Two Day tour to the Vijayanagara Empire – Hampi – 2
Hampi : The people in this city are countless in number, so much so that I do not wish to write it down for fear it should be thought fabulous; but I declare that no troops, horse or foot, could…
Two Day tour to the Vijayanagara Empire – Hampi – 1
Incredible Hampi: Once the second most populous and enviously rich city in the world is currently a sleepy village with reminiscence of the once great heritage in ruins. It is a UNESCO World heritage site located 12kms from Hospet in Bellary Dist.…
Two day Roadtrip to Araku Valley – Lambasingi – Araku Balloon Festival
Best time to visit Araku Valley: Even though Araku Valley is a famous as a cool destination to escape the heat of summer (some times as high as 50°C) in Andhra Pradesh , there are reasons to visit the same…
Two day Roadtrip to Araku Valley – Borra Caves
Things to know about Borra Caves : Borra Caves is the main tourist spot for people who are visiting Araku Valley or Vizag. Borra (means hole in Oriya) Caves are a naturally formed and believed to be of 150 million…
Weekend Road Trip to Ooty via Bandipur
First step in planning the Ooty trip is to book the train for Ooty to Cunoor as the tickets are tough to get , even though there was a direct sale of some tickets at the station generally there will…
Weekend Road Trip to Jog falls and Sringeri
History of Sringeri : We planned to visit Sringeri for my kid's Aksharabhyasa . The name Sringeri is derived from Rishyashringa-giri, a nearby hill that is believed to have contained the heritage of RishiVibhandaka and his son Rishyashringa. Rishyashringa appears in…
Weekend Roadtrip to Mysore – 2
After Weekend Roadtrip to Mysore - 1 and a short break , we went to Chamundeswari temple , on top of the Chamundi hills which is a 30-40mins drive from Mysore. Mysore looks beautiful from the top of Chamundi hills…
Weekend Roadtrip to Mysore – 1
Details of Sravana Belagola: We started the Weekend Roadtrip to Mysore to cover some of the prominent places in and around Mysore over the weekend.As we have already covered the Halebidu and Belur in Journey through Hoysala Empire – 1 which…
Journey through Hoysala Empire – 2
After the Journey through Hoysala Empire - 1 in my last trip , we started to explore the beautiful Hoysala temples once again .We visited the third most famous Hoysala temple Chenna Kesava Temple in Somnathpura .The Temple is similar to…