Tag: hills

Hill That Looks Like A Horse

As if arriving alone at his doorstep without notice wasn’t preposterous enough, a request to help me in climbing the mountain the next day only added to the incredulity. Of course, my embarrassingly poor Kannada skills didn’t help the convincing. Rajappa looked at me – verified in broken Hindi if he had heard me correctly […]

A Diwali In The Hills

Only the paws and wet black nose wedged in between gave away Pluto’s hideout under the couch. It was the Diwali weekend of 2013 and my flatmate’s young Labrador couldn’t comprehend the source of the catastrophic sounds that boomed from all directions. To watch him whine, fret and dig deeper into the quilt with her, […]

Best Escapes Hills

Contributed to the Best Escapes Hills book for regions in the South of India. The valleys, deserts and palm-lined beaches are all well and good, but it can get hot down there. India’s princes and British colonials long used cool mountain towns as refuges from the heat and today the hill stations still have lush forests […]

Best Escapes North India

Best Escapes North India: For this edition of the lonely Planet Guidebook, I was thrilled to contribute a chapter on my favourite city in the world- Varanasi. Visit one of the oldest living city of the world for its mythological lineage, delicious street food, traditional music, hand-woven silk saris and a strong spiritual connect. One of […]

Best Escapes South India

Best Escapes South India: Traversing between the narrow lanes of Charminar in Hyderabad, the sunny cobblestone streets of Pondicherry, museums of Trivandrum and bouldery backdrop of Hampi, I couldn’t help but think of the wonderful diversity that South India encompasses. The southern states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh offer an inimitable flavour […]

Short Escapes From Bengaluru

Authoring this book was a fantastic experience, as I travelled in my own backyard, reviewing a variety of destinations that made sense for the weekend traveller, off Bangalore. From soothing massages in yoga retreats to trekking solo in the dense Sholas of Coorg, this book is packed with a wide assortment. The information technology capital […]

The Middle Land

As I deliberately slowed down the pace of my tea to absorb, the young lama’s story of joining the monastery, I could not help but graze my memory for having a better backdrop to a conversation in a long time. I was sitting at the edge of the Komic monastery with my new friend, more […]

Travel To Another World

This is a promise to experience another world – a world of inexplicable colours, life and feeling. Though you might have to go via Pondicherry! Scuba and water sports enthusiasts can now explore amazing marine life and a world below the sea with Temple Adventures at the sunny French town.