Smooth sailing on Poovar
by While in India’s southern tip, a cruise on the backwaters may be de rigueur. But given how popular Kerala is as a tourist destination, it …
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Storied Mansions
For those of you who wanted more information on Chettinad, here is a complete guide… This appeared in the January issue of National Geographic Traveller… …
Breakfast in Bangalore – 3
Another Bangalore favourite this time – Vidyarthi Bhavan – the king of masala dosa since 1943. Go there on a Saturday for the best Bangalore …
Breakfast in Bangalore – 2
Presenting the second in this series, after MTR – New Krishna Bhavan in Malleswaram. NKB, as it is known, is tucked away in a quiet …
Breakfast in Bangalore – 1
Lingering over a hot dosa / upma + filter coffee breakfast is one of the simple pleasures of a Bangalore weekend morning. Not so much …
St. Stephen’s church at Ooty
One of my quick halts at Ooty was at St. Stephen’s Church on the way to Charing Cross. I had been keen to visit the …
The rocks that smoke
I should rightly call this piece ‘how not to go to Hogenakkal falls’. For this is an account of a trip to Hogenakkal on a …