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climbing up the hemkuta hill is one of the things to do in hampi
India, Karnataka, Top Experiences, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Top fun things to do in Hampi

Hampi in Karnataka is a place like no other. It has the perfect setting of prestigious ancient ruins against the […]

March 26, 2019 By maverickbird
#Pondicherry #Travelbloggerindia #Travelblog #Pondicherrytravelblog #Pondytourism
India, Photo Essays, Pondicherry, South, Travel Extras, Trip Photos

Pondicherry autumn smells

My first smell of Puducherry (formerly known as Pondicherry and fondly referred to as ‘Pondy’) was unpleasant. I reached the […]

October 22, 2016
#India #travelblog #maverickbird
India, South, Tamil Nadu

The beauty of death at Dhanushkodi

It had taken nearly 4 hours to reach Pamban Island from Madurai and apart from the 1st awkward half of […]

December 20, 2014
#India #travelblog #maverickbird
India, South, Tamil Nadu

The broken bow of Pamban

Dhanushkodi literally means “the end of bow” and it is indeed the most tapering point of India. Sri Lanka lies […]

December 19, 2014
#India #travelblog #maverickbird
India, South, Tamil Nadu

The dolphin and Israeli village of Palani Hills

My Kodai weekdays had been spent working, avoiding bisons and star gazing. Weekends had nearly always found me holed up […]

December 14, 2014
#India #travelblog #maverickbird
India, South, Tamil Nadu

Pines, bisons and a Herculean love story of Palani Hills

My Kodai days had been most exquisitely languorous. I mean its hard to not slow down and relax at a place […]

December 12, 2014
#India #travelblog #maverickbird
India, South, Tamil Nadu

The violet flowers of the blue hills

I had woken early next morning to a lovely hilly scene outside my window. We had been going up the […]

December 8, 2014
#India #travelblog #maverickbird
India, South, Tamil Nadu

Head for the hills

A mesmerizing Tanjore day trip had not only exhausted me to the core but had also got me late while […]

December 6, 2014
#India #travelblog #maverickbird
India, South, Tamil Nadu

The royal pride of Tanjore

I usually have a lot of words in me and have never really had many travel instances which have left […]

December 2, 2014
#India #travelblog #maverickbird
India, South, Tamil Nadu

Trichy, Tanjore and Cholan Empire

A mild stomach upset, owing to my over feasting on spicy vegetarian platters and maagali khizangu pickle (made of tubers, […]

November 29, 2014
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