by Priyanka | Nov 5, 2013 | South India
Lovely boat ride in the Ranganathittu bird sanctuary near Srirangapatna, Mysore. Saw lads of crocodiles basking in the sun. They camouflage so well one can easily miss them! As still as the rock. I went and sat on the water bank for a while, later it struck me that...
by Priyanka | Nov 1, 2013 | South India
What a happy sight, a petrol pump ‘man’ned entirely by women! Saw this All Women Petrol Pump in Kerala on my way to Kochi from Kanyakumari. Another two supposedly ‘male’ professions taken up by women in Kerala (& Karnataka) are, bus...
by Priyanka | Oct 27, 2013 | South India
Spent three days in Hampi a few days back. Saw these Magic babas roaming around, was curious, I thought these might be real black magic folks so was wondering whether to try and get some dope (not literal, pls I am not hashish mata!) get some dope on black magic...
by Priyanka | Oct 16, 2013 | South India
The small town of Kapu or Kaup is located very close to Udupi on the NH 17 highway of Konkan Karnataka. Inter-city buses and local buses to & from Udupi/Mangalore – inexpensive ones as well as AC volvos pass by Kapu. One of the popular Mariamma temples in...
by Priyanka | Sep 10, 2013 | In Spirituality, India, South India
Malpe is a small beach town near Udupi. Its like a suburb of Udupi, just some 6 km away. Amongst stuff to see in Malpe there is the superb beach, fishing wharf, ship cutters factory and an ancient Balaram temple. Balaram is the brother of Krishna and also a big...
by Priyanka | Aug 6, 2013 | In Spirituality, South India, Women Solo Travel
On my month long trip this January I reached an impasse, I had been on the road for 20 or so days and then reached Bangalore. From Bangalore I had no idea where to go. I planned to go to Pondicherry but there was some Aurobindo event and hence all accommodations were...
