Udupi is best known for its South Indian fast-food restaurants. Few people know that Manipal, the education hub is in Udupi. The coastal area is quite distinct from rest of Karnataka in terms of weather, food, education levels, economic prosperity. Dakshina Kannada, the erstwhile combined district from which Udupi separated is very similar in most… Read More »Places to visit in Udupi
We debated a lot between Hokkaido and going beyond Kyoto-Osaka. Given it was April which is neither snowy enough, nor early enough for spring flowers, we decided to extend days in Honshu region. Toyama is a good hub to visit places around Takayama, Nagano, Alpine route. The Alpine route with high snow walls are spectacular.… Read More »Places to visit around Takayama, Nagano, Alpine route
It is ideal to spend 3 days in Kyoto or Osaka. We chose Osaka due to proximity with bullet train station connecting Himeji, Hiroshima down south. You will anyway end up travelling to the other city half the time. Nara is somewhere midway on a triangle. Kyoto is full of temples, quite a contrast to… Read More »How to visit around Kyoto-Osaka
Tokyo is a good base to do many one day trips around the area. Nikko, Hakone, Kawaguchiko five lakes area, flower parks are good places to cover around Tokyo in a day each. You can even do Alpine route and snow monkey park as day trips, but we do not recommend that Places to cover… Read More »Places to visitround Tokyo
Tokyo is the largest city in Japan. We spent only 2 days, while you can spend almost a week covering each area. Prominent places to visit in Tokyo include Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ueno, Asakusa, Odaiba – these were our focus this time. You can extend to Roppongi hills, Akhibara, outer Tokyo if you have more time… Read More »Places to visit in Tokyo
The land of cherry blossoms, bullet trains, Shinto shrines, flowers, anime and much more- there are endless places to visit in Japan Japan is a unique blend of historic traditions, sandwiched with modern robots, where people are utterly disciplined to an unimaginable extent. I had heard a lot about Japan – the bullet trains, the… Read More »Places to visit in Japan
The entire economy on the coasts seems to run because of temples! You can find a temple in every village, equally old and impressive. While it is impossible to cover all the temples in the region, we will highlight a few popular ones and what stands out so that you can make a conscious decision… Read More »Temples of South Canara
Hubli- Dharwad, Belagavi region The twin cities of Hubli-Dharwad form a major hub in North Karnataka Hubli has an airport that has connections to Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai. It is an overnight bus journey from other cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru, Mangaluru. VRL is a private operator running most of the buses in the region, in… Read More »Places to visit in North Karnataka
Much more peaceful than sister city Bengaluru, Mysuru has become a retirement hub for many Kannadigas. It is one of the best planned and cleanest cities in India. Historically the capital of Mysuru dynasty, it was the centre of all administration, learning and power in erstwhile times. There are enough places to visit around Mysuru,… Read More »Places to visit around Mysuru
Known as Scotland of India, Kodagu/ Madikeri/ Mercera/ Coorg is famous for coffee, oranges, chocolates and pork. Although I have not been to Scotland, this place is definitely quite different with respect to landscape and culture. We cover main places to visit in Kodagu here The Kodavas who are native to this region have their… Read More »Places to visit in Kodagu