My Karnataka summer trip was about to end and Hubli was the last destination in my list. I traveled to Hubli because of two main reasons, reading about Dandeli national park and visiting the cave temples of Badami. Compare to Shimoga and Hassan, Hubli is little too far away from Bangalore and takes almost 11... Continue Reading →
Shettihallli Holy Rosary Church – Where ruins tell a story.
Shettihalli is a small village that is 2 hour bus ride away from Hassan. While going through the internet I came across this church that became a must visit for me. Holy Rosary church was built in 1860 on the banks of Hemwathi river along with a river that existed near its banks. In 1960... Continue Reading →
Travel Diaries : Hassan
After Shimoga I took a late night bus for Hassan. This city was not in my travel plans but the more I went through the internet and information it made me sure that this place was worth visiting. There were few temples from Hoysala era, an abandoned church and a huge statue of bahubali that... Continue Reading →
Travel Diaries – Shimoga
My last two blogs updates are enough to let you guess that I traveled to Shimoga after I returned from Hampi. Hampi somehow turned into a not so good experience worth remembering this time mostly because of wrong travel decisions and wasting a huge amount of money on transport from Bangalore to Hospet. I decided... Continue Reading →
Agumbe – Reliving Malgudi Days
Sometime back while re-reading Malgudi days I came to know that Malgudi days was shot in Agumbe that is some 2 hour journey from Shimoga. Agumbe holds the second position after Cherapunji in terms of highest rainfall and is a famous rain forest along with King Cobra preservation center. I took a bus going to... Continue Reading →
Jog Falls – The White Beauty of Karnataka
This year in March I went to Jog Falls while I was in Shimoga. I had some expectations like the time I was here for the first time. But the moment I reached here my expectations were gone. Jog falls had become another victim of summers and both two out of four waterfalls had dried... Continue Reading →
A 3 day Heritage Guide to Ahmedabad
Few months back in March I got a chance for a short stay in Ahmedabad. The official work for which I was supposed to be there was supposed to happen on two days and I had a long gap in between so being a traveler I decided to set myself to explore this city’s... Continue Reading →
Tips to make your Hampi experience worth visiting.
Hampi is one of my favorite places I like to visit again and again. As a first timer you might wonder what people do here during there long stays when most of the Indian tourists leave the next morning complaining that there was not much to do here. Hampi has something to offer for everyone... Continue Reading →
Travel Solo vs Travel in Groups
I am a person who likes to travel solo because it requires less planning and hence saves a lot of time and money but then I have met people who cannot travel solo and need a group to travel with. There are pros and cons of in both ways to travel and a lot... Continue Reading →
In the land of rocks and ruins – Hampi
After my brief stay in Ahmedabad I took a train and traveled to Bangalore (No matter wherever I am traveling there is something that keep bringing me to this city). My plans were set to travel out of Bangalore and Hampi was the first place I was going to. Hampi, capital of the ancient Vijayanagar... Continue Reading →