MGR waterfalls
18 September 2015 When I visited my native for “Ganesha Chaturthi”, we decided that all family members must go for a day trip. It had been a long time since we had gone for an outing together. There were many … Continued
An exploratory trek to NGD waterfalls
September 2015 Prologue One way to explore Western Ghats is to look at the source of the river!! A year ago I had visited a village at the foothills of Western Ghats. There flowed a stream and for some reason … Continued
A beautiful hill called Makalidurga
7 June 2015 It was 1PM which was an odd time to start any trek. In front of us was Makalidurga, the hill that we had planned to climb. While coming towards Makalidurga we decided to climb Nijagal Betta which caused delay … Continued
Nijagal Betta – A nice little hill
7 June 2015 The idea of climbing Nijagal Betta was conceived while I and Krishna were driving towards Makalidurga. It seemed that we could quickly climb that hill before attempting Makalidurga. We crossed Dabaspet and parked our vehicle at Coffee … Continued
How do I travel so much?
This is the question posed to me by many friends. They are surprised that how I can find time to travel with all family commitments. True, it is not an easy task if you are married and have kids. The flexibility of bachelor … Continued
Karian Shola trek
3 May 2015 The trekking activities in Parambikulam are very limited. The amazing tramway trek is stopped and so is the tiger trail trek. But couple of short treks is conducted for the interested. One of them is the Karian … Continued
A day in Diglipur
30 December 2014 Previous posts Trip to Andaman islands Corbyn’s cove beach in Port Blair Cellular Jail Ross island North Bay Jolly Buoy at Wandoor Chidiya tapu A long day – Baratang, Limestone cave, Jarava reserve and a mud volcano … Continued
Everest base camp, day 8, 9: The retreat
October 2014 If everything went well, we should have started towards Lobuche. But things were not rosy. Subbu’s condition had become bad. Climbing up was out of question. It would be foolish if we had tried in such conditions. If … Continued
Everest base camp, day 7: Acclimatization day at Dengboche
October 2014 Dengboche was a beautiful place. But the cold weather kept us indoors for most of the day. Thanks to Kindle loaded with books, I never had a boring time. Wi-Fi came at NPR 600 per hour, was only … Continued