pc: Jeff Koterba Cagle Cartoons #apprehensions... #precaution... #maskon... #socialdistance... #traveldiaries We friends who already got used to the new normal, wanted to break the monotony of indoors. We also had a celebration planned. So, with all the precautions and care we started our journey.... Here we come "KERALA" Ready to Go This God's own country …
Ade Neevu…Ade Neenu..Ade Geetham…
This blog is usually about my travel experiences. Since COVID-19 has put a pause to travel, today I will take you down my memory lane of musical muse. Sometime in 2005Place: Chennai Mahabalipuram Beach Event: Live musical show That was the first time I saw Balu (SPB, S.P. Balasubramanyam), the legendary singer performing live for …
Glimpse of Somnath
Another throwback in this lockdown, my last chapter of Gujarat Trip. You can read "Colors of Kutch" and "Rann of Kutch" Now I will walk you through, Sourashtra sundaram soma-nadeesh-waram, the first of the 12 Jyothirlinga Shrines of Lord Shiva. It is located on West Coast of Gujarat. The temple has great history of being rebuilt …
Salt Pan of India – Rann of Kutch
This is continuation of my previous blog article "Colors of Kutch". Let's start our next day to visit White Desert. Rann (means Desert) of Kutch is a salt marsh within Thar Desert and instead of typical brownish sand one can find white salt deposits across vast area. Hence it is called "White Desert". Rann of …
Colors of Kutch
As of today, we all are experiencing the same thing "LOCKDOWN". While this lockdown is a way to fight COVID-19 and retrospect human behavior, it is also time to harp on memories. The two most powerful warriors are PATIENCE and TIME - Leo Tolstoy As we wait with patience for life to get better, I …
Divinity Redefined – Alampur Jogulamba
Driving on Hyderabad - Bangalore Highway, near Gadwal district, there is one stop that catches your attention "WELCOME TO ALAMPUR JOGULAMBA TEMPLE". We were enroute to Kurnool and could not miss visiting this place. Alampur, is located approximately 220 km from Hyderabad, 22 Kms from Kurnool, 126 Kms from Mahbubnagar & 200 kms from Srisailam. It …
Stay In…. Unplug…Restore…Repeat
I was all excited to plan a vacation. Going through various travel packages and itineraries, it crossed my mind, “Wait!! The schedule in these itineraries is more or less back to back visting places with very less time to relax and enjoy break time. Do I really need these?” I wanted a short break so …
Journey Begins
Julley! the local Ladakhi word means "Hi, Hello, Adab, Namaste". This word brings in real flavor of exploring Leh & Ladakh high passes. We have been procrastinating this trip for a while and now finally we are here, to this magical land of Leh & Ladakh. We had 2 reasons to feel excited. One, for …
Drifter I am 