It has been a while since we returned from our MP Tour. The withdrawal symptoms are severe; so this short trip in sweltering heat to Ranthambhore for 3 days is a welcome change. Landing in Jaipur in the evening, the heat wasn’t as bad as we expected. The following morning, as we went towards Ranthambhore,Continue reading “Ranthambhore Again!”
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The MP Tour – Part 3
Kanha, Pench, Tadoba Our first stop was Kanha where we stayed at the Kanha Jungle Camp. Our friends, Hari, Sangita our nephew, Advaith, joined us there. This was also Archana and Sandeep’s first ever jungle safari. The Jungle Camp is set at the edge of the forest. It is a large wooded property with wellContinue reading “The MP Tour – Part 3”
The MP Tour – Part 2
Bhimbetka, Pachmarhi, Jabalpur Bhopal was an overnight stay. On our way to Pachmari, we took a diversion and visited the Bhimbetka rock shelters. Bhimbetka boasts of cave paintings from the Paleolithic and Mesolithic eras. The paintings on the rock surfaces depict human settlements ,agriculture and culture. Some of the paintings are prehistoric with depiction ofContinue reading “The MP Tour – Part 2”
The MP Tour – Part 1
Mandu, Jabalpur, Bhopal We decided to go on a road trip to Madhya Pradesh. Since we had to return in 3 weeks, the trip was restricted to a few places in the southern area of MP, culminating in the National Parks to the east. The route was MUMBAI- MANDU-INDORE-BHOPAL-PACHMARI- JABALPUR-KANHA- turn around towards PENCH-TADOBA- MUMBAI.Continue reading “The MP Tour – Part 1”
The Madhya Pradesh Tour
We are back on the road again! It’s been some time since we completed our last road trip, the Peninsula Tour. Our plans were to drive to Vishakapatnam into Odisha and then on to Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and back home. We had to shelve those plans for another day. We have now modified our plansContinue reading “The Madhya Pradesh Tour”
The Peninsula Tour Parts 1 and 2 – Our story
We had been talking about undertaking a road trip across India for a few years now. Finally, after COVID restrictions were removed and a few short trips later, we purchased a map of India that we stuck on the wall of our study. That was the drawing board and the beginning of our ambitious roadContinue reading “The Peninsula Tour Parts 1 and 2 – Our story”
The Peninsula Drive Part 2 – Bandipur, Kabini, KGudi
Our drive to our final leg of the journey took us to through short stops at Guruvayur, Kozhikode, Wayanad into Karnataka’s famed forest reserves of Bandipur, Kabini and K Gudi. A nonstop safari fest, 14 in total, over the next 7 days was great fun. The forests are just sublime. Verdant, hilly in parts, denseContinue reading “The Peninsula Drive Part 2 – Bandipur, Kabini, KGudi”
The Peninsula Tour Part 2 – The Kerala Coast
Our journey from Thiruvanthapuram to Kochi included a a couple of days spent at Ashtamudi. You may have experienced or read about the beauty of the backwaters and the beaches of Kerala. We decided to do this slightly differently. We ignored Google Maps attempts to keep us inland on our journey. Instead, we drove veryContinue reading “The Peninsula Tour Part 2 – The Kerala Coast”
The Peninsula Tour Part 2 – Thiruvanthapuram
On our way to Thiruvanthapuram or Trivandrum, we took a diversion to see the Padmanabhapuram palace. Constructed mainly in the 17 th century, parts of the palace have been added in the subsequent century. The palace complex is one of the best examples of the traditional Kerala style of architecture. It is a sprawling complex,Continue reading “The Peninsula Tour Part 2 – Thiruvanthapuram”
The Peninsula Tour Part 2 – Rameswaram and Kanyakumari
There are no pictures of Madurai. After Karaikudi, we drove into Madurai , visited the temple (no mobiles or cameras allowed within) and also rendezvoused with our friends Ashok and Surendra Sharma! From here we drove to Rameswaram. Rameswaram is famous for its Ramanathaswamy temple- the temple has long corridors running between huge colonnades andContinue reading “The Peninsula Tour Part 2 – Rameswaram and Kanyakumari”
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