We started climbing down the Hemakuta Hill at around 1 PM. Enroute, we visited one of the big Ganesha idols of Hampi, Sasivekalu Ganesha. Since it was carved by a mustard seller, the idol is...
As planned, we started from home to Hampi Virupaksha Temple in the early morning at 4 AM and traveled on the empty wide road of Bengaluru-Pune highway via Nelamangala > Tumkur > Sira > Hiriyur....
Hampi had been on our wish list from the day Steps Together journey started, but somehow the plan did not materialize. We did not want to postpone our visit to Hampi any further at...
Date: 25-Jan-18 Yet another trip to our hometown from Bangalore and an opportunity to tick off one more place from our bucket list. This time, it was Kavi Shaila, a memorial built for the...
The second Sunday of 2018 and we have our brand new Tata Nexon at home. Why not go for a long drive, we thought and opted to go to Kolar and visit two temples...
Finally, the day has come to visit Shivagange hill, one of the popular weekend getaways from Bangalore and one of the noted trekking destinations in Karnataka. For most of the folks from Bangalore, a...
No matter how many times you visit the highest waterfall in India- Jog falls, you can never miss a visit when you are around Shimoga. After spending some time in the viewpoints of Unchalli...
When you hardly know anything about the place and expect a least out of it and then if it turns out to be extraordinary, then the feeling that goes through your minds would be...
After visiting Marikamba temple, we proceeded towards Banavasi. Amongst all the places that we planned for this trip, Banavasi had been our most favorite. This had a special mention in our minds because of...
Date: 29-Aug-16 After having a nice and deep sleep, we woke up to a pleasant cold morning. Our today’s plan included to cover the major attractions in and around Sirsi (Sahasralinga, Marikamba Temple, Banavasi,...
Date: 28-Aug-16 and 29-Aug-16 Few trips give such wonderful memories that the moments from which would never fade away from our minds. One such trip for us was to Malenadu. Though we did this...
On a fine cool weekend morning, we along with eight of Thilak’s friends got ready for a bike ride to Kurudumale and Kotilingeshwara of Kolar from Bengaluru. We started early in the morning at...
Date: 13-Aug-16 to 17-Aug-16 Finally, the day has come to seriously plan for our long pending mega trip. We had a dream of going to Kanyakumari from Bengaluru since the day Tata Nano became...
We all know how remarkably Dasara (Dusshera) is celebrated in Mysore. Also called as Nada Habba (State Festival) of Karnataka, this grand festival attracts a huge crowd from different parts of the world. The...
Date: 1-Oct-16 Thilak’s friends had planned for a bike ride to Male Mahadeshwara Betta on 1st Oct. Since I have also become part of their group now, I was also invited for this trip. Male...
Date: 17-Sep-16 A sudden thought of going for a long ride made us decide on going offroad ride to Bilikal Rangaswamy Hills, commonly known as Bilikal Hills. This hills is just 70 km from...
Date: 2-Jul-16 This weekend was booked for a day trip to Biligiri Rangana Hills, popularly known as BR Hills. This hill range is located in Chamaraja Nagar district of Karnataka and is famous for...
