Celebrated as the granary of Kerala, Palakkad is a vast expanse of verdant plains interspaced with hills, rivers, mountain streams and forests. The gateway to Kerala from the north, a 40 kilometer break in the mountains known as the palakkad gap gives access to this land situated at the foot of the Western Ghats. The pass acts as a corridor between Kerala and neighbouring Tamil … [Read more...] about Palakkad The Granary of Kerala
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Ponmudi Hills – Weekend Getaway near Thiruvananthapuram
Ponmudi is an enchanting hill station about 61 Kms from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. To reach Ponmudi you could use one of these three ways: By Air Thiruvananthapuram international/Domestic airport is the nearest airport, which is located at a distance of 65 km from Ponmudi. There are regular flights to and from Chennai, Delhi, Bangalore and other important … [Read more...] about Ponmudi Hills – Weekend Getaway near Thiruvananthapuram
Northeast diaries – Kaziranga National Park
The year 2017 has been a year of travel and new beginning. This was the year when I met my wife Anjali. One thing that is common between us is TRAVEL & FOOD :-). Great isn't it! We started with Kaziranga National Park in Assam. I have changed from a solo traveller to couple wanderer. Our first proper travel together was in December last year to Assam (Kaziranga National … [Read more...] about Northeast diaries – Kaziranga National Park
My backpacking experience in Pelling
With every travel there are new experiences and learnings about people, culture and nature. I am not sure if there are other routes to reach Pelling but the one I took from Kalimpong was through Jorethang and Geyzing. Though the ride was not that smooth because of landslide and road work going on but it was adventurous :-) . It took me around 7 hours to reach Pelling but could … [Read more...] about My backpacking experience in Pelling
Darjeeling: The Land of Thunderbolt
This year I had been solo travelling in West Bengal and Sikkim. In West Bengal I visited Darjeeling and Kalimpong where I had some unforgettable experience of my life. After 2 days of train journey from Chennai, I reached Siliguri. From Siliguri I took a shared Jeep which costed me Rs.200 and took 3.5 hours to reach Darjeeling. Though there isn’t a correct version on … [Read more...] about Darjeeling: The Land of Thunderbolt