Kstdc Mayura Valley View Kodagu

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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... safaris and why it was possible to see so many animals - the boat was now overloaded with families and small children who didn't seem to understand the concept of being quiet to avoid scaring the animals away. It was mostly Indian tourists, and they continued to talk throughout the entire three hour ride. Maybe it was because it was a different view from the boat or maybe it was because everyone was loud but either way, we saw just one tusker and basically ...

... into the British Empire.
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... to colour daily life. Notable among these are splendid bronzes of deities, painting on glass and Bharatnatyam. Kanchipuram,
also called Kanjeevaram, is famous throughout the country as the center where lustrous silk sarees are woven. Likewise Thanjavur is an important center for bronze figure casting. Mahabalipuram has a vast wealth of sculptures. In contrast to the temple heritage Pondicherry is known for long a French colony. Yet ...

... 12 elephants .But we saw only about six, the rest had gone to Mysore for the dassera celebrations Soon all of them clambered out from the water, in anticipation of the food that was being readied for them. They all lined up neatly against a wall. Balls of raagi and jaggery, the size of small cannon balls were fed to them. Elephants eat about 250 kg of food daily. Ample evidence of that lay all around scattered in the form of dung ...

... follow the mountain trails dotted with little shrines, some beside waterfalls and others on the banks of rivers. Geography of Coorg: Coorg is located in the south-western part of Karnataka bordering Kerala. Its maximum length is 96 km (north-south) and breadth 64 km (east-west). The area of the district is 4102.3 sq. km. The population estimated in 2001 was 545,322, increasing 11.64% from 1991 to 2001, and 5.75% from 1981 to ...

... take advantage of the free shuttle from Cochin). The man working the entrance gate to the park had his son run over with us, to show us where the house was. The little kid then ran out back, in the rain, and a while later emerged with a smiling man, Venu. Venu would be our host for the next 34 hours. Despite showing up unanounced, giving him 0 time to prepare, he hapily welcomed us in, prepared the beds, and started slaving away in his ...

... with the opposite sex and thinking Western women are more liberal in regards to sex and physical contact leads to these regrettable incidents. After leaving the river we took the jeep to the Thopetty part of the sanctuary where we picked up a 'forest man' who is suppose to be an expert on finding elephants and traveled into the sanctuary. We saw lots of deer, buffalo, monkey, mongoose, squirrel and a variety of birds but unfortunately no elephants.

... and fruit for breakfast on Pauls new bike (a superb 530 Enfield) and we were ready for today and the flight to Delhi. We stay at the 5* Hyatt (courtesy of FM Global ltd) and after a visit to the Taj Mahal tomorow, i spend my 31st birthday on Thursday in luxury before flying to London on Saturday night. For now I am of to fight the tuk tuk's and head back for lunch. take care and see you all soon Happy birthday to me, Happy birthday to me....etc...

... police" I said as I walked off nervously to my guesthouse. And so that was my cue for the beeline out of Mysore. Hanging around any longer would've been risking more than my wallet and I made sure I didn't even take a step out of guesthouse before getting in to the rickshaw that would take me to the train station. Even on the train, though, I made more than a few nervous surveys of the people in my carriage. Being back in Bangalore is good . . . and safe. As I've mentioned before, they ...