Just About Everything

I love traveling, the wanderlust in me is always hankering to see new places, meet new people...sometimes it is the journey that I look forward to it more than the  destination. Many times I travel alone, I just enjoy the solitude sometimes, it is a nice break from the routine life. If I am travelling with a group of people who have the same kind of lookout towards travelling, the journey becomes even more exciting I guess. The conversations, food, music, and so much more... Wow! Writing about journeys is making me want to journey again! I am sharing one of my travels; actually it is just the journey that was quite memorable and packed with a whole lot of uncertainty. So here goes- My brother in law, who is with the armed forces, was posted in Bhutan. In one of their journeys from Kolkata to Bhutan, we (me, my younger sister and our cousin sister who is a lot older than us but lovesto travel) we decided to accompany my eldest sister, her husband, and our two year ol...

I am uploading a video of Sunderbans that I took during my last visit in January. Not a great video but it will give you a general idea of how beautiful and serene Sunderbans is.

Hampi Hampi has so many beautiful temples, it is quite impossible to capture all of them in a few posts. I am posting some more selected pictures from my Hampi trip. Lakshmi Narsimha Hampi Siva Temple, Hampi Rock cut temples, Hampi Rocks used for temples Kadalekalu Ganesh, Hampi Sasivekalu Ganesha, Hampi

An ariel view of the Virupaksha temple, Hampi I just got back from a trip to Hampi. It is a visual treat and leaves you awestruck. A must do if you like medieval Indian architecture. We hired a car from Bangalore; It took us around 7 hours to reach Hospet. Hampi is another 12 kms from Hospet. We stayed in hotel Malligi in Hospet.It is around 335 kms from Bangalore.There are KSTDC overnight bus services to Hospet and overnight trains as well.If your hotel is in Hospet, you can hire an autorikshaw or taxi from Hospet to Hampi.You can also choose to stay in Hampi.If you can ride a bike, you have to option of renting one as well. Rock cut images at Hampi Hampi is said to be the mythical Kishkindha-Kshetra from Ramayana.Rama took shelter in Malyavanta hill when Hanuman went in search of Sita. This is where Sugriva and Hanuman lived. It is believed that the Anjanadri Hill temple is the birth place of Hanuman. Spread across an area of 26 sq kms; Hampi was the capital o...