I was waiting at the A1 gate area of the CSI Airport, Mumbai on my return trip from Club Mahindra resort Kumbalgarh, Rajasthan last year. A girl of African decent came with a trolley bag and sat beside. She looked tired. Sometime passed and I was busy with my smartphone. By chance my eye fell…
Cherai beach is located around 25 km from Cochin (Kochi) on the western coast of Vypin island. From Fort Kochi there is regular boat service to Vypin island. Cherai beach is one of the best long pristine white sand beach around Kochi. I visited there in the afternoon in the month of May. It was…
Traveling is not easy given the high cost involved. If you think of backpacking where a traveler fixes a certain amount for a day’s expense is not for every body. The secret to successful traveling is good planning and clear vision of your need. If you are planning to go holidaying with your family then…
The plan to visit Lepakshi temple was long on the drawing board and even took time to write about it. We visited it in August 2012. Location: Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh Distance: 120 km from Bangalore (Karnataka) and 15 km from Hindupur in Andhra Pradesh How to reach there: By private vehicle directly to Lepakshi…
Apart from the pristine beaches of Goa, Basilica of Bom Jesus is one of the most visited destination. It is a UNESCO world heritage site. Construction started in 1594 and was Completed in 1605 during Portuguese rule. Located in old Goa, it contains the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier in well decorated box. The…
I viewed this nice Discovery channel documentary which gives an insight into the ancient civilization of India. How the heady mix of people came to India. Watch the videos to know some very interesting information.
Little away from Munnar town besides the road there is a particular section where our car driver Raju shown us Beehives. This point comes on the way to Mattupetty dam and Munnar – Madurai/Kodaikanal route. He told just after the monsoon there will be abundance of beehives. Even then there were a lot of Beehives…
14th October, 2012 was an amazing evening. The climate Bangalore was known for a few years back. I called up one of my friend and we decided to go to a new place called Woodstock Resto cafe. I used to see this place for sometime while going to office. It looked like a nice cosy…
Shankaracharya was a great Hindu philosopher and a great revivalist of Hindu religion. He used to profess the Advaita Vedanta linage of Hinduism. Shankaracharya was born in 788 at Kalady in the then Chera empire. Kalady is around 48 km from Cochin in the Ernakulam district of present day Kerala. Here in his memory Adi…
