Nelliampathy
24th to 26th December 2009 I was planning for a family vacation in some hill station. It was then I realized that I have run out of options in South India!! There were many places but not really ideal for … Continued
Ettina Bhuja to Ombattu Gudda trek
29th to 31st December 2009 PrologueThe trek route to Ombattu Gudda from Gundya was in my “todo” list for quite some time. The execution proved difficult for want of a GPS unit and more importantly being unable to get a … Continued
Syntheri rock
30th September 2009 Syntheri rock is a 300ft granite monolith where the Kaneri River gushes below the rock causing crevices at the bottom providing stunning views. The place is about 30 km from Kulgi Nature camp in Dandeli. After our … Continued
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: Bhopal-Bhimbetka rock shelters
27th October 2009 Continued from Sanchi. In order to visit Bhimbetka, we had to come back to Bhopal from Sanchi and then travel 45 km down south. Bhimbetka is 3 km from the National highway connection Bhopal to Hosangabad. We … Continued
MP trip: Bhopal – Sanchi
27th October 2009 Continued from Ujjain. Three hours journey on train from Ujjain brought us to Bhopal. We had made Bhopal as the center point to visit the nearby places. The hotel we stayed was Palash Residency (From MPTDC). It … 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
Kabbe hills
29th-30th August 2009 The southern part of Kodagu district always amazed me. One reason was that it was less frequented by people when compared to the towns like Madikeri and the other was the forests that were still remaining amidst … Continued
Kundadri hill
21st June 2009 This was the place that we managed to fit into our Agumbe waterfalls plan. 17 km from Agumbe is this mammoth monolith. A few years ago, the journey to this peak could only be accomplished by walk. … Continued