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The day we were chased by an elephant…

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: July 28, 2009

Not everyday does one get a chance of getting chased by a wild elephant. So, when this hair-raising experience happened to us in the Nagarhole forests of Karnataka, we had our hearts in our mouths, and my eyes were glued to the rearview mirror fearing the mighty beast might bang our vehicle from the back! [...]

Mesmerising Malnad – A trip to Chikmagalur

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: July 12, 2009

I had always wanted to make a trip to some exotic place in Karnataka during the monsoons, and I zeroed in on the beautiful hill-town of Chikmagalur. The trip started early on July 3 (coincidentally my birtday ) I and my friend Joseph (from Chennai) started from my house in Horamavu in Bangalore around 2.30 [...]

A dream called Goa – Part 2

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: April 18, 2009

If you thought Goa is all about beaches, you are wrong! Goa has something for all types of people. If you are the kind who wants to just laze around doing nothing, Goa is the place for you. If you want to party hard and rock the night, Goa is the place for you. If [...]

A dream called Goa – Part 1

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: February 15, 2009

As the Madras-Vasco Express that runs through Bangalore stops at the Castle Rock railway station late in the morning, you can get ready for some exciting and fun-filled mountain journey. After this station, you enter a fascinating dream called Goa, which you will know as the train starts its ascent through chains and chains of [...]

A trip to Somnathpura, Talakad and Shivanasamudram

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: September 27, 2008

It was me behind the driver’s wheel, and three of my friends – Karthik, Vinoth and Rahul, in my Santro, we started the one-day trip to visit Somnathpura, Talakad and Shivanasamudram. The planner in me had made all plans previously. We would head straight to Somnathpura, from there, would take the road to Talakad and [...]


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