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    City Palace Jaipur: A Royal Grandeur

    Jaipur City Palace is situated right in the heart of the city, just next to Jantar Mantar. After exploring the magnanimous beauty of Jantar Mantar instruments, we walked to explore the royal history of Jaipur at its City Palace. It is a complex of palaces out of which only few (Mubarak Mahal & Diwan-i-Aam) are open to […]
  • nehru trophy boat race, snake boat race Kerala, Kerala Tourism, Kerala backwaters, Alleppey backwaters, alappuzha boat race, Alleppey boat race, punnamada boat race, chundan vallam , chundun vellam

    Nehru Trophy Snake Boat Race – Kerala’s Water Olympics

    7:00 AM, Sun is beginning to rise in full glory amidst the grey clouds over Alleppey town. The wind is quiet and pleasant. Smell of old buildings, sight of narrow lanes, tall coconut trees hovering over, waterways running across the city and a few lungi clad locals off to start their day. But we know things […]
  • Spectacular Coorg in Rainy Season

    Bangalore to Coorg: Best in Rainy Season

    Nature comes to its best Western Ghats during Monsoon and we had been planning a trip from Bangalore to Coorg since the onset of rains. After our plans to visit King Cobra Sanctuary in Agumbe could not crystallize, we decided to visit Coorg (also known as Kodagu). Click here to read all our blogs for backpacking in India […]

Sanapur Lake Hampi: Beauty with utmost calmness

February 28, 2016September 16, 2018 Offbeat Explorers Leave a comment Karnataka
Hampi Temples, Hampi Ruins, Places to visit in Hampi, Karnataka Tourism, Hippie fun in Hampi, Sanapur Lake

From an array of options that Hampi offers, Sanapur lake built at foot hills is certainly worth a walk offering calmness combined with spectacular sunrise views in morning. We were staying at Gowri Resort at Hampi, just next to the lake and thus decided for a morning walk on the road spiraling around Sanapur lake. This […]

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Virupaksha Temple Hampi: More than a Temple

February 28, 2016September 16, 2018 Offbeat Explorers Leave a comment Karnataka
Hampi Temples, Hampi Ruins, Vittala Temple, Virupaksha Temple, Places to visit in Hampi, Stone Chariot in Hampi, Karnataka Tourism, Hippie fun in Hampi

Standing tall on the bank of Tungabhadra river, Virupaksha Temple (also known as the Pampavathi Temple) is right at the center of life in Hampi. Tall towers of the temple are visible from any high point within the city. There is a market right outside, river crossing point on the bank with boats taking you […]

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Vittala Temple: Iconic Stone Chariot of Hampi

February 28, 2016September 16, 2018 Offbeat Explorers Leave a comment Karnataka
Hampi Temples, Hampi Ruins, Hippie Fun, Hampi Temples, Places to visit in Hampi

Vittala Temple in Hampi is the place of the beautiful and iconic stone chariot of Hampi which each one of us has seen in our history books. This is the epicenter of tourist attractions in Hampi and certainly not to be missed. Click here to read all our blogs for backpacking in India Vittala Temple […]

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Backpacking: Fun of travelling in Public Transport

February 28, 2016September 16, 2018 Offbeat Explorers Leave a comment Karnataka, Kerala
A General class train ticket from Payyanur to Kuttipuram (To Guruvayur Temple)

Both of us are quite fond of public transport and for all our trips, we prefer to travel in public transport to the maximum extent possible. It is super fun travelling like locals, hopping on a rickety bus or a swarmed jeep or travelling in a packed general compartment of Indian railways. Click here to read […]

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