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TGI Redolent Resort, Coorg

Sep 27th – 29th, 2025 When you have the finest view of the resort right from your balcony, it’s tempting to spend most of your time simply letting nature serenade you with its rhythm, as you indulgently sink into a … Continue reading

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TGI Livancia Hillside Hotel

June 11th – 13th, 2025 I gaze out of my large window at the ‘mist-kist’ hill that looms in the distance. The vista of the iconic and imposing Chamundi hills draped in lush, rain washed greenery, makes it difficult for … Continue reading

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Samara Boutique Villa

Apr 6th – 8th, 2025 A profusion of fuchsia hued blooms dance in welcome, their vibrant clusters cascading in charmingly unruly fashion. Various species of tiny birds flit in and out of these paper thin bougainvillea bracts, as usual not … Continue reading

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Kabini Jungle Safari at Nagarahole National Park – Round 2

Feb 18th, 2025 The Kabini jungle is special for me because this was where I had embarked on my first South Indian safari in October 2023 and where I had the intense pleasure of spotting tigers in 2 out of … Continue reading

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Fireflies Kabini

Feb 17th – 19th, 2025 A river runs alongside it! Lush green sprawling lawns, multihued blossoms popping out startlingly from the monochromatic verdancy, glistening blue waters lapping the not-so-distant shores, all day long melodious background birdsong, tall shade trees with … Continue reading

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Kokkarebellur Bird Habitat, Mandya district

Feb 5th, 2025 A sense of déjà vu comes over me as I gaze at the huge trees studded with flocks of magnificent Painted storks. I am excited to be able to witness yet again, a phenomenon of human and … Continue reading

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Trishvam Tapovana – Sakleshpura

The serene countenance of the Buddha greets me as I enter the large gates of the property. Seeming to exude a peace that diffuses through the surroundings, this certainly is an apt figure to represent the equally tranquil and placid … Continue reading

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Cicada – Luxury Villa Stay

It is a wintry December night and the crackling fireplace takes center stage, casting a glow that spreads across the room and flickers off its glass walls. The golden fingers of fire beckon me enticingly, drawing me like a moth … Continue reading

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Kabini Jungle Safari at Nagarahole National Park

Tiger Tiger burning bright  In the sunny afternoon light (with due apologies to William Blake, with whose poem I am messing 😉) She glided out into the glade, from deep within the dense woods. I had come for her but … Continue reading

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RathnaPrabha Farm

The lone tree stands sentinel, its barren arms dramatically reaching out to the sky, as if frantically beseeching its avian guests to adorn its starkness. And as if unable to refuse the compelling plea, birds of several species obligingly descend … Continue reading

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