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Travel: Zen Sites in Sri Lanka

Walking the path to Zen Where I take a trip to three well-preserved heritage sites in Sri Lanka and learns some lessons for life along the way Ritigala, deep inside very dense forests (`Strict Nature Reserve,` announces a signboard), ringedby the high and dense Ritigala mountain range, is not the most…

Travel: Chikmagalur, Karnataka

Theres a lot more in coffee country than just coffee. We discovered it on a trip to Chikmagalur, Karnatakas coffee county. It really is a lovely drive down to Chikamagalur from Bangalore, all 251 kms of it. The two main reasons for that is the national highway being a good road for the most…

Travel: Looking for that clear day

On a clear day….. It is the nature of the footloose traveller to muse, to ponder, to introspect. As one of the tribe, I find myself thinking deeply about one set of four one-syllable words that hold in them much hope, despair and patience. On a clear day. This was the leitmotif of my travelling…

Travel: Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Riverine rhapsody Chamba sits pretty besides a rushing Ravi and is quite one of Himachal`s prettiest spots. It is the river that captures one`s attention, arrests one`s eye, holds one totally in thrall. A swathe of icy blue touched with silver, it rushes with an audible roar past Chamba on its way to…

Travel: My journeys, my words

Interview with Wandertrails Conversations Sheila Kumar – My journeys, my words March 23, 2018 Narayana Menon K A lover of words and wanderlust, Sheila Kumar’s adventures can give anyone the inspiration to not just travel around this wonderful world, but also to pen down delightful stories about it. An independent writer and manuscript editor, as well…

Travel: Mudigere getaway

MUDIGERE Hinterland holiday Going with the flow is a good way to go while on vacation in Mudigere. The first epiphany hit about 5km beyond Belur. We were headed to our getaway at a Chikmagalur lakeside resort and so, were duly listing out all Chikmagalur tourist attractions. The road from Bengaluru, actually the national highway,…

Travel: Konni, Kerala

ROAD LESS TRAVELLED Eden, with its own river Everything is so green that it could hurt the eye of a non-Malayali. But then I`m a Malayali and in the interests of full disclosure, this is a coming- back- home trip for me. This homecoming is happening after more than two decades and Konni…

Travel: Borra caves, Araku Valley

Of deep dark structures These caves are really the jewel in the Araku Valley`s crown. A recent visit to Andhra Pradesh`s Araku Valley near Vizag was just that bit underwhelming for someone who has lived in the Nilgiri hills. The Araku valley is a nice enough hill station which is part of…

Travel: Lake District, UK

PS: where are you? Blame it on the movies! Don’t blame me, blame Hollywood and the British film industry. In film after film ( The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Miss Potter, Snow White and the Huntsman, Star Wars: The Force Awakens ) they have shown me vistas of the Lake District (LD), with its impossibly green downs,…

Travel: Edinburgh Diary

LAST PAGE Edinburgh Diary Brexit does not seem to have affected the tourist inflow and Edinburgh is close to being uncomfortably full. SHEILA KUMAR PHOTOGRAPH BY KASHIF MASOOD Fringing the fest The atmosphere on the Royal Mile is electric. It’s the eve of the 69th edition of the annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe, one of the…