Travel, Living, Photography
CategoryAn offbeat Goa trip
I wanted to get away from normal life for a few days and had chosen Goa as my hideout after having read various traveller accounts on..
My friend Shankar: Techie turned farmer
I was meeting Shankar (Shankar Kotian M) after a long gap of 16 years. Shankar is no longer a techie; He had ended his decade-and-a-half y..
North Kerala: Places to visit
As I set out for the 450 km drive in my Scorp from my adopted city of Mangalore to my birth city of Cochin, excitement and joy filled my h..
A day in Dharmasthala
So there’s this uncle of mine – all of 75 years, single and retired – who spends most of his waking time visiting places. Every morning, h..
Someshwar beach, Mangalore
This is Someshwar beach, Mangalore – my ‘happify me’ place in Mangalore. The giant rock on the beach offers a great vantage point to view ..
Koshy’s, Bangalore: What’s the fuss all about?
I was on a one day visit to Bangalore the other day, and since my meeting wasn’t until later that evening, I had some time to kill. I deci..
Ezhikkara: Of lagoons, paddy fields and greenery
Ezhikkara is where my Tharavad (ancestral home) is. As kids, this is where we got together and spent most of our school vacations. A small..
Punnathurkotta – the elephant sanctuary
Located near Guruvayoor temple in Kerala, is a unique elephant sanctuary Punnathurkotta. If you are an elephant lover, this is a place you..
Happy Vishu!
Today is Vishu – the Malayalam new year. Have a blessed year.
Children. Lots of ’em!
I am currently part of a project that involves visiting lots of schools. It gives me a chance to be among children – a joyful experience i..
Kollur Mookambika: One night, and the next morning
“You have to do upasana daily” – he replied to me in soft voice.
Standing on the shores of river Souparnika, I had struck up a conversa..
Museum of Kerala History
This was one place that, for me, has been so close yet so far. A place I always wanted to visit, but never got around to doing it. Finally..
”Don’t be afraid your life will end;
Be afraid that it will never begin.”
– Grace Hansen
Here’s to another new beginning – Happy New Year!
Talking about happy, here’s an edX course you could check out (thanks to my buddy ‘LJ’ for sending me the link): https://www.edx.org/course/science-happiness-uc-berkeleyx-gg101x#.VKtiJsnP-RC
That trip to Murudeshwar
It was noon by the time we (wifey, sonny and I) pulled into the parking lot of Naveen Beach resort in Murudeshwar. The 150 km drive from M..
My perfect day in my city: Mangalore
Mangalore, or Mangaluru as it is now called, is one tiny city in Karnataka that is really undersold when it comes to tourism. I live in th..