Best of lip smacking Madurai food
This southern holy city is regionally famous for its lip-smacking dishes. In fact, Madurai food is so well-known that it […]
Food Thoughts, India, Madurai Food, South, Tamil Nadu, Travel Extras
India, South, Tamil Nadu
Madurai, my pet peeve
In German, there’s a saying, ‘Das klingt mir gut/nicht gut’. Loosely translated, it means, ‘something suits me/doesn’t suit me’. Madurai […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
India, South, Tamil Nadu
Srirangam Saga
I had woken up the next morning to a wonderful breakfast of idli, vada and proper filter coffee (an aromatic beverage made […]