Sadashivagad, Karwar
1st October 2009 If one travels from Karwar towards Goa, he would first cross the Kali river bridge. The road then breaks though a rock hill. If one has few minutes of time, he can climb up this hill for … Continued
MP trip: Bandhavgarh
28th – 31st October 2009 Continued from Bhojpur. It is generally said that one must be lucky to spot a tiger in a National Park, but in Bandhavgarh one should be unlucky if the tiger is not found!! It is … Continued
MP Trip: Maheshwar
25th October 2009 Continued from Mandu. We got up quite early and were ready to depart from Mandu. As expected, our driver was asleep in the car. I had to wake him up and ask him to get ready as … Continued
MP trip: Mandu
23-24th October 2009 Our trip to Madhya Pradesh started from Indore. Our original plan was to proceed to Mandu, but we had to stay in Indore as we reached late in the evening. Our halt was at Hotel President in … Continued
Pavagada fort
19th September 2009 Pavagada is known for infamous reasons. Few decades ago, it had a reputation of being the home of wolves that used to carry children. But it was long ago and remained as mystery. Naxals, who are far … Continued
Madhugiri Fort
13th June 2009 I, Krishna and Subbu started at the wrong time to climb Madhugiri fort. It was a hot afternoon and we had just finished our lunch. With climb devoid of shade and sun beating mercilessly, it was an … 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
Sharavathi valley 2: Kanoor Kote and Chaturmukha Basadi
19th October 2008 Day 1 experience can be read here. The second day was supposed to be a long walk, and since we had to reach Gersoppa by 4 in the evening, we had to adhere to the timings. So, … Continued
Mirjan fort
1st October 2008 This fort is in the Mirjan village on NH-17, 10 km from Kumta. When told that we were going for Mirjan fort, my relatives cautioned about the place being a bit infamous for some criminal activities. Few … 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