Roads I Travelled

Sakleshpur Railway Trek , Karnataka The Green Route "Trek on the Railway Track", is a stretch of track from Sakleshpur to the Subramanya railroad station.This track, that traverses some distance of the Western Ghats, had been abandoned, but now the track has been converted to broad-gauge. It forms a part of 56.80 km stretch from Sakleshpur to Kukke Subrahmanya, dotted by 58 tunnels, 109 bridges and about 25 waterfalls. Dubare Elephant Camp, Coorg Situated on the banks of River Cauvery and around 30kms from Coorg,Dubare Elephant camp gives an opportunity to the visitors to give elephant a bath. Hoysala Architecture at Somanthapura Somanathapura is famous for the Chennakesava Temple and has one of the best Hoysala architecture.It is around 130kms from Bangalore and is one of the best day trips. Read more :  Somanathapura Blog Sunrise at Nanjungud There’s a sunrise and a sunset every ...

The call of the Red-Whiskered Bulbul echoing at every corner of The De Rock Jungle Resort,The Magpie Robin flying all around the sprawling tea estate,the mist all around ,a hot cup of tea and just one song Hum Aur Tum Aur Yeh Samaa Kya Nasha Nasha Sa Hai Boliye Na Boliye Sab Suna Suna Sa Hai Hum Aur Tum Aur Yeh Samaa Kya Nasha Nasha Sa Hai............from the movie Dil Deke Dekho. It was an early friday morning when we started to Coonoor through the Bangalore - Mysore Highway.A quick breakfast stop at the kamat , we took the Bypass road to reach the Nanjangud -Bandipur road. After the brief checking done by the forest department near the Karnataka - TamilNadu border we enter the Mudumalai National Park.We took the Gudalur to reach ooty. One can also take the Masinagudi route just near the Mudumalai National Park, which will be shorter distance to reach Ooty, but will have to drive up the 36 Hairpin bends.I avoided this route primarily to d...