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
What was the cost of our New Zealand trip?
Lot of people have posed this question to me. Everyone knew that the trip to New Zealand is expensive and they were curious to know about the actual cost. But when I told them about the expense, most of them … Continued
New Zealand day 14: Rakaia gorge
We had skipped this place earlier due to rains. Now that the weather was clear, we decided to make a visit to the gorge. View before Rakaia gorge It was a short drive from Christchurch. The Rakaia river, rising … Continued
New Zealand day 13: Hanmer springs
It was raining heavily when we got up in the morning. The wind speed was considerably high. The cyclone (or whatever remained after passing thousands of kilometers) was passing through bringing in the last spell of rain. The weather predicted … Continued
New Zealand day 11 and 12: Rainy days!!
Though I changed my itinerary to escape from rains, it could not be avoided completely. Almost all places of New Zealand were forecasted to get rain for those two days. We could still have gone to some places but then … Continued
New Zealand day 10: Banks Peninsula
Banks peninsula is one of the most prominent volcanic feature of South Island. In the form of circular share protruding from South Island near Christchurch, it has two harbors and many bays. On the first day of our Chirstchurch visit, … Continued
New Zealand day 9: Arthur’s pass
There was going to be a change in our plan due to weather. A cyclone was about to hit North Island which would bring lot of rain in some areas of south. And a low pressure on Tasman sea was … Continued