Lepakshi
11 January 2009 This was my first trip to Andra Pradesh in recent years!! My earlier trip to Andra Pradesh before was to Tirupathi 20 years ago. I feel that Andra Pradesh has a general impression of being a hot … Continued
Manjarabad fort
16 November 2008 This was a bit of an odd man out in my tour of Hoysala Temples. This fort was added in the itinerary to break the monotonous visit of temples. Manjarabad fort is in Donigal on NH 48, … Continued
Basavana Baayi, Belligundi and Gudanagundi falls
20, 21st September 2008 This trek was organized by Sharavathi adventurers. The places were to my native place, but still I had not visited them. These falls are located inside the core area of Sharavathi valley which is not easily … Continued
Green route trek
14th August 2004, 24-25th September 2005 This is the railway track trek from Sakleshpur to Subramanya road. The track passes through the dense forests of Western Ghats via numerous tunnels and bridges. On the way there are small stations like … Continued
Monsoon Mania-1: Waterfalls at Yelaneeru
9th August 2008 The plan for this trip was very simple. Drive down through Kuduremukha ghat and come back via Charmadi/Shiradi ghat. The great part of this trip was the rains that kept lashing for the entire journey. Regarding Yelaneeru, … Continued
Yelagiri Hills and Krishnagiri Dam
27th April 2008 It was during a walk after lunch in Office that we(Me, Sankara, Malli and Chitrai) decided to go an a day trip to Yelagiri hills in Tamilnadu which is 160 kms from Bengaluru, a perfect place for … Continued
Vellarimala
12-13th January 2008 The first trek of YHAI Bangalore this year was to Vellarimala peak in Kerala. Fifteen of us (Akshata, Anoop, Aparna, Aravind, Chandru, Kantha, Kavya, Krishna, Kushal, Mokshi, Nikitha, Sakeeb, Shashikant, Shradha and Shruthi) started from Bangalore on … Continued
Death of Dondole falls
16 December 2007 We ruled out climbing Amedikallu and decided to go to Dondole falls, near Ujire. Here is a file photo of the falls found in web long ago. Route from Ujire:From Ujire, take the road towards Kottigehara. 10 … Continued
Valparai, Top Slip and Parambikulam
9th – 10th June This time the trip was to Valparai and top slip, situated in the Western Ghats near Pollachi. Valparai: Valparai is the hill station in the Anamalai mountain range about 64 km from Pollachi in Tamilnadu. It … Continued
Taipei, Taiwan
10th-23rd September 2006 This was my first visit to Taiwan. I had one weekend to visit some of the places in Taipei, its capital city. The photos may not be very clear because of cloudy climate. The rains in Taiwan … Continued