw the port through which the majority of cross-channel traffic passes and reached our friend’s house at Norwood Green, right on time to grab some good liquor and a delicious Punjabi meal.
After a long day’s excursion, soaked in the mystic grandeur of Canterbury, floating in the splendid aroma of the fine French wine served by our hosts, what could be more blissful than to slip into a warm bed with one’s adorable wife.
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Freshly water colored landscape of Munnar – God’s own art
In Kerala, the colors we noticed in abundance were Green, Green, Green and occasional Blue. It is a keralite tradition not to build houses taller than the surrounding trees and hence wherever one lives the abundant greenery always surrounds him and even the pristine blue sky is visible only in glimpses.
Read MoreWishful Riding… Part 4 (Kaza to Keylong)
Feeling the effects of the high altitude, and having restlessly dozed off on an empty stomach last night, I woke up in the morning…
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