Karnataka Archives | Travellenz https://travellenz.in Fri, 21 May 2021 15:27:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.9 https://travellenz.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-TravelLenzFavicon-512x512-32x32.png Karnataka Archives | Travellenz https://travellenz.in 32 32 Meditation by the banks of Souparnika river https://travellenz.in/meditation-by-the-banks-of-souparnika-river/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meditation-by-the-banks-of-souparnika-river https://travellenz.in/meditation-by-the-banks-of-souparnika-river/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2018 11:42:12 +0000 https://travellenz.in/?p=3320 We just had a morning visit to the Mookambika temple and had wandered off the main road down to the banks of the Souparnika river. After spending a few quiet minutes watching the eddying waters swirl around the bend, we took in the sight of devotees take a dip and the local children splashing about [...]

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]]> https://travellenz.in/meditation-by-the-banks-of-souparnika-river/feed/ 0 Shoeless in Kudremukh https://travellenz.in/shoeless-in-kudremukh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shoeless-in-kudremukh https://travellenz.in/shoeless-in-kudremukh/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2015 19:29:05 +0000 http://travellenz.wordpress.com/?p=2040 We, a group of seven, had decided to undertake the 18 km up and down Kudremukh monsoon trek to get ourselves inspired for a longer trek – the 53 km long Roopkund trek in the Himalayas. To read about our Roopkund Chronicles, click here. We had been walking through the slush for over five hours now. [...]

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]]> https://travellenz.in/shoeless-in-kudremukh/feed/ 7 The Tonga Ride in Bijapur….continues https://travellenz.in/the-tonga-ride-in-bijapur-continues/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-tonga-ride-in-bijapur-continues https://travellenz.in/the-tonga-ride-in-bijapur-continues/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:45:09 +0000 http://travellenz.wordpress.com/?p=1165 After lunch, we resumed our tonga ride in Bijapur, traversing the busy bylanes of this heritage city. It had been an eventful first half and we were getting to know this heritage city better. Our tonga ride in Bijapur On the way, Mohammad Anwar explained how difficult it was to maintain a horse with such [...]

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]]> https://travellenz.in/the-tonga-ride-in-bijapur-continues/feed/ 10 A Tonga Ride in Bijapur https://travellenz.in/tonga-ride-bijapur/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tonga-ride-bijapur https://travellenz.in/tonga-ride-bijapur/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:08:17 +0000 http://travellenz.wordpress.com/?p=1047 Mohammad Anwar looked older than the photograph on his guide ID card, pinned to his front pocket, that he flaunted proudly. The once-pure-white-now-off-white soiled Kurta and Pyjama he was wearing, showcasing the muck and grime of the alleyways of Bijapur, and his unkempt beard, only added to the degree of scruffiness. He had bags under [...]

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]]> https://travellenz.in/tonga-ride-bijapur/feed/ 7 Hampi: Day 3 – Discovering Hampi on a moped https://travellenz.in/hampi-day-3-discovering-hampi-on-a-moped/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hampi-day-3-discovering-hampi-on-a-moped https://travellenz.in/hampi-day-3-discovering-hampi-on-a-moped/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:35:58 +0000 http://travellenz.wordpress.com/?p=517 The moped dragged us across the bumpy terrain of Hampi. Today was our last day in this surreal landscape. There was only one agenda in mind – explore the ruins of Hampi on a moped.  Follow the nose (of the moped) to the not much-trodden paths and get lost somewhere among the boulders, broken palace [...]

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]]> https://travellenz.in/hampi-day-3-discovering-hampi-on-a-moped/feed/ 23 Hampi: Day 2 – Discovering Hampi on foot https://travellenz.in/hampi-day-2-discovering-hampi-on-foot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hampi-day-2-discovering-hampi-on-foot https://travellenz.in/hampi-day-2-discovering-hampi-on-foot/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:07:51 +0000 http://travellenz.wordpress.com/?p=439 It was Day 2 of our Hampi visit. The previous day we had taken the touristy approach and had visited a few of the heritage structures along with a group. Today we decided to discover Hampi on foot and just walk around the heritage structures on our own and take in the sights as they [...]

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]]> https://travellenz.in/hampi-day-2-discovering-hampi-on-foot/feed/ 9 Hampi: Day 1- The Touristy Approach https://travellenz.in/hampi-day-1-touristy-approach/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hampi-day-1-touristy-approach https://travellenz.in/hampi-day-1-touristy-approach/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:55:18 +0000 http://travellenz.wordpress.com/?p=368 By 8 am we had reached Hospet, a sleepy nondescript town, 20 km from Hampi. We took an auto from the bus stand to the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) owned Mayura Bhuvaneshwari. Mayura Bhuvaneshwari Mayura Bhuvaneshwari is an ideal choice to stay in as it is very close to Hampi. Hospet is a bit [...]

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]]> https://travellenz.in/hampi-day-1-touristy-approach/feed/ 9 Our Hampi adventures: a perfect 3-day itinerary to Hampi https://travellenz.in/hampi-adventures-3-day-itinerary-hampi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hampi-adventures-3-day-itinerary-hampi https://travellenz.in/hampi-adventures-3-day-itinerary-hampi/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:48:39 +0000 http://travellenz.wordpress.com/?p=49 The post Our Hampi adventures: a perfect 3-day itinerary to Hampi appeared first on Travellenz.

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