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We were pleasantly surprised by the variety of Kerala dishes they have. Vineesh, the friendly owner from Kozhikode, was happy to share stories about the place and starting of the hotel while serving…

We (meaning three of us, two 72 years old, one of which was me, and the other 65 years young) soon found ourselves driving a ten year old Scorpio Getaway pick-up truck all the way from Bengaluru to…

This travelogue was written for the sole purpose of informing about routes/food/accommodation and any other information in purely coincidental. Photos were taken using Samsung Galaxy M11/M12 so the…

It was a quick plan done for a long weekend, Since it was the beginning of the monsoon, the favorite pick was the Western Ghats, Plan was to drive through a scenic route and cover the places on day1…

Wave after wave of Covid meant we had not had a vacation in months. So, when the brother-in-law proposed staying two nights at Munnar, the decision to go was made almost instantaneously. Since a cousin…

Though these places were expected to be hotter than Bangalore, my family members reluctantly agreed to do a quick trip for a change from our routine daily life. So there was not much expectation from…

Our destination for the trip was Kodagu White Water Rafting at Barapole (on Barapole river) which boasted level 4 & 5 rapids. The other alternative was rafting at Dubare on Kaveri river which didn't…

With dates and destination finalized, next on discussion was the head count. Usually, it used to be 7-8 cars and 10-12 people. But this time, it was different. Apart from the regulars, we had lot…

Route - Bengaluru -> Solapur -> Indore -> Jaipur -> Ludhiana -> Udhampur -> Srinagar -> Kargil -> Leh -> Hundar -> Turtuk/Tyakshi/Thang -> Pangong Tso -> Tso Moriri -> Sarchu -> Manali -> Ambala ->…

Considering my time frame of 23 days, I could have actually done both - at one point I was an overnight bus ride from Nairobi - but I decided that I wanted to do Kenya standalone properly in a different…