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It’s new year and here’s wishing everyone a very happy, healthy and prosperous new year 2021. Wishing all of us many more safe, hassle-free travel in the coming year 😊. My travel buddies had been planning to venture out on a day’s trip from quite some time. Somehow it did not work. Finally, we decided to initiate this on New Year’s Eve and what a good day chosen to kick-start this. Kudos to them 😊. My friends had planned to visit an offbeat place in fact a temple near Tumakuru, Bangalore (India) – Sree Bettada Byraveshwara Swami temple. And in this blog, I will be taking you all on our journey and experience.  Time to destination from Bangalore is around 1 hour 45 minutes.  After you cross the Nelamangala toll, you will need to switch on google maps since there are no sign boards which will lead you to this temple. Google maps will take you to interior villages of Tumkuru. So, you will get to witness the beauty of rural life. Also ensure you take packed food and water with y...

Nestled in the Nilgiris Mountains is a tinsel town “Ooty” officially known as Udagamandalam which allures visitors in abundance to witness its postcard picture perfect beauty. This is a very famous hill station in Tamil Nadu, India and has all the required ingredients of a charming hill station thereby attracting many tourists throughout the year. It is the most popular holiday destination in South India worth visiting for a weekend stay. Long weekend was approaching for Christmas and it was holiday time. All of us were equally frustrated being at home since March due to Pandemic and were longing for a break. Without a second thought, the obvious choice for relaxation was Ooty 😊. So here is the blog about our journey, places we covered in Ooty and some tips on how pandemic has changed the way we travel now. Day 1 – Dec 25th, 2020 We decided to leave Bangalore early at 5:30 am in our car so that we could evade as much traffic during our onward journey. The nearest airport is Coimbatore...

Day 06: Leh - Monastery tour and sightseeing Today was monastery tour and sightseeing day. We knew there would be lot of walking, climbing since most of these monasteries are located uphill. Hence, we had a good heavy breakfast at the hotel. Weather was little warmer today. So, we left our jackets in the room and started off on the last day of our tour-sightseeing of Leh. Overall, we covered the following places – Thiksey Monastery, Shey Palace, Hemis Monastery and Leh Palace. Honestly, I don’t remember much about these places since I had visited them way back in 2015. But views from each of these places were just incredible. Moreover, we were little low in energy due to last 2 days of continuous long travel to Khardungla and Pangong.   But as they say, these pictures below will speak more than I could pen down in my own words.  Thiksey Monastery Hemis Monastery Shey Palace Finally, since it was last day, we were left to explore and shop on our own at Leh market. Day 07: ...