Chikmagluru is famous for its coffee and hmm what else? Yes! It's glorious coffee trails. You can get lost in its charm and beauty. What else you need for a rider? Well, this memory is from my last monsoon ride to Chikmaglur in the first week of June. My friends had bought the newly released Himalayan and what way to test them other than the...
The abandoned Rosary Church of Shettihalli was one of my longest pending bucket list. This gorgeous Church was built by French in 1860. In 1960, the construction of Hemavathi dam and reservoir submerged this Church. Even today during the monsoon this Church gets submerged in water, In summer when the water retreats, it rises above like a phoenix. This Church is about 25...
Ooty needs no introduction. However it provides a great weekend getaway from Bangalore. A moderate distance and the scenic road provides perfect turf for the amateur riders. Ooty can be reached by two routes from Bangalore. One is via the usually crowded Mysore road, Gundlupete and Bandipur. I prefer the Kanakpura road. Even though it is two lane road, you encounter less traffic...
Hampi was the capital city of the Vijaynagara empire, one of the largest and richest city during its prime. It is said that during the golden age of Vijaynagar empire, diamonds and pearls were freely traded on the streets of Hampi. Today Hampi is a spreads over several kms with the ruins of its gorgeous temples and boulders. Ever since the hippies found this...
We had only one day and we badly wanted to Scuba dive in Eilat, one of the best scuba diving places in the world. The water here is crystal clear and the reefs are gorgeous. We created a packed schedule to only fit the scuba diving in the itinerary. We took a night bus to Eilat. The plan was to scuba dive by...
Jerusalem always intrigued me. The city is an open museum. It has seen rise and fall of great empires. During last few millenniums, the city has been destroyed completely twice, besieged 23 times, captured and recaptured 44 times. I might end up writing a book if I continue discussing about its history. Jerusalem's old city with walls forms the UNESCO world heritage site. The old...
