Though original plan was to head to Kerala, due to the massive flood, we couldn’t travel. I hate it when travel plans flop at the nick of time and I had to plan something new within a short time span. So when I was looking for options, memories of a friend visiting Hampi in monsoon hit me back. After reading few articles about Hampi, we decided that we should go. When the thought of visiting the ruins of a powerful…
Are you from Tamil Nadu? Are you fed up of visiting Ooty and Kodaikanal for umpteen number of times? Do you want to connect with unleashed places of the state? Head to Kotagiri! A quaint little sleepy town, popular for it’s unadulterated nature, offering various spots for trekking in Nilgris. Kotagiri houses various tribal settlements like Kotas(from whom the name Kotagiri came), Todas, Kurumbas, Kattu nayakars. Adorned by greener tea estates, Kotagiri has been a summer vacation centre since British…
Kannur, a small fisherman district in the northern part of Kerala, is known for its beaches and backwaters. But if you ask me about my trip to Kannur, that’s not the best part I would say. My mind conjures up images of the mouth-watering delicacies I had in those measly two days. As I had a roommate from Kerala for three years, I was of the thought that I had tasted all the best foods of Kerala. This was until…
As the bus drove through the empty roads, I became suddenly aware of the temperature getting low. I slid the window open to let the fresh air drown me in. With bougainvillea flowers adorning the arched entrance & a generous garden space filled with variety of flowers, the simple yet beautiful tiled houses of Sowmarpet stole my heart in first instance. I felt happy that we chose Sowmarpet instead of the touristy Coorg. Chiguru Homestay This homestay was one of…
Dating back many centuries, when the fast flowing streams of Meghalaya have cut an entire village from the mainland, the Khasi tribes who had an intimate relationship with nature has figured an indigenous way to solve the issue. As the monsoon sets in, the same rain which turns the whole valley into a visually pleasing emerald green, also causes flood in many regions of Meghalaya which leads to isolation of villages from mainland. Such is the case in Meghalaya, where…
Seeing my blogposts, I suddenly realized that I have been partial to my home state. There are only few posts dedicated to my home state, Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu The name ‘Tamil Nadu’ invokes mixed feelings to different people in India. Be it the traditional arts, remarkable temple architecture, interesting culture (Not to mention the boundless love for Tamizh), spicy cuisine, excellent coffee(Read Kumbakonam Degree coffee), quaint hillstations or it’s people, everything in Tamil Nadu is going to take you…
True to the old Portuguese saying, “Those who have seen Goa, don’t need to see Lisbon”, the Portuguese who occupied the region had left a fare share of their traces behind in Goa. From the impact of Portuguese in their architectural type to the influence of Portuguese in their cuisine, everywhere you go in Goa, you would find something that reminds you of Europe or Portugual in specific. A photo story on where you can get to experience the colourful…
The city with yellow black taxis; the city famous for it street food; the Indian city where tram rides are still available; the city where Durga Pooja is celebrated at its best and the list goes on. Stay – Hotel Lindsay Lindsay which was built in 1978, is very popular among foreigners from that time onwards. On seeing the foreigners waggling to and fro in the hotel, we wondered at how we got such decent offer in a reputed hotel…
Kolkata being a foodie’s paradise, we were confused to choose among the incredible varieties of Bengali cuisine. We had plethora of street foods to be tasted along with excess of sweets to be savored. Let me list out the few foods we had in our Kolkata trip. Bengali Thali and Sonish Elish in Bhojahori Manna First thing we did in Kolkata was to head to Bhojahori Manna for treating our taste buds with an authentic Bengali food. We ordered a Bengali…
Mt Titlis When we started from Interlaken west to Mt Titlis, we were least aware of the beautiful train journey ahead.Our train crossed the Beautiful Brienz, Magical Merigen to finally end in a splendid valley called Engelberg from where the cable car ride starts to Mt Titlis.From Engelberg station, a quick walk following the direction board will leave you at cable car starting point. You can also take a bus from Engelberg to Mt Titlis. With Swiss cows bells ringing…
