Agumbe, a UNESCO World Heritage , lies in the West coastal region of South India (Shimoga District) part of Western Ghats Sahayadri mountain range. It is a small village, population just above 500, located in Shimoga district, Thirthahalli taluk in the Malnad region of Karnataka, India. It is called “The Cherrapunji of the South” as it gets second […]
Author: Rishi Rai
Jog Falls, Shivamogga, Ikkeri, Gajanur – A nature’s home
Jog Falls, Shivamogga, Ikkeri, Gajanur – A nature’s home Shivamogga district is at the banks of river Tunga. Shivamogga town is at a distance of 280Kms from Bengaluru (Karnataka State Capital). Shivamogga is a small quite town more like Mysore only smaller .Residing at Malnad […]
Gokarna – A quieter Goa
Gokarna is about 583 km from Bangalore, 238 km from Mangalore and 59 km from Karwar. Travelling to Gokarna I happened to visit Gokarna in my final year(Feb 2014) of college in Surathkal with friends.You have plenty of trains from Mangalore . Hence it isn’t crowded at all.We took the afternoon train from Surathkal and traveled […]
Night Sky – Where in India
There was a time when you could look up at the night sky and see the beautiful stars any day of the week any time of the year.This was when I was a little kid and we had far little locomotives running amok on the roads to worry about pollution or global warming for that […]
Travel alone….at least once…
Travelling is not about getting away from who we are or what we do.Its more about discovering yourself. Reconnecting with our lost selves. Travelling alone gives you all the time and space you need to do so.Something all of us should definitely do. A few of the things that could happen to you if and […]
Kolar- Old Gold Mines of Karnataka,India
Kolar,know for its mines of gold doest have only that to offer.A trip down to kolar, a town hardly 60km from bangalore will give a taste of it all.A little history,a little culture a hint of adventure and definitely a place to relax and let the heels cool off.