A travel blog about my experiences in travel and treks
22 April 2011 When people know that their abode will be swallowed by the backwaters rising from a dam, they take everything possible with him. But lot of immovable structures still remains to submerge from the rising waters. As summer … Continued
6th Februray 2011 Mahimapura is a small village near Bengaluru. Situated in the village is Ranganatha Swamy Temple on a hillock. From Bengaluru, travel towards Tumkur. After about 10 km from Nelamagala toll gate, you see an arch on the … Continued
28th – 31st December 2010 Pench is the one of the four national parks in Madhya Pradesh. Located in the Seoni district, it is about 90km from Nagpur on Nagpur – Jabalpur route. Rudyard Kipling’s famous novel “The Jungle Book” … Continued
26th – 28th December 2010 I get a week off during Christmas. So, I need to go somewhere!! This time I thought of visiting wildlife sanctuaries in Central India. With a map in hand, I started looking around the places … Continued
The first time I heard about this waterfall was during my trek to Kumara Parvatha six years ago. Since reaching our destination on top of that mountain was on our mind, we could not visit this waterfall. The place seemed … Continued
10th October 2010 This is a small hillock with a Jain Temple on Bengaluru-Tumkur road. It can be easily spotted from the highway if one is watchful. The name “Mandharagiri” is written on the hill!! But this place is … Continued
23rd – 24th October 2010 Jungle lodges have opened their new resort near Hampi. As an inaugural offer, they were giving 35% discount for stay. Visiting Daroji was always in my “wish list” and so I decided to utilize this … Continued
The information we had indicated that the falls was just 2km from the main road. Following the directions from the locals, we set out on the village road. The winding road led us down into a valley. We did not … Continued
26 November 2010 If one travels from Mysore to Nanjanagud, it is hard to miss this “rail bus” after the Kapila river bridge. This “rail bus” was running between Mysore and Nanjanagud in the days of meter gauge. The meter … Continued
