Category Archives: Holidays

Hampi’s Feathers Resort

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Currylines

A remote location, a surreal sprawling landscape with boulder studded hillocks rising out of startlingly contrasting lush green fields, innumerable water bodies dotting the region …  and tucked away amidst them all, this enchanting little hideaway called Hampi’s Feathers Resort, … Continue reading →

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Channapatna the Toy Land

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Currylines

Channapatna, our very own Toy Land Hurtling down the highway flanked by rows upon rows of shops sporting colorful wooden toys, briefly halting there to pick up a few of the objects that greatly tempt with their brightly colored presence … Continue reading →

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World Folklore Day at Janapada Loka – Ramanagara

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Currylines

Step back into the days of yore, Enter the world of rural folklore Throbbing drumbeats, high pitched melodies from quaint instruments and performers in vibrant costumes animatedly prancing around, creating a highly captivating festive atmosphere … this was the scene … Continue reading →

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Veerapuram Bird Sanctuary

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Currylines

Guttural squawks, groans and clattering sounds greet us as we drive into this tiny village. The perpetrators of these noises seem to be perched on the massive tamarind trees that tower over the clusters of little houses. As I look … Continue reading →

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Ayatana Coorg

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Currylines

The air is thick with the high pitched buzz of countless cicadas. The strident chorus dominates the atmosphere and reverberates through the forest. The crescendo is unwavering and it is as if every cicada is contributing its mite and might … Continue reading →

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Laila’s Farm

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Currylines

The windchimes tinkle incessantly, powered by the equally untiring breeze which blows from across the lake. This is a melody which is going to bestow on me a constant and pleasurable sensation for the next 2 days. The vast front … Continue reading →

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Orange Odyssey

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Currylines

Experienced in Feb 2020 and published in July 2023 😎 This blog post was delayed because it was one of the last of the exciting things that I did before covid hit and the pause in between, broke my momentum … Continue reading →

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PK Ponnappa’s Court – Homestay

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Currylines

If you accuse me of advocating this homestay, I will say Guilty as charged! It’s charm is all there in Black and White, ensconced in liberal swathes of luxuriant green and I can prove it in Court! If you are … Continue reading →

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Shettihalli Rosary Church, Hassan

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Currylines

There is something surreal about the skeletal and fragmented remains of the Shettihalli Rosary church. This 19th-century Gothic style church which is said to have been constructed in 1860 to be precise, was abandoned a 100 years later along with … Continue reading →

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Strelitzia Villas – Luxury Homestay

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Currylines

To describe it a piece of Paradise would sound clichéd but I cannot think of a more fitting line for the aptly named luxury homestay, Strelitzia Villas at Paradise Plantation. These are a set of luxury villas tucked away in … Continue reading →

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