Lepakshi temple in Andhra Pradesh is about 120km/ 3 hours away from Bengaluru in Karnataka. We did a day tour from Bengaluru to cover this temple along with the Jatayu Theme park nearby. KSTDC organizes day tours from Bengaluru on select days We had breakfast at a South Indian Highway joint near Devanahalli airport, Nandi… Read More »Temples of Lepakshi
Caves and temples of Maharashtra stand out from the rest in India. King Shivaji played an important role in building the forts, while ancient Rashtrakutas build the caves. We covered architectural jewels of Maharashtra on a 10 day tour from Karnataka. Caves of Ajanta, Ellora, Aurangabad were the highlights, along with temples of Kolhapur, Nashik,… Read More »Caves and temples of Maharashtra
When it comes to architecture, temples of South India are a class apart. Kings from various centuries dedicated their lives in creating and preserving temples, a symbol of their own rule. While most people visit the temples from a spiritual purpose, we visited them to admire the architecture. Prominent places to visit in Tamil Nadu… Read More »Places to visit in Tamil Nadu
As we covered West, South, North and East India, the central part got left out. Madhya Pradesh deserves a separate visit given there are so many attractions here than even 2 weeks seemed short. My aunt used to stay in Bhopal- we had once planned a trip from here. However, they got transferred just before… Read More »Madhya Pradesh
It was LFC time again! Thanks to my father’s public sector job, we were entitled to go on a holiday every fours years to any place in India. After covering South and West of India, we wanted to see the northern part, to see mountains and snow. Some of the prominent places to visit in… Read More »Places to visit in North India
Mumbai was originally 7 separate islands, reclaimed to form the port city. Mumbai is a city I have lived in for more than a decade now. Mumbai Darshan is the first tour that most people take, seeing houses of Bollywood stars, Bandra sea face, CST Railway Terminus and colonial buildings of South Mumbai ending at… Read More »Mumbai
Karnataka has many less visited architectural marvels. While Hampi has been the most famous one, you will be amazed by better preserved temples of Halebidu, Belur, Halebidu, Aihole, Pattadakal and Badami. Hampi, Pattadakal, Belur, Halebidu and monuments on Deccan Sultanate are UNESCO World Heritage sites, collectively the architectural jewels of Karnataka We covered most of… Read More »Architectural Jewels of Karnataka
I have a contrarian view here- you can skip Goa, unless you have only a couple of days for beaches of India. While Goa has been traditionally popular for the food, booze, casinos and openness towards foreign tourists, it has become expensive over the years. You can find more tranquil places over the coasts of… Read More »Goa
Known as Devbhumi or land of the Lords, Uttarakhand is the window to Himalayas from India along with Himachal, Kashmir and Sikkim. Prominent places to visit in Uttarakhand include religious sites like Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri, Gangotri, even starting point for Kailash yatra, Valley of flowers, Rishikesh and many more. If you are an Indian, you… Read More »Places to visit in Uttarakhand
The islands in Andaman are actually closer to Thailand than India. The ecosystem is also fairly similar to the ones you see at islands like Phi Phi in Thailand. We took a group tour through Nirmala travels to visit the islands Veer Savarkar airport at Port Blair is the main airport for the islands, well… Read More »Andaman Nicobar islands