Post Tagged with: "Goa"
Turning out to be quite a long day – reached the beautiful temple town of Sringeri with the drive to Chikamagalur still to be done after this. Not much time to hang around at the [...]
When you go to a forest, it is very important to be in good hands. So you can explore and appreciate the life in the jungle the way it should be. This is where Asian [...]
Many an entrepreneur knows how to set up a great resort or hotel, but few know how to address the needs of their guests. Rann Riders gives you no reason to complain. Owned and managed [...]
I left Agumbe for Sringeri, but with a longer detour via Theerthahalli. To look for a man who make travellers like me look like kids out for a joyride in Disneyland.
If you have not read R.K. Narayan’s Malgudi Days, or seen its brilliantly televised version by Shankar Nag, there is something missing in your life.
I am not kidding when I say this – Agumbe is the home of King Cobras. Go at the right time, and you could well be face to face with one.
After a long day, I finally reached Udupi on the coast – only to spend a few more hours looking for a well ventilated clean not-too-inexpensive hotel. Settled for one on Malpe beach.
The drive to Kollur took me off the boring national highway back into the Western Ghats – the low traffic, winding hilly roads with forest cover on both sides sure are a roadie’s delight.
It sure has been turning out to be a long day – with some spectacular sights and some disappointments.
If you are backpacking around, you can often find a place to sleep – under a tree, in an abandoned boat on a beach, by the roadside, in a cave, on someone’s verandah, in a [...]
Forget your religious affiliations or beliefs, visit the Murudeshwar temple town, with its picturesque setting – it is surrounded by the Arabian Sea on three sides. As I drove into the town, I was dwarfed [...]
For the second year running, I was on the road on Holi, the festival of colours. The previous year I was driving through Assam and Arunachal Pradesh – and in Gokarna this time. Holi is [...]
Left Gokarna finally – could have stayed on much longer. Especially when you are at Swaswara, a CGH Hotels property. First stop was Mirjan Fort – and a 15 minute halt turned out to be [...]
Yana came recommended for its natural rock formations, some of them resembling human faces. My hotel concierge in Gokarna was not sure if it was worth my time, but I headed out anyway. Located about [...]
Some rate Gokarna as the Pushkar of the south – where western backpackers and latest versions of hippies come seeking spiritual peace by getting a high. If you are looking for those ‘flower power’ crowds, [...]
Karwar is another pretty beach town – one of those places you want to laze around in if you want to. You can stay on the beach side, or head out to some islands on [...]
Turned out to be a day of mostly driving. Left Ratnagiri in the morning, with the intention of reaching Gokarna. I would eventually stop at Karwar. But first an anecdote: I went to a fuel [...]
Finally the water is blue! Yes, the Arabian Sea I had seen so far was brown coloured. In Ratnagiri, I saw the postcard perfect hues of blue and green. Life is good! My first stop [...]
One of the perks of driving on highways are the road signs – funny, queer strange ones abound all over the world. Here is a selection of some I collected: Ajay Jain is currently on [...]
The disappointing drive of the previous day did not last long – no sooner had I crossed the Mumbai that my mood changed. As did the landscape. I was in the Konkan region of the [...]
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