Hiliya Resort Home Stay Wayanad

Coorg or Kodagu the most sensuous place in southern part of India, actually it is border place between the two South Indian States; Karnataka and Kerala.

My first visit to the place was via Mangalore one of the major city in Karnataka, it was really a marvellous journey from there especially through the roads just before the Coorg's capital Madikeri.

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... was to spend 5 days in GOA .....we shot up there on an overnight train ............just a decision we made one morning ........that night we were on the train ...........the next day ...we were on the beach eating seafood and supping beer...........
The place was stunning.......a little out of season ...meant that this sometimes clostrephobic beach was perfect .......just the right amount of people ..........we found some accomodation 10 feet away from ...

... It has many pillars, on which one can find exquisite carvings. In the inner sanctum one can get a feel of a past era. Everything about it is exactly as it was built more than thousand years ago. There are no historical data as to who built this temple. But it is believed that a succession of kings worked on it. The Papanasini river is close by and one can also see a Shiva temple which is in a small cave.

I found the whole place resonant with history and spirituality.

... so we did get lost before we finally made it to AC Ganesh's lovely home.

He has a beautiful estate and kitchen of his house opens to wonderful view of the mountains behind ....best to be seen.

Ganesh also has two lovely dogs, Gypsy and Julie ( lab and a cross of great dane ), Gypsy tugged at my favorite Harley Davidson T shirt and made holes in them.

We landed there at lunch and were served some fantastic Kodava Cuisine. We stepped out at around 4PM to ...

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The Green mount cottage is conveniently located in the heart of Kalpetta, the head quarters of Wayanad, popularly known as the green paradise! Even though it is situated in the heart of the city, it presents a calm and quiet atmosphere to make you feel refreshed and healthy alive. The famous Chembra Peak, the highest peak in the district is only 18 Kms. From Green Mount Cottages. The cottages present a marvelous view of the peak ...

... canvas n then with the canvas as a backdrop we again had few photoshoots .Vivek offered to go below to some caves...but were too tired...so he took our camera n got few pics for us.I salute his enthusiusm really! .
As we were about to leave the place, a sight completely made me standstill. I could not even blink. I saw clouds of mist approaching from all corners to the point where we were standing. Slowly ...

... was prime for pixies but later noticed that around the place alot of the locals around their homes and in the farms look strangely like garden gnomes and by that i mean they are of staunch build and shortish with beards often holding tools of some kind, it's gnome type territory and i was happy to find evidence that the gnome community is alive and flourishing in Kerala. Back at the hotel i was the only customer in the restaurant where the five bored waiters had a great time ...

... company of a guide. The place was full steep and muddy. We could hear the roar of water falls on the way. The place was cool in temperature. Guide said that this place had three waterfalls and going to top most waterfalls needed good experience in trekking as the way to the topmost falls was very slippery and steep because previous night there was a mild rainfall, which made the place more slippery. We reached first waterfall which was small and we washed our faces from there and ...