The nicest thing about Mangalore… Posted on May 2, 2005 Pretty!, originally uploaded by anitabora. … are the beautiful old houses. We have been struck down by the heat and that limited our outdoor activities. On Saturday, we did a bit of sightseeing along the Mangalore coastline – Kaup, St. Mary’s Island. We then veered inside to Moodbidri and lunched at a village called Paladka. But yesterday, the sun got the better of us and we rested (aka slept) the whole day. After the sun went down, we went around the area we’re staying in and decided to drool at some of the houses. One thing I’ve decided is to get Mangalore tiles for my roof when I build my house! – A few house pictures Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Travel
Two wild elephants, birds, butterflies and 36 hairpin bends… Posted on July 19, 2004 As usual, some highlights from the weekend trip. The route: Bangalore – Mysore – Bandipur (Day 1) Bandipur – Gopalswamy Betta – Mudumalai – Ooty (Day 2) Ooty – Bangalore (Day 3) We have breakfast at the beautiful Lalith Mahal Palace hotel in Mysore. It looks new and freshly painted… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Read More
Anita Recommends Suryagarh: Top 5 memorable moments Posted on September 25, 2013September 25, 2013 In August, I got a chance to travel to the beautiful town of Jaisalmer on invitation from the Suryagarh resort. It was my first time in this part of the country and I must say I was pleasantly surprised with the experience. The rains heralded our entry as we reached… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Read More
Make Your Trip: 10 Destinations, 1000 Bucks! Posted on May 16, 2007May 23, 2007 Well folks, fellow travelers and adventurous bloggers – this is going to be a challenge for sure! While I am sure it’s really easy to spend 1000 bucks on a single destination : here’s something to think about. Can you make the same amount last for 10 destinations? Sounds impossible?… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Print (Opens in new window) Print Read More
Mangalore tiles have always been famous for such type of houses. They also act as great heat insulators and that’s why you see so much of them being used in the south where temps get a little unberable. Hope you are enjoying the coastal cuisine. Reply
hope you are having fun in the sun 🙂 I did a long road trip around karnataka – saw one of the prettiest sunsets of my life on kaup beach – you can see it here – http://www.fotolog.net/charukesi/?photo_id=1566163 Reply
Notice also the bricks here.They are so typical of mangalore. Do make a trip to Sringeri if u have the time.Thats again a beautiful place!! Reply
Anita: Came to you through http://www.akshargram.com/nirantar , while searching for the directory of Indibloggers. Carry on the good work. By the way you may join my blogs too. 1. http://prempiyush.blogspot.com 2. http://prempiyushhindi.blogspot.com Wish your everyday happens to be Bihu day. Regards, Prem. Reply
Sangeeta/Khushee: And there were so many of them… Will upload some more pictures soon! Kapil: I believe they are very good for the hot weather. We had a great time eating the food. Especially Mangalorean chicken which topped our list of favourites. charu: I am very much so! nice picture. i love sunsets. this time we got a beautiful one on ullal beach near mangalore. kaup beach we visited during the day so it was really hot. but a beautiful beach, never the less. lavannya: you would have loved the houses! calm winds: will do. but definitely not in summer. this was enough 🙂 thanks ibh! thanks prem, will check them out. Reply
Me’s a huge fan of these tiles.wanted them for my house in Hyderabad. But the transportation and skilled labour cost for them makes them unfeasible in a place like Hyd. Reply
Thanks anitha you are done really great job….. I am really exited when i saw my native place in Internet… Reply
Fantastic eye of beauty……..I happened to visit the site while searching info on Mangalore Tiles…… eed some infor from you on this place as will be visiting it this weekend……… Thanks…….. Reply