Around Mangalore in 3 days
The beach was clean and shallow.If planned prior,we can enjoy a glee bath but we missed that due to time costraint.After spending some time there went back to Mangalore en route Udupi Krishna temple.Done some shopping there,went to Gokarnath Easwer temple and had lunch there.The food in the whole trip was really good and affordable.Local cuisines are good.Especlally in Mangalore we got tandoori items in a finger-licking taste,but unfortunately i forgot the hotel name....
Weekend getaway drive - Bangalore - Mullayangiri - Kudremukh - Mangalore road forest - Bangalore
We left around 12 midnight from Bangalore... the crazy long drive trip.. we reached Chikmagaluru around 5 am in the morning.. it was a foggy morning .. evoked the Delhi winter morning memories .. foggy weather and Ilahi track on speakers while driving .. " bs nothing else is needed on a weekend morning". on the way to kudremukh ..tea and coffee farms, fragrances of coffee and spices will accompany you throughout the way. night stay in jungle....
Going offbeat in Coastal Karnataka
If you ever thought that the best beaches are in Goa or the best place to do snorkelling is in Andaman Island in India then let us break your bubble;) We have discovered the best secret spots of coastal Karnataka that you never knew existed.Leave those guide books behind and come with us as we take you to a paradise world with blue waters, sun kissed beaches where you may be the only tourists around, unexplored islands off the main coast where you can snorkel to find massive amount of colorful fishes, squids and jellyfishes and a quaint beach where turtles come every year to lay thier eggs.If you love sea food and beaches and want to go to a destination close to home, away from the flashy Goan crowd...here is where you should head!...
KARNATAKA -the land of ultimate natural beauty
(BEAUTY AND BEAST ) and we also had a look at navy's THATT-RAKSHAK the hovercraft AND coming to Murdeshwar the temple of lord shiva located on the shore was simply magical and every one must watch the huge idol of lord shiva during sunset and am sure it will leave u gaping.Next was THE LAND OF DOSAS (Udupi) and Malpe beach,st mary's island and chicken dosa are at their best...and coming to Mangalore,it was much of night life and then Sakleshpur ,hillstation known for coffee plantations and ONE important thing is that ,Experience the train journey from mangalore to sakleshpur during day ,extreme engineering feat of tunnels and bridges blended with natural beauty of hills,peaks,plantations and that aroma while passing through the plantations leaves you amazed ...and then Mysore, as usual the palace was amazing and left me in awe ...and then BANGALURU the city life and malls,ISKCON TEMPLE and vishweshraya museum..were mind blowing..and we have to return leaving behind so much beauty and all we have are just moments,clicks..!!...
My Travel Year 2015
More often than not I took on these trips only to RIDE along, the motive was not to visit the place but to RIDE to, pushing my boundaries from doing a 400 KM to 1500 KM trip distances and the complete calendar looks like this 31st Dec - 2nd Jan: Roadtrip to Goa from Hyderabad: 1400 KMs 24th Jan - 26th Jan: Roadtrip to Mangalore, Malpe & Gokarna from Bangalore: 1250 KMs 12th Feb - 15th Feb: Solo Biketrip to Tirumala from Bangalore: 820 KMs 21st Feb - 22nd Feb: Roadtrip to Muzhappilangad, Ooty from Bangalore: 800 KMs *13th March: Solo Roadtrip to Hyderabad from Bangalore: 500 KMs in 4:30 Hrs of pure Adrenaline 3rd Apr - 5th Apr: Solo Biketrip to Varakala from Bangalore: 1472 KMs (When I look back at this I get overwhelmed with amazement that I think I must have been crazy to ride 700 KM in 8 Hrs all alone during a mid day hot sun thru TamilNadu, the effect of which is captured in a photograph here) 18th Apr: Solo Biketrip to Horsley Hills from Bangalore: 300 KMs 1st May - 3rd May: Solo Biketrip to Kodaikanal, Topslip from Bangalore: 1140 KMs 7th June: Explored Mumbai after moving to the City 19th July: Solo Biketrip to Jaipur: 450 KMs August: Explored Delhi after moving to the City September: Could not take trips as I got sick and pretty much occupied with F1 weekends (no trips on F1 weekends) 3rd Oct - 4th Oct: Solo Biketrip to Shimla: 760 KMs November: Could not take trips coz of the Cold in the North 5th Dec - 6th Dec: Biketrip to Daman from Mumbai: 400 KMs Wanted to conclude my year end with a trip to Kasol/Manali but it did not pass off....
