Ramadevara Betta
3rd March 2012 This is one of the nearest places to visit from my Home in Bengaluru. The journey to the base of the hill is much faster than going to Majestic!! Ramadevara Betta is a hill at about 3 … Continued
Savadatti fort
8th October 2011 Savadatti (or Saundatti) is more famous as a religious destination. The Yellamma Temple here attracts a lot of religious people from North Karnataka and Maharashtra. A lesser visited place is the Fort situated inside the town. … Continued
Navilu Theertha
8th October 2011 This place turned out to be an exceptionally great place. Initially, we had no plans of going to Navilu Theertha where Malaprabha Dam is constructed. All along the way from Sogala->Munavalli->Savadatti we were seeing the … Continued
Baalebare falls
30th August 2011 Another road side falls!! This waterfall (Baalebare or bale bare) is at the beginning of Hulikal ghat. As you start going down the road from Mastikatte (the last town before the ghat), you will see Chandikamba … Continued
Devaramane
22 October 2011 My friends Aishwarya and Rakesh Holla had been to this place before. The photos shared were awesome prompting me to visit Devaramane. The initial plan was to trek to Minchukallu from Devaramane village, but looking at the … Continued
Two “abandoned” reservoirs
2nd September 2011 KPCL (Karnataka Power Corporation Limited) had built these two dams for the purpose of generating electricity. For some reason, the project flopped and KPCL “abandoned” these twin reservoirs. KPCL had also built township for the employees … Continued
Hoysala Temples of Mosale
22nd April 2011 The village has a strange name “Mosale” meaning crocodile in Kannada. I don’t know why such a peculiar name exists for the village but more importantly it houses two great Hoysala Temples. These two twin Temples … Continued
Bababudan Giri to Kemmangundi
23rd April 2011 I had heard that the “shortcut road” connecting the two hill stations of Karnataka was very scenic. My two attempts to drive on this road were unsuccessful. I had tried to start from Kemmangundi but horrible roads … Continued
Chorla ghat road
Update August 2019: The road is now in a better condition. The road I am mentioning here starts from Belgaum, goes via a small town of Jamboti and winds down the Chorla ghat to reach Panaji. This is a … Continued