Trip to Nandhi Hills

For a long time I had wanted to see sunrise from a hill station. And on Saturday for some reason I decided to go to Nandhi Hills on Sunday morning to see sunrise. Generally, Sunday is meant to lazing around, but this time I was determined to start early and catch the first few rays [...]

Jog Falls

Got a couple of pictures yesterday which showed the magnificence of Jog Falls. Copious amounts of water flowing on Sharavati river and the falls just looks gorgeous. This would be worth a weekend visit anytime this month or the beginning of the next month.
But, in this picture the area that I have circled below caught [...]

Trip to Shivasamudram

This is an ideal location for a day long outing from Bangalore. Shivasamudram is around 130kms from Bangalore and 5 of us set out to go here last Saturday. The drive to Shivasamudram was pretty smooth except for a 3km stretch of road after Malavalli which is still being laid.
River Cauvery falls majestically here and [...]

Belur and Sravanabelagola

Went to Belur and Sravanabelagola last month on the second day of the visit to Chikmaglur. The first day we visited Mullayanagiri and Bababudangiri. The initial plan was for another trek on the second day also, but since we had faced some treacherous conditions on the first day, we decided to take it easy on [...]

Trip to Mahabalipuram

Maybe I should be writing Mamallapuram!!!!!
3 of us ventured to visit the biggest port of the Pallavas and also to catch a glimpse of their wonderful architectural creations. Actually, the place is only around 40kms from my house, but since I have stayed in Chennai for most of my life, this place has always been [...]

Drenched at Mullayanagiri and Bababudangiri

A trek on the magical Mullayanagiri, the highest peak in Karnataka and Bababudangiri.
Treks can be exciting in two ways. The place can be so captivating that you don’t speak while trekking or the people make all the difference. It was the first kind of trek that I expected when I landed at the foothills of Mullayanagiri [...]

Trek to Mullayanagiri – Bababudangiri

Am off this weekend for a trek to Mullayanagiri – Bababudangiri. This place is around 260kms from Bangalore. It is in Chikmaglur district. Will update on the trek on Monday or Tuesday. Around these mountains the Kurinji flowers bloom once every 12 years. I won’t be seeing them this time around and the next [...]

A Trip to Tada Falls

Tada falls is a good adventure spot which is located in Nellore District in Andhra Pradesh. Commercialization of this place hasn’t begun as on date. So, it is still a nice spot for trekking without the usual buzz of people and shops surrounding you. Locally the falls is called “Ubbalamadugu falls”. Remember this name as it [...]

A trip to Melkote

Ever wondered where Mani Ratnam shot the famous dance sequence for the song “Rakkamma“  in the movie Thalapathi or the “Barso Re“(some parts) song in Guru? Well, if you are in and around Bangalore, then you needn’t look very far.
Welcome to Melkote. This is one of the four sacred places of Vaishnavism in Southern India. Still [...]

Trip to Srirangapatnam and Mysore

Went to the two places mentioned above on the 8th of July 2006.
An detailed account of the trip is available at Ram’s blog. It is written in typical Megaserial style.
Part 1 – Srirangapatnam and Sangam
Part 2 – Ranganthitu
Part 3 – Mysore (Palace and Brindavan Gardens)