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 […]
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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 […]
Udupi,St. Mary’s Island- Vasco da Gama set first foot??
Place : Udupi, Karnataka, India March,2014 Udupi District in Karnataka State, India ,a center of pilgrimage, is famous for the Krishna Temple and mutt and lends its name to the popular Udupi cuisine. It is also known as Lord Parasurama Kshetra, and is famous for Kanakana Kindi(Window). It was month of march when I had […]
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 […]
Pearl Valley Muthyala Maduvu -Trekking treat
I had been reading on net about Muthyala Maduvu (Pearl Valley) for quite sometime. Finally on May 29, 2016, a Sunday to visit the place and end my curiosity. Here is brief of our journey. How to reach 33 KM from Silk Board via Anekal. From Anekal it is around 8 KM Why Name Pearl […]
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.
