Posted by Sajit on Nov 7, 2012 in INDIA ROAD TRIP ARTICLES |
NOTE: Going forth I will be posting all the photographs in the “Photo Galleries” that you can notice on the top of the home page. I will not be posting any more pics in the middle of the website’s home page within the “Travel Photography” section, bar a few of the recent Photos. Hence please check the Photo Galleries on the top of the home page for all the recent Photographs. Due to time limitation, I have been unable to keep the Travel articles up to date. But the Photo Galleries are up to date with my travel.
Day 7 – Stay at Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Day 6 Night:
As explained in the article before, I did make it to the Opal Hotel with some local guidance. I had booked a room in this hotel but as I arrived late by one day, I had lost the booking. But for my luck there was a room available and I quickly checked in to the hotel with my luggage. The hotel...
Posted by Sajit on Nov 3, 2012 in INDIA ROAD TRIP ARTICLES |
Day 6 – Murudeshwara to Kolhapur
The Trip from Murudeshwara to Kolhapur was quite adventurous to say the least. The highway from Murudeshwara took me towards North. Things went fine till around 50 KMs – the point at which a straight road point to Gokarna, while the Google Navigation installed on my Xolo Smartphone gives me an instruction to turn steep right into something which it refers as NH 66 (if I recall it correct). As I enter into the Highway, it looks pretty narrow to be a National Highway. Soon I realize that its Karnataka State Highway 143. This highway takes me through one of the remotest places deep through some forest, wherein for Kilometers I cannot see another human being; luckily of that matter any living thing! This trip did give me some chilling feeling but at the same time a feeling of breaking free of the Modern world. None of my cell phones had signal...
Posted by Sajit on Nov 3, 2012 in INDIA ROAD TRIP ARTICLES |
Day 5 – Kannur to Murudeshwara (via Mangalore)
I started off from Kannur without a clear expectation of being able to reach Murudeshwara the same day. The drive was tough across this stretch as I had to negotiate the ghat’s curvy roads. The travel was again slowed down within Kerala due to narrow and congested roads. I saw Bekal Fort and other roads leading to various beaches in Kerala but I controlled myself from deviating off the Highway as I was running short on time.
After many hours of drive, I finally make it to Kasarkod which is at the border of Kerala. Soon I reach a board which welcomes to the State of Karnataka (Mangalore). As I enter into Mangalore district, I notice that the culture, the place looks exactly similar to Kerala. One cannot realize that you have entered another state except for the “Welcome to Karnataka” board at the state border. Kerala merges into...
Posted by Sajit on Nov 3, 2012 in INDIA ROAD TRIP ARTICLES |
Day 4 – Palakkad to Kannur
It’s already Day 4 in my road trip! The travel through the narrow Highways coupled with high congestion on the road has put my road trip to a very slow pace. I am struggling to cover even 200 KMs on these Highways. But nevertheless the enchanting beauty of the place is keeping me occupied. Unfortunately I did not get much of a chance to capture a lot of photographs in Kerala as I was in a hurry to get out of the congestion which had put a hold on my road trip.
The Trip from Palakkad to Kannur was via Ferokh-Palakkad Highway and NH 66 which soon I realized was not a very good decision; I should have taken the NH 66 the whole route. I was staying in Hotel Srichakra which is on the Highway to Thrissur. It’s been my favorite hotel every time I visited Palakkad. As usual the stay was comfortable. A stray incident wherein someone dashed into my car in the...
Posted by Sajit on Oct 30, 2012 in INDIA ROAD TRIP ARTICLES |
My Stay at Rameshwaram was at a small Motel – “Hare Rama Hare Krishna” hotel. Though a small accommodation but the stay was comfortable and staff was cordial. Next day morning I got up early, did some blogging on this site and set off to visit the famous Ramanathaswamy temple near Rameshwaram beach. One entrance of the temple was towards my hotel and the main entrance of the temple is towards the beach. The beach is an easy walk from the main entrance. The visit to the temple and the beach takes me back by 5000 years when lord Rama is said to have visited the same spot. As per the Pilgrimage, one needs to first take a bath in the sea and then take a bath in the water from the wells in the temple. It was a nice feeling and it was a soothing experience visiting the beach. I got down into the sea for a while and took some nice photographs of the sea as seen from Rameshwaram. With the...
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