Trek to Avani hill
Sankara had planned for a birding trip to Hoskote lake. It was on the other end of the world (pun intended!!) and hence I felt we need to utilize the effort spent on crossing KR Puram by visiting other places. … Continued
Tipu Sultan Summer Palace, Bengaluru
I had seen this place from outside while visiting the Muzrai office at Kalasipalyam for Manasa Sarovar subsidy. It looked nice from the outside, and I thought about visiting this place. Since it was in Bengaluru, I did not put … Continued
Trek to Handi Gundi betta
It was a long time since Subbu, Krishna and me had gone together on a trek. The last time was in December when we trekked to Shingani Gudda and Udaya Parvatha. We managed to get a Sunday for ourselves. When … Continued
Halasuru Someshwara temple, Bengaluru
While I travelled to various places to visit architecturally beautiful temples, there was one in Bengaluru that I completely missed. I had once stayed in Halasuru where the temple was within few minutes of walking distance but I did not … Continued
Mookana Mane falls
I like to visit waterfalls during the rainy season. While it may not be the best time to get into the water, but the falls look absolutely beautiful in rains. Mookana mane abbi Stopping at the place where … Continued
A heaven in western ghats
Look at the photo below. One need not go abroad to see beautiful places. Within few hours of drive from Bengaluru, we can reach such places!! On a long weekend, when half of Bengaluru throng to the nearby hill stations, … Continued
Finding Kannarama falls
With an old article in Prajavani newspaper, we had gone in search of a waterfall. No information was available in internet about this place. As we moved from highway to village road, we switched from GPS to LGPS (Local GPS)!! … Continued
Travel back in time: A visit to “submerged bridge”
This was the bridge over a big river connecting two towns. It had a railway line too!! The construction of a reserviour over the river submerged the bridge along with many villages and forests. Now when the water level recedes, … Continued
Jorbeer, home to endangered birds
“So, you had been to Bikaner” “Yes” “Did you go to havelis, forts in Bikaner?” “No” “What did you do then?” “Went to Jorbeer cattle carcass dumping yard!!” “What? You went all the way from Bengaluru to see dumping yard?” … Continued
