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During our recent stopover in Singapore, I had a one-of-a-kind view of Singapore; this one from the 64th floor of Swissotel The Stamford. With over 70 floors, this hotel on Stamford Road claims to be the tallest hotel in Southeast Asia. Here’s sharing the spine-tingling sight with my readers:...
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Changi Airport: all dressed up for Christmas...
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A few days back I was going through my old photographs with the intention of taking those hard copies and scanning them for preservation sake, when I came across some pictures that I ought to share on this blog. (As most of them are photographs taken in India, it...
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How can you pass this landmark that is Mysore city’s pride and not take pictures of it? I have lost count of the number of times I’ve driven past this magnificent construction. Yet every time I see the Mysore Palace, I’m filled with awe. This sprawling royal abode is...
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Two cities One – the official capital of Karnataka, the other – the Cultural Capital of Karnataka. Each with a character of its own; both, so very dear to me....
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Shots from the other side – the country side Most of these pictures were taken when we had to take a detour from the well-paved Mananthavady(Wayanad) -Nagarhole – HD Kote route to Mysore, because of some road repairs. Anyway that was an opportunity to capture some of rustic Karnataka....
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The Auto Rickshaws! What would we do without them! Ricks near Garuda Mall, Bangalore They’re black and yellow and three-wheeled. Not trying a ride in this for-hire three-wheeler is like going to Venice and not getting into a Gondola. They are so much a part of the Indian roads;...
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THE ROADS* They have lot to say about the country India is. On these roads you will see everything from the BMW to the bullock cart and everything in between. The machines, men and cattle; they all have the right of way. From the Bangalore- Mysore Road From the...
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`Driving through South India’ is a series of photo features of the everyday-India (The India that Anthony Bourdain would show you). I was in India recently. In the month and a half I spent in home country, I was on the road a lot; tripping from Bangalore to Wayanad,...
During our recent stopover in Singapore, I had a one-of-a-kind view of Singapore; this one from the 64th floor of Swissotel The Stamford. With over 70 floors, this hotel on Stamford Road claims to be the tallest hotel in Southeast Asia. Here’s sharing the spine-tingling sight with my readers:...
Changi Airport: all dressed up for Christmas...
How can you pass this landmark that is Mysore city’s pride and not take pictures of it? I have lost count of the number of times I’ve driven past this magnificent construction. Yet every time I see the Mysore Palace, I’m filled with awe. This sprawling royal abode is...
Two cities One – the official capital of Karnataka, the other – the Cultural Capital of Karnataka. Each with a character of its own; both, so very dear to me....
Shots from the other side – the country side Most of these pictures were taken when we had to take a detour from the well-paved Mananthavady(Wayanad) -Nagarhole – HD Kote route to Mysore, because of some road repairs. Anyway that was an opportunity to capture some of rustic Karnataka....
The Auto Rickshaws! What would we do without them! Ricks near Garuda Mall, Bangalore They’re black and yellow and three-wheeled. Not trying a ride in this for-hire three-wheeler is like going to Venice and not getting into a Gondola. They are so much a part of the Indian roads;...
THE ROADS* They have lot to say about the country India is. On these roads you will see everything from the BMW to the bullock cart and everything in between. The machines, men and cattle; they all have the right of way. From the Bangalore- Mysore Road From the...
`Driving through South India’ is a series of photo features of the everyday-India (The India that Anthony Bourdain would show you). I was in India recently. In the month and a half I spent in home country, I was on the road a lot; tripping from Bangalore to Wayanad,...
Visit a Japanese Garden once and you’ve visited them all. But there’s no getting tired of them. The look of a Japanese Garden and the feeling that takes over...
Here in the San Francisco Bay area there is no dearth of Indian food. Take just south Indian food and you are spoiled for choice. Now, if you are...
We got to drive through another part of the famous Highway 1* a few weeks ago. This time it was the stretch North of San Francisco, as we were...
Our next stop on the Karnataka Coast was Maravanthe Beach. After a simply-perfect evening at Ottinene Beach, we headed inland to Kollur but the next day we were back...