India is a large pilgrim place for the whole world. It is a pious land. Dwarka, which was the capital of Lord Krishna`s empire has special importance as one of the major pilgrim places. Last vacation our family made a trip to this holy city by taking the Coimbatore express. The […]

During my good old bachelor days, I got a chance to visit the one and only ‘City of Joy’. It was a pleasant journey as we started from Warangal, where my friend and I studied, to Kolkata by train. A good 28 hours later we reached Orissa and then to Kharagpur. The Kharagpur […]

 
 
On December 2005, my son took a leave from the office and we planned a trip from Bangalore to Kolkata, “The city of Joy” which is also the capital of West Bengal and the old capital of the East India Company.
We took a trip by the “Yeshwanthpur Howrah Express” which is […]

As an extension to our visit to Mumbai and Hyderabad and with ample amount of holiday spirit still looming large we went to this beautiful hilly area called Valparai .It is a place surrounded by tea estates, a few dams and of course water falls.Valparai  is about 60kms away from Pollachi , a place well […]

Hogenakkal (aka Hogenekal) is around 150km from Bangalore. It is well known for waterfall and is a nice trekking spot. The river Cauvery (Kaveri) flows through the rocky hills and creates many bursts of water. In summer the temperature ranges from 27 degree Celsius to 34 degree Celsius. In winter it will be 13 degree […]

Shivanasamudra is a waterfall around 140kms from Bangalore. It is one of the wonderful waterfalls in Karnataka. It is called by various names as bluff Shiva’s sea. That’s how this place has got the name Shivanasamudra. It is located in Mandya district. It has the first Hydro - Electric Power Station which was done in […]

It is a one day picnic spot which is located in Kanakapura taluk in Bangalore District. As the name suggests it is a water falls. The river which flows is Arkavati. It is a beautiful place which is covered by forests. This place is about 90kms from Bangalore city. Chunchi is a small village which […]

Ghati Subrahmanya
It is one of the pilgrimage center located near Doddaballapur of Bangalore Rural district. It is 60kms from Bangalore. Here Lord Subramanya and Lord Lakshmi Narasimha are worshipped. It is very famous as Lord Subramanya idol is said to be self originated. In this temple Lord Subramanya is facing to the east and […]

Nandi Hills is around 58km from Bangalore. It is also known as Nandidurga, and was one of the summer retreats of Tipu Sultan. Nandi Hills was popular with the British too who built bungalows and laid out gardens here. Normally the climate here is cool. But preferred visiting season is October-December, as the hills will […]

Madikeri is the capital of Coorg (Kodagu). It is around 6 hours drive from Bangalore - 260 kms. The nearest rail head is Mysore - 120kms.
Kodagu (Coorg) lies on the eastern slope of the Western Ghats. It is a hilly district. The principal river is the Kaveri River (Cauvery), which rises at Talakaveri. Best time […]