Come see why you must see the South Tufa area of Mono Lake in California. Things to do here include seeing the largest concentration of the lake’s tufa, hiking through them, seeing alkali flies…
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Islands of Basaltic Columns
Would you like to see whole islands made of rock-columns? Visit the fascinating St. Mary’s Island — a group of islands — off the coast of Karnataka, India.
Mirjan Fort – A Red Fort on Karnataka’s Coast
Mirjan Fort in Kumta had been calling out to me since the time I was planning that week-long road trip along the Karnataka Coast. I was longing to see and…
Found in Lepakshi | Ancient Indian murals
A little over a 100 kilometers away from Bengaluru (earlier Bangalore) is a small temple town called Lepakshi. Geographically in Andhra Pradesh’s Ananthapura District, Lepakshi has now become famous for…
Belur’s beautiful bracket belles
Chennakesava Temple in Belur is known for its friezes, its pillars and stone lattices. Even the star-shaped platform on which it stands, a feature of its style of architecture. People who…
A sculptural banquet in Belur; Hoysala style
Not far from Halebidu — the capital city of the Hoysalas — is a symbol of the dynasty’s victory over the Cholas in the battle of Talakkad in 1116AD. This…
A signature of the Hoysala dynasty
Karnataka tells the tales of its rich past between the 12th and 15th centuries through some highly ornate temples that have ‘Hoysala’ writ all over them. When the Hoysala rulers…
Catching sundown in Surathkal
After almost a week of tripping along the Karnataka Coast and beach-hopping along the way, we had a couple of days to spend in Malpe. On our second evening there…
Another beach, an island and a beach on the island
Up next, was Malpe Beach. Malpe is around 50 kilometres south of Maravanthe. But as we drove down Edapally-Panvel Highway, this time, it felt like our destination was farther away…