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North Wales (Snowdonia) and Cardiff
Essentially, we had only a day and two nights in the beautiful hilly heartland of North Wales, Snowdonia. Wales is Castle country, North Wales only more...
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Shettihalli – a church submerged in the waters
It was the backwaters of the Hemavathy Reservoir and the monument was the Holy Rosary Church built by French Missionaries around 1860. We met a few villagers on our return who told us that this village...
View ArticleTwo weeks in Switzerland – Lucerne
Lucerne (Luzern in German), is situated on the western tip of Lake Lucerne, which lies at the geographical and spiritual heart of Switzerland, where...
View ArticleGarden city to Heritage city
Wonder what this is? This is what the signboard reads as you start to head out ot Bangalore city towards Mysore. Imagine this for...
View ArticleWishful Riding… Part 2 (Mashobra to Sangla)
Having written about the previous day’s ride here, and having called it an end for that day, I start with Day 2 of the...
View ArticleWishful Riding… Part 3 (Sangla to Kaza)
Post the ride till Sangla mentioned here, I crashed for the night and ended that chapter there. This is the 3rd in a series...
View ArticleWishful Riding… Part 4 (Kaza to Keylong)
Feeling the effects of the high altitude, and having restlessly dozed off on an empty stomach last night, I woke up in the morning...
View ArticleFreshly water colored landscape of Munnar – God’s own art
In Kerala, the colors we noticed in abundance were Green, Green, Green and occasional Blue. It is a keralite tradition not to build houses taller than the surrounding trees and hence wherever one lives...
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Canterbury, the Cathedral Town
As we had a flight to board the next morning, we left Canterbury at four in the evening, passed through the Dover Castle, saw the port through which the majority of cross-channel traffic passes and...
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Côte d’Azur on business mode – Part1
Before I start, just to clarify that this is not a travel guide but more so my personal travelogue – an account to keep...
View ArticleWishful Riding Part 5 (Keylong to Sarchu)
A recap of the ride till now: Started on June 16th from Delhi and rode till Mashobra, written in Wishful Riding Part 1. Day...
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Côte d’Azur on business mode – Part2
Part 1 is here.The morning sun rays fill the room, up by 0700 hours, views of the sea and a doze of fresh air...
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Jogja: Volcanoes & Heritage Sites
We also visited the Perambanan temple, built by the Hindu Kings when they ruled Java during the 8th century. The temple complex has three separate temples with South Indian Architecture for Brahma,...
View ArticleWishful Riding Part 6 (Sarchu to Leh)
After tossing and turning the night at Sarchu, awoke to a chirpy mood and that set the tone of the day. Happiness and a...
View ArticleBannerghatta National Park – Bangalore
Me and my kids always gets excited whenever we make plans for Bannerghatta National Park and we have already visited 5 times in last...
View ArticleWishful riding Part 7 – (In and around Leh)
Post the exhausting ride from Sarchu to Leh, I had dropped dead in probably the most comfortable bed on the entire duration of the...
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Backwater trip to the Land of Kettuvallams – Kottayam to Alleppey
From wider canals we came to the open lagoons. In the beginning that was a welcome change. Very soon we realized that the cruise was more interesting when we were seeing the human life around us. In...
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Balmuri and Yedumuri (Left and right turn)
Balmuri (Bal=towards right and muri=curve) Situated near the village-town of Srirangapatna, this place is well known as a film-shooting spot. Many a kannada movies...
View ArticleLadakh Nostalgia
Dear Friends, This is my first post here and hope you enjoy as much I enjoyed writing it. I remember I started on 30th...
View ArticleA Walk in the Rain – Kolad
And so the monsoon has come back. It is truly the most beautiful and sublime act of nature if we ignore its capacity for...
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