The two vagabonds - Travelogue

 Udupi Beaches(Karnataka) Chasing love Place - Udupi, Karnataka Closest airport - Mangalore Closest train station - Udupi Distance from Bangalore - 430KM (~10 hours with breaks) Place we stayed - Malpe sea front cottages (https://malpeseafrontcottage.com/) part of paradise group (https://paradiselagoon.in/) Itinerary -  Day 1 - Malpe beach Day 2 - St mary's island + water sports @ Malpe Day 3 - Delta beach + Sea walk Day 4 -  Water sports @Maple + Kaup beach Day 5 - Back to Bangalore Motivation - It has almost been 1 year and 4 months since I went to beaches. I was getting restless and craving for sea water, sea sound, and moist air. So we decided to travel to Goa, but with the increased cases in Maharashtra, and lockdown uncertainties we decided not to book any tickets(I faced that situation last year when my money was stuck in airline). But the wait was endless because we were not getting any confirmation or news on any events. So we decided to go by road. My husband sugge

 Bengaluru's Chhota Ladakh Place : Chhota Ladakh Distance from Bangalore : Around 40-50 km Trip type : 2-3 hours Trekking length/Duration : None Difficulty level - None I heard about Chhota ladakh from few friends. When I googled it, the first look was pretty attractive and the place was just 40-50 from Bengaluru. So we made made impromptu plan for Chhota Ladakh. Definitely it was not the kind of place I was expecting.   First of all it is not even 300 mt from the road. you can just park your car and walk around 200 mt you will reach there. I saw some people even parked on the spot as well.  Second, the whole area is very very small. if there are 20 people you can not avoid them in the pictures.  Third, No place/rock is good enough to sit and there is nothing to do. This area is generally hot and there are no trees or shade available. I find this place dirty as well, many used bottles, cups, plates all around. One can not spend more than 30 minutes at this place.  My feedback

  Mysore: A family visit Inside Mysore Palace (The Royal Court)           Place:                         Mysore (Mysuru) Closest Airport:          Mysore Closet Train Station:   Mysore Date:                          14th Jan, 2021 Distance from Bangalore: 200 km (via NH4/150A), 4 hours Mysore palace from outside My elder sister (Didi) had come down to Bangalore, from Patna, with my adorable and beautiful niece Pihu. In fact, Pihu had come 3 weeks earlier with my younger sister Pinki. Didi had come for a week. We planned for family day trip to Mysore.  Reaching Mysore: We heard that a lot of road construction work was going on Mysore Road and it would be better to take NH75 even if it was longer. Since, it would take 4 hours one way, we decided to drive to Mysore evening earlier, spend night there and then cover as much we can during the day. We booked a big family room at KSTDC Mayura hotel in Mysore (close to Mysore palace). We started from Bangalore at around 5:30PM (after the offic