Location: Kasaragod district is located on the northen most tip of the Indian state of kerela. It shares boundary with Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka in the north, Kannur district in the south. District Headquarter: Kasaragod Distance: 50 from Mangalore, 350 km from Cochin, 550 km from Trivandurm, 152 km from Coorg, 320 km from…
At the start of this decade (i.e 2000 – 2001) there were no theme park in Bangalore forget wholesome entertainment centers. Those were the days of Crazy Waters at Bannerghatta road, Niladri in Electronics city and Fun World at Palace Ground. Among then only Fun World has survived till now. Now in 2010 we have…
Last Sunday The New York Times has compiled a list of 31 places to visit in 2010. Sri Lanka stole the first spot. But the good news is that India’s Mumbai (13th position) and Mysore (4th position) featured on the list. Mumbai being the financial capital of India is always beaming with tourists. Mysore the…
This was my 7th visit to Mysore. With every visit I started to like Mysore more. It was a very short visit lasting just over 24 hours. As a city Mysore is quite calm and can as a rejuvenation trip. First we quickly saw St Philomena’s church which around half a kilometer from Sadar bus…
Destination: Sangam (confluence of river Cauvery, Arkavathy and a mythical invisible river). Location: Bangalore Rural district Distance: 95 km from Bangalore city Route: Banashankari – Kanapura road – Kanakpura – Horahalli – Sangam How to reach there: You can reach by KSRTC bus which goes there only on stipulated times. Going there by own vehicle…
Destination: Chikka Tirupathi Distance: Around 41 km Journey time: 1 – 1 and 1/2 hrs (depends on traffic on Marathahalli & old Airport road) Route: There are three options to go to Chikka tirupati depending on exits from Bangalore : 1. KR Puram – Hoskote – NH 4 – 1km – right turn towards Malur…
On the way to Talakad at Malavalli lake Yesterday I went for the longest ride on a two wheeler driving myself. In all four of us went to Talakad. Official sources show Talakad is 130 km from Bangalore but I feel it was longer. May be because of the long driving on winding roads of…
Kote Venkataramana Temple was built towards the end of 17th century around the time of Chikka Deva Raya (a Mysore Wodeyer king). The rulers of Mysore had bought the city of Bangalore from the Mughal empire. Kote in Kannada means fort, so literally it means Fort Venkataramana Temple. It is located just besides Tipu Sultan’s…
My latest trip was to Magadi, Savandurga and Manchanabele Dam. Out of this I had already visited Manchanabele dam earlier. Let me share how the idea of this tour came up. When I went to Shivaganga, on the way I found a circle with a yellow Karnataka tourism board. It says left turn takes to…
