The two vagabonds - Travelogue

Mangalore Beaches (Batapady, Someshwara) Place -                                    Mangalore, Karnataka Closest airport -                   Mangalore Closest train station -          Mangalore Distance from Bangalore -  370km (~9 hours with breaks) Place we stayed -                  Camp 21, Mangalore (http://www.camp21holidays.com/) Itinerary -  Day 1 - Reach Camp-21 Day 2 - Leisure at beach, Boating in Talapady backwater mangroves, Barbeque @ beach Day 3 - Leisure at beach,  Day 4 - Deep Sea swimming, Someshwara beach, Back to Bangalore Trip planning : Ever since we shifted to our new home in August, we were blessed to have our family members (from both sides) visiting us and staying with us. In fact, we tried for Mangalore trip in September/October itself when my father & mother were here, but it could not materialize because we couldn't get a decent accommodation. Tatva and Amber were really missing beach and sea, also Amber was getting desperate to take our new car on a l

 Mahabalipuram Place -                                    Mahabalipuram, Tamilnadu Closest airport -                   Chennai Closest train station -          Chengalpettu Distance from Bangalore -  350km (~6 hours with breaks) Place we stayed -                  TTDC Beach Resort, Mahabalipuram Itinerary -  Day 1 - Reach TTDC resort, Mahabalipuram Day 2 - Local attractions Day 3 - Pondicherry and back to Bangalore If you stay in Bengaluru then there will be few places near Bangalore which will be in your radar for years but for some or other reason you would not be able to plan it. For me, Mahabalipuram (also known as Mamallapuram) is one of such places.  Finally in December 2021, we planned the Mahabalipuram trip with cousins, our parents and kids. Somehow before the start of the trip itself, I was not getting good vibes about the trip and within an hour of reaching the resort I twisted my ankle badly which made me handicapped for rest of the trip. Trip planning : The trip was planne

 2021- Year recap One of the trends on Instagram where people post one pic for each month of 2021, gave me the idea of writing blog for whole year in the similar pattern; to review what we have done throughout the year.  Earlier(before writing this blog) I was cribbing that we could not go out because of lockdown/pandemic, my opinion has changed after writing this blog. 😊We did a lot of things this year; family trips, trekking, house shifting, many blogs, Insta reels and much more.  So without delay, lets get started  -  January - Mysore trip with sister in laws(Nanad) and niece ( B log link) February - Chhota ladhak small trek/picnic ( Blog link ) March - Udupi trip ( Blog link ) April - At home May - At home and observed sun Halo. June - At home and started crochet again. July - House shifting work  August - Ramanagara outing/camping and trek with Mom, cousins and friends September - Bannerghatta national park and Big banyan vineyard with parents, brother and sister in law(

Kaji kalla halli betta - Night trek Place : Kaji kalla halli betta - Near Chhota ladhak, Kolar. Distance from Bangalore : Around 60 km Trip Duratio n : 3 hour Day of travel : 5th Dec 2021 This was again one of the last minute unplanned trips which turned out to be a good fun, thrill and adventure.  At around 9:30PM we (I, My husband, his cousin Rohit & his wife Madhu) decided to go for a long drive and have some coffee along the way. We reached The Empire restaurant (on NH75 towards Kolar), at around 10PM. While having coffee at Empire, NH75 Kolar highway, we decided to go for Antargange trek. I had seen couple of night trek posts in facebook, so we thought it should be ok to trek at night. If you want to know details about Antargange trek, read this blog. The place where we decided for night trek At around 11PM we reached Antargange trek starting point. After climbing till the temple, we reached to the point where we hit the forest area, we saw a board telling not to venture b

 Gudibande Fort trek view form Gudibande fort top  Place : Gudibande Fort trek and lunch at embassy international riding school Distance from Bangalore : Around 100 km Trip type : Day trip/Half day trekking trip Day of travel : 3rd Oct 2021 It was sudden trek plan. One of my husband's colleague asked us on friday, if we would like to join them for the trek which they were planning. I said yes, without even checking the place name. 😀 The place is around 100 km from the Bengaluru. Roads are pretty good through-out. There is Gudibande lake as well on the way which is a very big lake. It provide very scenic view and proper photo point.  We spent around 10 min to click some pics and continued towards trek start point. Trek start point for Gudibande fort is just 10 min from this lake.  Gudibande lake Gudibande Lake The place - Gudibande Fort is a 17th fort built by Byre Gowda some 400 odd years ago. It is also said to be the replica of the Madhugiri fort.Another fascinating fact abo