A complete guide to visit Hampi Karnataka

Huge Royal Enclosures that speak luxury ! International Trade Markets from before the era of Christ ! Temples with architecture most brilliant and stunning ! Spread over acres and acres of land & spanning thousands of years ! Welcome to Hampi – the largest open air museum of India. If you like visiting historical places … Read more

Exploring the Royal Enclosure of Hampi – of the glorious Vijayanagara Empire

Reminiscent of the most glorious historical period of South India.  Along the banks of a beautiful river lies the Royal Enclosure of Hampi. That contain the ruins from the past of the mighty Vijayanagara Empire. And today I will not just take you through these ruins on a virtual tour of the Royal Enclosure of … Read more

Visiting the magnificent Vijaya Vittala Temple Hampi

Of all the grant structures that stand tall through the ruins of the once glorious Vijayanagara Empire – the second most prosperous empire of it’s time in the world – Vijaya Vittala Temple is no doubt the most magnificent and the most outstanding. Also the most entirely intact structure. And yet, I missed visiting it … Read more

Visiting the beautiful Virupaksha Temple Hampi and places near it

Virupaksha is a form of Shiva. Thus, Virupaksha temple is dedicated to Shiva. The temple was built in around 7th Century by Lakkan Dandesha, a nayaka (chieftain) under the ruler Deva Raya II of the Vijayanagara Empire. And it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Karnataka – the ruins of Hampi or … Read more

A memorable stay at Sagar Resort Ooty

Hotel Sagar Resort Ooty

On our first trip to Ooty , we stayed in Hotel Sagar Resort (Now: La Montana Ooty). It was a memorable stay by all means. I still remember browsing intensely through various sites to get a decent hotel. We had planned our trip just one month beforehand. Although it was the monsoon period, still, most … Read more

A beautiful evening spent at Tannirbhavi Beach Mangalore

Today I am going to take you with me on a walk to the Tannirbhavi Beach Mangalore. And one of the best evenings of our days spent in Mangalore during our coastal Karnataka Road trip. Although Mangalore is better known as an industrial port town of Karnataka. But, it also has a beautiful coastline with … Read more

11 Ancient Temples in India with amazing architecture

Ancient Temples in India | Lepakshi Temple | Meenakshi Temple | Hoysaleswara Temple | Konark Temple | Shore Temple | Thanjor Temple

There are countless ancient temples in India . In fact, India is a land of extraordinarily beautiful culture and heritage. Over the centuries, the beauty of the monuments and historical shrines of India has put the world in great amazement. Also, India is a land of temples. Most of which are carved out by pouring … Read more

Kapu Beach and Lighthouse – the most beautiful beach in Udupi Karnataka

Today we are off to explore the beautiful Kapu Beach Udupi !! On our road trip to Coastal Karnataka, which circled through Mangalore, Udupi and Murudeshwar along with some other places like Bekal as well (which is technically in Kerala), we visited a lot of beaches of Karnataka. To be honest, most of the beaches … Read more

A guide to a trip to Badami Pattadakal and Aihole – the epitome of temple art in India

Today, we take you with us to Karnataka’s heritage tour epitome – a trip to Badami, Pattadakal and Aihole !!   The triplet of Badami, Pattadakal and Aihole lie at the center of the heritage tour of Karnataka. Located in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka and lying in the valley of the Malaprabha river, this … Read more

Our Coastal Karnataka Road Trip

Since time immemorable we wanted to do a coastal Karnataka road trip. Driving through the beautiful, pristine, unexplored and lesser known beaches of Coastal Karnataka. Since the beginning of this year, we planned twice for this trip. And both the times we had to cancel. The first time was in January when we rather ended … Read more