A travel blog about my experiences in travel and treks
27th December 2012 One of the tourist spots in Bastar district is Kutumsar cave. Situated inside Kanger valley national park, it is about 40 km from Jagdalpur. The last 10km drive is inside Kanger valley national park where permission from … Continued
December 2012 Chandni chowk at Jagdalpur Chhattisgarh (or at least the southern part of it) could have been an excellent driving destination from Bengaluru. With a halt at Hyderabad/Bhadrachalam, one could have covered this distance in 2 days. But unfortunately, Naxals … Continued
23rd – 25th December 2012 Araku valley is a hill station in Andhra Pradesh located about 120 km from Vishakhapatnam. Situated in Eastern ghats bordering Orissa, it attracts many people from Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. Araku valley is connected to Vishakhapatnam … Continued
1st October 2012 Saavira Kambada Basadi, translated as Thousand pillars Temple is a Jain Temple situated at Moodabidri town in South Kanara district. I made a point to visit this place during my pilgrimage trip to South Kanara. It was … Continued
17-18 November 2012 About Kolli hills is a mountain range in Eastern ghat. Located in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu, it is about 280 km from Bengaluru. Compared to other hill stations, this is relatively known and less visited by … Continued
20-21st October 2012 It was already dark when the Wizz Air flight from Eindhoven landed in Budapest. My work had taken me to Netherlands and I had decided to spend the weekend in Budapest. One reason was I was always fascinated by Eastern … Continued
19th August 2012 This Temple is hard to miss in Srinagar. Situated on a hill of 1000ft height, it is one of the prominent places seen from Dal Lake. Shankaracharya Temple seen from Dal lake The climb to this … Continued
19th August 2012 Awantipur is a small town 28 km from Srinagar on Srinagar-Ananthnag road. Overlooking Jhelum River that flows next to the highway, the primary attractions in this small town are two Temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and Vishnu. … Continued
19th August 2012 This was the photo that inspired us to visit this great Temple. Taken by John Burke in 1868 from a hill, it looked grand. (Picture is taken from Wikipedia) But the Temple shown by our car driver … Continued
18th August 2012 While climbing down from Gangabal, the ruins of a Temple were seen at the base of the valley. Though we were aware of an old that Temple existed in Naranag, it was never expected to be just … Continued