After years of dreaming, months of planning and days of shopping, we were finally off to the Land of High Passes by road from Bengaluru on our bikes! A journey spanning 10 states over a period of 21 days… Dreams do come true!
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A short getaway from Bangalore – Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta
As promised in the previous post, this is a small know-it-all for visiting Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta, literally translated it would mean Snow Krishna Hill. It is a small temple-hill located in the Chamarajanagar Distict of Karnataka. When plans were made that we would be visiting Bandipur, I instantly told my better half that we cannot…
Starlit New Year’s Eve in Bandipur!
The planner in me cannot sit quiet, especially around the holidays. *evil grin*. But I was extremely held up with work and so I let my other half do all the work this time. We locked in on the place – Bandipur. Ideal I would say for the much needed getaway from the maddening crowd….
From Open roads to Hairpin bends – Yelagiri
Yelagiri – A quaint mini hill station in the Vellore district of Tamil Nadu. I say mini because it is not as developed as a tourist hotspot when compared to Ooty or Coorg. Which is kind of perfect. I mean you get the hill station vibe but you don’t have to wade your way through the…
Mysuru Dasara : Almost!
If you’ve met me, then you’ll know I‘m not the kind rooting for unplanned trips. But sometimes you just got to go with the flow. This time around our destination was Mysuru for the world-famous Dasara celebrations. Being a Bangalorean and having visited Mysore plenty of times, I found it kind of shameful that I…
A short love affair with the road : B R Hills
Hi there! To mark the first anniversary of this road trip, I decided to share it with you all. Ever wondered what it must be like to just take off on a trip without any planning? For the planner in me this is a perfect nightmare. But for this trip, I did exactly that. There…
Winding Roads & Pages 