Just the week before the trip to Cochin on the 2nd week of July 2014, I had done a trip to Goa to experience monsoon in Goa. I would not have taken the trip to Cochin now had it not been my colleague’s marriage there. But thanks to him, I had an amazing rendezvous with…
Tiffin Box Etc is a new entrant in the fast growing restaurant business in Bangalore. Located at Inorbit Mall, whitefield – one of the tech hub of Bangalore, Tiffin box intends to cater to the office going people at lunch and the family at dinner. This is a good concept of targeting a particular type…
Last week I re-visited Pearl valley (Muthyala muduvu) after a span of 4 years. This was my 5th visit there. For route info etc, please check my earlier post on Pearl Valley. In this post I mainly want to show the development or change that took place for good or bad. Now when you drive…
On a hot afternoon after we finished watching Gangarama temple, we went to the National museum. From the entrance we could see the welcoming white colonial structure. The museum was founded by the then British governor of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), Sir William Henry Gregory in 1877. As we walked inside we saw a Buddha…
On my recent visit to Dandeli, I stayed at Jungle Camp. Along with natural settings, it has given me some wonderful experiences. One of them was taste of the Cashew fruit. The property has a lot of Cashew plants. Sagar, one of the work personal there suggested me to try a Cashew fruit. He said…
Syntheri Rocks is a 300 ft tall monolithic granite rock. These rock formations are influenced by geographical events like erosion. It is located around 25 km from Dandeli town and takes around 30 minutes. It is located inside reserved forest (Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary), so one needs permission to enter there. Forest officials are stationed there,…
Kadumane is a homestay set in a natural settings in Dandeli (Karnataka, India). I visited there in the morning on the 2nd day of my visit to Dandeli. The subject of my visit was a Bee interactive session organized by Narashima Bhat, the owner of Kadumane. I was very excited about it as I had…
Today evening I was at HRBR layout, Bangalore. After enjoying cool breeze at one my friend’s terrace thought of visiting a restaurant/pub around that area. Finally we zeroed on Tamarind Restaurant & Bar. We went to the bar which is located at the 3rd floor (roof top). Its open ventilated with a roof and hence…
I was ready to skip visit to Supa Dam as there was news that there is not much water in reservoir. But on the second day of my stay at Dandeli, my guide Mahesh told he would give me a quick peek view of Supa Dam backwaters. We did not go to Supa Dam but…
