A travel blog about my experiences in travel and treks
10 August 2008 Continued from Monsoon Mania-2 The first place we visited in Karkala was Chaturmukha Basadi. Karkala was once a Jain center and one can see many Basadi’s here. Chaturmukha Basadi is on a small hillock. It is in … Continued
9 August 2008 Continued from Monsoon Mania-1 From Yelaneeru, we started our journey on Kalasa – Mangalore road. The forest department check post after Samse issues entry passes. One has to pass the check post at the other end by … Continued
2nd August 2008 Last Saturday, I visited this Temple while returning from Chikmagalur. Though I have been to Belur several times, I never had camera with me. The construction of the Temple was started by Hoysala King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 … Continued
23 June 2008 This is one place which I am sure that most people are not aware of!! “Kalsanka” in kannada means “Stone bridge”. It is a natural bridge formed over a stream. This place is very near to my … Continued
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
30th March 2008 I had decided to put an halt to my outings for few weeks and spend time at home. It had been too many treks this quarter and things cannot be same for long. Well, I got a … Continued
24th February 2008Myself, Girish and Krishna had been to Ranganathittu and Kokkare Bellur for birding on last sunday. Both the places were teeming up with different varieties of birds and were a treat for our eyes and cameras. River Tern … Continued
27 – 28th December 2007 After Ajanta and Aurangabad, we went to Devgad which was our halting point of the day. Not many people (including me) are aware of this small village. But it is a very calm place next … Continued
27 December 2007 The day started early again for us. We left Aurangabad at 5:30 in the morning towards Ajanta. The distance from Aurangabad to Ajanta is about 100 kms. We had breakfast on the way in a Dhaba. We … Continued
