A week at Masai Mara, Kenya
August 2015 The trigger to visit Masai Mara occurred 18 years ago when I saw a documentary on Serengeti National park. Seeing millions of wildebeest, I made up my mind to visit the African savannas one day. The opportunity occurred this month when … Continued
Irpu falls at the base of Brahmagiri hill
25th July 2015 A well known waterfall in Kodagu district. I had seen this falls twice before, once while climbing Brahmagiri. But my earlier visits were during winter months when the flow of water was moderate. Irpu falls is about … Continued
Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple – An architectural beauty near Bengaluru!!
4 July 2015 It was surprising that I did not visit this Temple before. The main reason was that I believed it to be just a religious Temple. I am not sure how this belief entered into my mind but it was strange … Continued
Eravikulam National Park – Home of Nilgiri Tahr
28 June 2015 In our quest to visit waterfalls in Munnar we never thought about seeing nearby Eravikulam National Park. While driving back to Bengaluru via Udumalpet road, we saw the entrance to Eravikulam National Park. The place looked very organised with lot … Continued
Unnamed waterfalls of Munnar
June 2015 I have been writing about the waterfalls of Munnar for past few weeks. Though I knew about these waterfalls, their grandeur surpassed all my expectations. While we were looking for the known waterfalls, many more appeared on the way. Most of … Continued
Lakkam waterfalls
28 June 2015 One of the waterfalls situated next to Munnar-Udumalpet road. It is hard to miss this falls as forest department has put huge boards mentioning about the waterfall on the road. An entrance fees needs to be paid … Continued
Nyayamakad waterfall at the entrance of Eravikulam National Park
28 June 2015 About 10 km from Munnar on Munnar-Udumalpet road stands a beautiful waterfall called Nyayamakad. It is easy to miss this falls but not the entrance of Eravikulam National Park. All you need to do is to park … Continued
Searching for elusive Sri Narayanapura waterfalls
27 June 2015 While driving towards Kuthumkal waterfalls, we saw a board about this waterfall. It was news for us as we had never heard its name. But keeping our destination in focus we drove towards Kuthumkal waterfalls. After visiting … Continued
Kuthumkal waterfalls – where few people visit
27 June 2015 The information about this waterfall was limited. Unlike other falls we visited in Munnar, this was away from the main highways and tourist circuit. So when we started from Adimali, the only help was from the map that we were … Continued
Cheeyappara waterfalls in landslide area
27 June 2015 If you continue one km further from Valara falls towards Kochi, you will see Cheeyappara waterfalls falling majestically next to the road. It appears all of a sudden with a pleasant surprise. Cheeyappara waterfalls though looks beautiful … Continued