The two vagabonds - Travelogue

 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

 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