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This is the penultimate blog post in my Chikmagalur series. In my previous blog post, I wrote about my experience of visiting the beautiful Chennakeshava temple in Belur. The temple showcased the grandeur and finesse of Hoysala craftsmanship and I totally loved spending time there. In this post, let us …

I think it was during my multiple trips to Gujarat that I fell in love with architecture and history. Though I love history as a subject, I was never fascinated with monuments and their stories. However, places like Rani Ni Vav, Adalaj ni Vav, Modhera Sun Temple, and the like …

You knew this post was coming, didn’t you? How could I not talk about food from my Chikmagalur trip? While my previous blog posts spoke about the places to visit in Chikmagalur, I’ll talk about places to eat in Chikmagalur, more importantly, vegetarian places to eat in Chikmagalur. Right off …

It was about a couple of decades ago, we had moved from Goa to Bengaluru. It was here we were treated to filter kaapi. Since then, our love for coffee just grew stronger. While my dad still loves the classic filter coffee, I’ve moved on to cold brews. If you …

Time for another delayed blog post in the already delayed blog posts from Chikmagalur. In my last few blog posts, I wrote about my experience of driving from Hyderabad to Chikmagalur and also about sunset spots in Chikmagalur. In today’s post, I’m going to share my experience of visiting Mullayangiri …

Every Beach vs Mountain quiz I took ever, I chose Mountains and that’s because I’m obsessed with them. Maybe because I spent my childhood years growing up in the mountains – New Era High School in Panchgani. So around every long weekend, I open Google Maps and look for any …

It’s almost 3 weeks since I went on a road trip from Hyderabad to Chikmagalur. And I hope to share my road trip updates and other things about Chikmagalur soon after this (hopefully) If you’re on Instagram, you can check out my Chikmagalur Highlights to know more about my trip. …

With the skyrocketing prices of flights in India and the uncertainty of getting train tickets on short notice, I always prefer road trips. Maybe because I love road trips 😉 I’ve driven more than 17,000 km since I bought my Tata Punch in August 2022. There were numerous road trips …

If you’ve been following the blog (or @Atulmaharaj on Instagram) you probably know that I was in Nanded last weekend. In fact, I did a road trip from Hyderabad to Nanded along with my parents. It wasn’t my first time to Nanded. The last time I was there was in …

Time flies so fast, and all of you will agree to this too. Just last weekend I was on a road trip to Nanded with my parents and a week later, I’m sitting in a mall and writing this blog post. One thing that I’m religiously trying to do is …