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I Was Here: Karwar beach

December 3, 2014 Prashanth M I Was Here

One of the totally unplanned trip I took was a road trip to Goa from Bangalore. With five days to spare, plan we had was to reach Goa, stay there for a night and head back to Bangalore. Apart from…

Kavishaila is a rock monument dedicated to Kuvempu, one of the greatest literary giants of Karnataka. More than a monument, Kavishaila was the place that inspired Kuvempu to give us the wonderful pieces of Kannada literature. It is on a…

I Was Here: Mattu beach

September 19, 2011 Prashanth M I Was Here

I was in Mattu beach in first week of March 2008 during my bike ride to West coast. I was not aware of the name of the beach when I visited and quite recently got to know that it’s called…

I Was Here: Markonahalli Dam

May 25, 2011 Prashanth M I Was Here

Markonahalli dam, always reminds me of my childhood. A small dam built across the river Shimsha near Kunigal taluk, is very close to Huliyurdurga where I grew up. One of our favorite picnic spot (Deepambudhi lake and Kumbhi betta were…

I Was Here: Shivanasamudra

April 24, 2011 Prashanth M I Was Here

April, summer, Sun was at his best with temperature soaring. Best time to visit a water fall (a smaller and safer to take a dip is a better choice). But still I was in Shivanasamudra (Gaganachukki and Bharachukki falls). First…

I Was Here: Malpe Beach

February 25, 2011 Prashanth M I Was Here

After a tiring bike ride 450 kilometers on the previous day, I was here roaming around on Malpe beach on a Sunday morning. The beach was void of tourists. The only people on the beach other than us were the…

I Was Here: Agumbe

January 24, 2011 Prashanth M I Was Here

Driving around the western ghats, I was here at Agumbe on a cloudy evening. Visiting this place during October and chances of getting a glimpse of the beautiful sunset is very less. I was there at the right time, but…

I Was Here: Achchalu Betta

September 20, 2010 Prashanth M I Was Here

When you travel south of Bangalore on Kanakapura road for 40 odd kilometers, you get to see plenty of small hillocks scattered all over. I went on a day trip way back in 2007 to one such hillock, which is…

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