A travel blog about my experiences in travel and treks
23 November 2014 During our return journey from Gandikota, we made a visit to this cave. It is about 60 km from Gandikota. From Bengaluru it is about 300 km via Ananthapur. Entrance to the cave Thanks to the publicity … Continued
October 2014 Bhaktapur was the capital of Nepal during Malla kingdom. Today it is a small city in Kathmandu valley. But the place has retained its Palaces and Temple in old form thus getting the status of UNESCO world heritage … Continued
22 November 2014 When we planned Gandikota trip, we were asked to visit Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at Kadiri. The Temple turned out to be a religious one with little architectural value. Without wasting much time we came out of the Temple. But … Continued
22 November 2014 Prologue I had been hearing about this place for past couple of years. Seeing the photos, it was hard to believe that they were taken so near to Bengaluru!! But our neighbor Andhra Pradesh was on constant boil for last … Continued
August 2014 I have seen Jogfalls in its different forms and shape. Be it when the all of its four branches merged to a single block of water or when there was hardly any water trickling from it. Once I … Continued
14 August 2014 The weather which was good so far in our travel went bad. It was cloudy and ready to rain at any time. Rains in Himalayas are bad these days and we did not like it. Chandratal Lake … Continued
12th August 2014 A word (Om mani padme hum) was written on top of hill which was clearly seen from our Kaza hotel. I was wondering how one could reach there and paint!! Our first place of visit in Spiti … Continued
August 2014 Our driver had arrived promptly at 6:30 AM as discussed on previous day. It was slightly drizzling as we loaded our luggage into the vehicle. We were in peak monsoon but Manali this year had not yet received … Continued
5th July 2014 Thanks to good roads, we were reaching Chikmaglur much ahead of our schedule. It was time to look at some of the detours. We saw the board of Yagachi dam next to the road prompting us to … Continued
5th July 2014 Marle is a small nondescript village but for the Hoysala Temples. Situated few km away from Chikmagalur, this village has two beautiful Hoysala Temples. Located in the same compound, the Keshava and Siddeshwara Temples have their traced to the period … Continued