tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105978352024-02-19T18:20:08.205-08:00Memoirs of a World Traveller...We are all but travellers in this world...!Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-73386976338482136922007-03-25T04:20:00.000-07:002007-03-25T05:02:23.511-07:00SunFlowers in Hassan...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6xigDhJQP-qs3t-c2hwopEShHoPux2RF8_00eea-EOYBdpjWYT-9p8xQn-j8kuxWyW7y-KN_t4I0r0Kv1LuL-sYuKjZ8iQRJkMSjIY1DPNcEPTaniKb_dg74v82-rqNy4ol0/s1600-h/IMG_0864.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045831103912700418" style="CURSOR: hand" height="300" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6xigDhJQP-qs3t-c2hwopEShHoPux2RF8_00eea-EOYBdpjWYT-9p8xQn-j8kuxWyW7y-KN_t4I0r0Kv1LuL-sYuKjZ8iQRJkMSjIY1DPNcEPTaniKb_dg74v82-rqNy4ol0/s320/IMG_0864.JPG" width="400" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167416204934604952006-12-29T10:16:00.000-08:002006-12-29T10:33:30.663-08:00Tea Estates Again...<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0491.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0491.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Loads and Loads of Tea EstatesVikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167415930359517292006-12-29T10:12:00.000-08:002006-12-29T10:31:54.116-08:00More Tea Estates<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0481.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0481.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Malabar Tea EstatesVikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167415694302489302006-12-29T10:08:00.000-08:002006-12-29T10:25:49.410-08:00Flower Flower!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0472.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0472.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Flowers on a tree near Pookote LakeVikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167373533668315322006-12-28T22:25:00.000-08:002006-12-29T10:02:54.216-08:00Greenery on the way back from Soochipara<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0515.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0515.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Drive back through the greenery - full of tea farming..Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167373489885179882006-12-28T22:24:00.000-08:002006-12-29T10:01:08.616-08:00Closer shot of Soochipara Waterfalls<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0507.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0507.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Closer shot of Soochipara waterfallsVikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167373435286749842006-12-28T22:23:00.000-08:002006-12-29T09:59:26.026-08:00Soochipara Waterfalls<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0504.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0504.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Soochipara Waterfalls - This waterfall is located about 20 km from Kalpetta. The walk to the falls is about 3 km. However, there is a well made road almost till the waterfalls.Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167372878633154062006-12-28T22:14:00.000-08:002006-12-28T22:20:37.320-08:00Wayanad Greenery<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0489.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0489.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Wayanad GreeneryVikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167372799491334742006-12-28T22:13:00.000-08:002006-12-28T22:18:02.176-08:00Pookote Lake<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0451.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0451.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Pookote Lake is a freshwater lake surrounded by evergreen forests and hills. Boating is one of the attractions at Pookote Lake.Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167372218905125062006-12-28T22:03:00.001-08:002006-12-28T22:07:48.000-08:00Sunset Picture<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0370.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0370.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Sunset at Kozhikode...Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167372185010069162006-12-28T22:03:00.000-08:002006-12-28T22:07:01.680-08:00Sunset at Kozhikode<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0357.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0357.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Another angle of the sunset at Kozhikode with a boat also in the foreground...Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167372138286330112006-12-28T22:02:00.000-08:002006-12-28T22:06:01.010-08:00Kerala: Kozhikode Beach<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0338.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0338.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kozhikode Beach...a picture of the sun about to set at Kozhikode beach...Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167372104753527162006-12-28T22:01:00.000-08:002006-12-28T22:05:26.796-08:00Another View of Lakkidi Ghat Pass<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0322.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0322.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Another View of Lakkidi Ghat PassVikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167370929986929722006-12-28T21:42:00.000-08:002006-12-28T22:00:03.176-08:00Lakkidi Ghat<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0320.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0320.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Lakkidi Ghat - This ghat section is about 55 km from Kozhikode and is at an altitude of 700m above sea level.Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167370795031979612006-12-28T21:39:00.000-08:002006-12-28T21:59:33.286-08:00Kerala - God's Own Country<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0314.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0314.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Kerala is called God's Own Country...Wayanad Disctrcy of Kerala is full of terraced tea farming which looks beautiful...Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167370729807260312006-12-28T21:38:00.000-08:002006-12-28T21:58:56.360-08:00Muthanga Range<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0308.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0308.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />As I drove more towards Kerala, the Bandipur WildLife Sanctuary transforms into the Muthanga Range leading to the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala.Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167370666552131812006-12-28T21:37:00.000-08:002006-12-28T21:58:24.096-08:00Wild Elephant Passing<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0301.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0301.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I did get lucky and stopped to see a wild elephant. The photo is zoomed in and I had maintained a little more distance than what can be seen from the photograph...Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1167370583691888372006-12-28T21:36:00.000-08:002006-12-28T22:00:49.966-08:00Enroute to Kerala...<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0294.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0294.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary...Had to drive past the Bandipur Sanctuary on my way to Kerala... if people are lucky they may cross paths with a wild animal...Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1164525758436685582006-11-25T23:22:00.000-08:002006-11-25T23:31:20.586-08:00Mist generated from the Waterfalls<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0139.0.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0139.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />More info on Shivanasamudra can be found from the following <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivanasamudra">URL</a><br />MistVikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1164525699986277672006-11-25T23:21:00.001-08:002006-11-25T23:29:45.950-08:00Long Range Shot<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0130.0.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0130.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Long Range ShotVikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1164525682705512242006-11-25T23:21:00.000-08:002006-11-25T23:29:11.296-08:00Close up Shot on Barachukki<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0123.0.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0123.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Close up Shot on BarachukkiVikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1164525654204457532006-11-25T23:20:00.002-08:002006-11-25T23:28:13.476-08:00Barachukki<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0116.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0116.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Barachukki - this has a steep downhill climb and people can go very near to the actual waterfall.Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1164525638971404652006-11-25T23:20:00.001-08:002006-11-25T23:27:06.820-08:00Gaganchukki<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0084.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0084.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This one is called Gaganchukki and there is yet another waterfall just 15 minutes away called Barachkki.Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1164525627743290662006-11-25T23:20:00.000-08:002006-11-25T23:25:31.926-08:00Shivanasamudra - The Waterfalls<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0074.1.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0074.1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The largest waterfalls in the Karnataka after Jog I guess.Vikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10597835.post-1163234824771924312006-11-11T00:47:00.000-08:002006-11-11T00:54:10.700-08:00More From Bangkok...<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/640/IMG_0074.0.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000066 1px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000066 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000066 1px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/254/1797/400/IMG_0074.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />More from BangkokVikramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13443127757449997227noreply@blogger.com0