1100KMs (Bangalore to Vizag) of non-stop driving

Well, this drive was due for quite some time. Vizag is my native and my mother has been asking me to bring my Innova there at least once ever since I bought it. I have been putting it off mainly coz of the distance that needs to be covered. I finally decided to drive down [...]

Portal for offbeat places - namastay.in

Namastay.in is a webportal for searching/booking accommodation at off beat places - like homestays, guesthouses, resorts etc anywhere in India. The portal has very good number of listings and has detailed reviews of all the listings. The highlight of this portal is probably the video clippings of the home stays/resorts/guest houses etc. Very innovative and [...]

Hampi - Glimpse of a bygone splendid era

I drove to Hampi in Aug 2006 along with family over a 3-night 4-day long week end.  I have been longing to visit this place for quite some time and finally made it. Similarly, I have been longing to write a blog on the same since my visit - and finally found time
It [...]

Bay of Bengal

Posted in blog city on January 13th 2004  
This is turning out to be the most relaxing vacation I ever had, barring the flu I am having at present. It is only the second time ever since I was introduced to email that I am away from checking it for 5 continuous days.
After Kerala backwaters, it was [...]

Yelagiri and Vellore

Posted in blog city on July 16th 2006 
Got a nice break after really loooong time. I almost forgot when I took my last break.
Started off to Yelagiri on Saturday morning around 8:15 AM. Reached Hosur and had had v. good filling breakfast @ Meenakshi Bhavan on the highway. Cruised on the highway to Vaniyambadi. By almost [...]

Lepakshi - A peek into our rich heritage

Lepakshi is a small village situated in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.  This place is close to 110 Km from Bangalore and makes a good one day break. We need to take the outer ring road and take the highway towards Hyderabad (Bangalore–Devanahalli–Chikballapur–Bagepally-Andhra border–take left towards Kodikonda soon after crossing Andhra border).After taking left, the [...]