The beauty of the backwaters in Valparai, Karnataka, India.

Posted on January 16, 2020

I never imagined that I would see scenery like this while visiting the rainforest of Valparai. It was just incredibly beautiful and serene. A place I would love to visit again <:

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Leopard in Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Karnataka, India.

Posted on January 6, 2020

On an early morning drive in Bandipur we spotted this incredible leopard. She was almost posing for us in the morning sun.

I totally fell in love with this beautiful animal.

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Botlappa Cave temple hike in Coorg.

Posted on May 22, 2019

From our homestay Silver Brook Estate we decided to do a short 4 kilometer hike up to Botlappa cave temple. Beautiful but hot walk up through the coffee plantations and the jungle. A narrow winding road for what we thought bikers but no no no……it was for jeeps, cars and rickshaws. Amazing to get a close look at how people live around here. We met kids walking home from school and women who had been grocery shopping. We also met the greenest snake ever. Turned out it was not dangerous at all. So cool to be hiking in the tree tops in all the greenery.

Coffee everywhere…
The views where amazing
Lots of cute houses in the slopes and in the greenery. Sometimes difficult to spot due to the jungle.
Giant brugmansias among all the coffee.
A dash of color in all the green

Our little hike turned out to be longer and hotter than expected but it was totally worth every drop of sweat. Don’t miss the next post where I’ll show some picture of the temple itself.

Good shoes and socks are essential when hiking but also water ! See ya’ soon.

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Scotland of India, Coorg.

Posted on May 8, 2019

My hubby had his birthday last week so I decided to surprise him with a weekend trip to Coorg, the place called Scotland of India. We both like to walk, hiking, breathe fresh air and see new things so off we went in our car. Well, we didn’t drive. Our driver Ganga drove. When we asked about how long the car ride would be to get there everyone said around 5 hours but it actually took more than 6 due to the insane traffic in Bangalore. Took us 2 hours just to get out of Bangalore !

The drive up to Mandalpatti was an adventure. The last 30 min we jumped into a jeep and then we where shaken and stirred all the way up. Or as they say in Harry Potter-it’s going to ba a bumpy ride <:
Last part we walked up to the top.
It was a little hazy but still breathtaking views.
Beautiful hills.
Found some sort of orchid growing on the top.

Even though the ride up was a little rough at times it sure was worth it. Our jeep driver was really skilled. It wasn’t his first drive on the bumpy roads.

I’ll show more from Coorg but be prepared. We are using our legs on this trip. No rickshaw ride at all. Strap on your hiking boots and fill a bottle of water. We need to stay hydrated. Let me know when you are ready <:

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