Comments on: Karnataka Road Trip http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/karnataka-road-trip/ Wed, 23 May 2012 20:28:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: vinayak http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/karnataka-road-trip/#comment-301980 vinayak Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:19:36 +0000 http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/karnataka-road-trip/#comment-301980 want some small road trip plans for weekends...:-) want some small road trip plans for weekends…:-)

]]> By: Bharath http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/karnataka-road-trip/#comment-271203 Bharath Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:08:25 +0000 http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/karnataka-road-trip/#comment-271203 Hi Aparna, I too was planning on a 4 day road trip of Karnataka by my Swift Vdi. I came across your blog and must say this is precisely the route i was planning too! I understand that you went on this trip sometime last year but was hoping that if you could remember your Night halts - a.k.a. Hotels so that I could get working on reservations etc. Looking forward to your response and thanks for sharing the details on this blog. Appreciate it. Bharath Hi Aparna,

I too was planning on a 4 day road trip of Karnataka by my Swift Vdi. I came across your blog and must say this is precisely the route i was planning too! I understand that you went on this trip sometime last year but was hoping that if you could remember your Night halts - a.k.a. Hotels so that I could get working on reservations etc.

Looking forward to your response and thanks for sharing the details on this blog.

Appreciate it.

Bharath

]]> By: Aparna http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/karnataka-road-trip/#comment-158641 Aparna Sun, 24 May 2009 17:24:01 +0000 http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/karnataka-road-trip/#comment-158641 Sathish, :) Sathej, Thank you s w a t, :) Am happy to know that Chennaiites aren't/weren't the only ones suffering from the heat :P Kumar, Must have been a memorable trip indeed. Esp. since I too have been to most of the places you have written and know how the places are. Reaching the Bangalore city from outer needed a lot of patience for us too since the traffic was bad! Naveen Kumar, Welcome to my blog! Sathish,
:)

Sathej,
Thank you

s w a t,
:) Am happy to know that Chennaiites aren’t/weren’t the only ones suffering from the heat :P

Kumar,
Must have been a memorable trip indeed. Esp. since I too have been to most of the places you have written and know how the places are.
Reaching the Bangalore city from outer needed a lot of patience for us too since the traffic was bad!

Naveen Kumar,
Welcome to my blog!

]]> By: Naveen Kumar B V http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/karnataka-road-trip/#comment-158018 Naveen Kumar B V Wed, 20 May 2009 17:03:05 +0000 http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/karnataka-road-trip/#comment-158018 Hmm... U had a mini Teerth yatra:-)))) I think u dint visit much places in Udupi..... If u would have planned ur trip in winter u would ve enjoyed a lot:-)))) Still a wonderful trip covering most of temples.... Hmm… U had a mini Teerth yatra:-))))
I think u dint visit much places in Udupi…..
If u would have planned ur trip in winter u would ve enjoyed a lot:-))))
Still a wonderful trip covering most of temples….

]]> By: S Kumar http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/karnataka-road-trip/#comment-156442 S Kumar Mon, 11 May 2009 05:45:42 +0000 http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/karnataka-road-trip/#comment-156442 Hey.. I have done a similar trip in Feb 08. - Bangalore to Mangalore via Sakleshpur and the ghat section there. Picked up parents in Mangalore station.. They had traveled by train from Chennai. - Mangalore to Udupi , made a stop at Kaup beach - Beautiful , clean and no crowd at all...Bonus Light house! Rs 5 to climb up. Tipped the watchman generously. plenty of sippi, lots of sozhi! - Very good Udupi Darshan..multiple times. Drive to Kollur. Night stay there. - Kollur Darshan. Kollur to Sringeri. Stopped at a river enroute there.. Beautiful clean river. Its not a regular stopping area. So you wont see eee-kaakkaa there... But easily accessible U-turn after the bridge. Nalla padithurai and good water. - Sringeri was beautiful. Architecture on the Vidyashankara temple there was outstanding. River was full of LARGE fish. And the thapovanam? of Sringeri Mutt seer was great. - From Sringeri, drove to Dharmasthala and stayed the night there. Not very exciting Darshan there.. - From there drove back via S-belagola to Bangalore.. We had only 3 days in all so thats the best we could squeeze leaving on Saturday morning and arriving back Monday late night.. We contemplated Murudeshwar and Gokarnam.. but that would have needed another day but would have allowed us to see Blur-Halebid too.. missed out.. Of the 1000+ km trip, I did 950km.. Whats special.?. I drove in India after 8 years. Its unbelievable fun to use your dipper / high beam and overtake at night and day while shifting gears! Many nice driving aspects.. the Udupi NH17 split to Kollur single road.. Kollur to Sringeri single road... . you have to climb to Agumbe and down.. Watched sunset from Agumbe. Overall pretty memorable trip... Driving till Bangalore outer was fun. after that no good... Ghat section in Sakleshpur was bad (bad is an understatement) for 20 km. but fun in a way because certain areas you have to negotiate at 3KMph making every wheel has a place to go... and not a ditch. - Hey.. I have done a similar trip in Feb 08.
- Bangalore to Mangalore via Sakleshpur and the ghat section there. Picked up parents in Mangalore station.. They had traveled by train from Chennai.
- Mangalore to Udupi , made a stop at Kaup beach - Beautiful , clean and no crowd at all…Bonus Light house! Rs 5 to climb up. Tipped the watchman generously. plenty of sippi, lots of sozhi!
- Very good Udupi Darshan..multiple times. Drive to Kollur. Night stay there.
- Kollur Darshan. Kollur to Sringeri. Stopped at a river enroute there.. Beautiful clean river. Its not a regular stopping area. So you wont see eee-kaakkaa there… But easily accessible U-turn after the bridge. Nalla padithurai and good water.
- Sringeri was beautiful. Architecture on the Vidyashankara temple there was outstanding. River was full of LARGE fish. And the thapovanam? of Sringeri Mutt seer was great.
- From Sringeri, drove to Dharmasthala and stayed the night there. Not very exciting Darshan there..
- From there drove back via S-belagola to Bangalore..
We had only 3 days in all so thats the best we could squeeze leaving on Saturday morning and arriving back Monday late night.. We contemplated Murudeshwar and Gokarnam.. but that would have needed another day but would have allowed us to see Blur-Halebid too.. missed out..
Of the 1000+ km trip, I did 950km.. Whats special.?. I drove in India after 8 years. Its unbelievable fun to use your dipper / high beam and overtake at night and day while shifting gears! Many nice driving aspects.. the Udupi NH17 split to Kollur single road.. Kollur to Sringeri single road… . you have to climb to Agumbe and down.. Watched sunset from Agumbe.
Overall pretty memorable trip… Driving till Bangalore outer was fun. after that no good…
Ghat section in Sakleshpur was bad (bad is an understatement) for 20 km. but fun in a way because certain areas you have to negotiate at 3KMph making every wheel has a place to go… and not a ditch.
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]]> By: s w a t http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/karnataka-road-trip/#comment-156161 s w a t Sat, 09 May 2009 10:00:52 +0000 http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/karnataka-road-trip/#comment-156161 Hey... looks like you have had a lot of fun :) And i agree with you about the weather in Karnataka (atleast in Bangalore)! Hey… looks like you have had a lot of fun :)
And i agree with you about the weather in Karnataka (atleast in Bangalore)!

]]> By: Sathej http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/karnataka-road-trip/#comment-155802 Sathej Thu, 07 May 2009 04:22:43 +0000 http://aparna-a.com/2009/05/06/karnataka-road-trip/#comment-155802 Hmm..good that you had a nice time. Btw, the post is nicely written..was involving! Sathej Hmm..good that you had a nice time. Btw, the post is nicely written..was involving!

Sathej

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