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A weekend break in Yercaud

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: August 17, 2011

A mystical cover of mist slowly roves across the valley, and as it moves, a gentle drizzle of rain drops drifts in the air towards you. As you stand in the comfort of your balcony, the magic of the rain mixed with the myriad lights of the valley below transport you to a world so [...]

Belum caves – a natural wonder

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: June 13, 2010

There are no rocks, no hills, no greenery, no nothing! Absolute barren stretches all along. All of the long road, for the next 3 kms is visible right from here, and there is no sign of life. As the cab travels along the totally nondescript, long and straight road, bordered with nothing, you can’t help [...]

Here comes the new year!

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: January 5, 2010

Hearty wishes for an exciting and fun-filled new year 2010 to all readers! I finished my last year with an eventful vacation in Goa, enjoying all the beaches and birds of the west coast. What’s more exciting? The new year for me has already begun thunderously, with my write-up on Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary getting published [...]

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 [...]


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