Bangalore is a city that’s cool and colourful in more ways than one, with a distinctly international vibe. Home to the largest concentration of expatriates in any Indian city, this is indeed the “united colours of Bangalore”. Multitudes of skin colours, facial features, styles of dressing, languages – it’s all here, in this city of…
Staying at Tata Coffee’s plantation bungalows and living the Kodava life holds a charm all its own Waking up to birdsong and the smell of coffee. Having a hot cup of coffee in the sprawling verandahs. Sleeping in large bedrooms made of woodwork and period furniture (rosewood and Burma teak). My stay in Coorg (anglicised…
Check out Hampi, the world heritage site and come away mighty pleased The charm of leaving home has always been that it transports you into new places and vivid moments; it makes you slow down and take note of your new surroundings. That is what Hampi offers – a home completely away from home; a…
The Gateway Hotel is a welcome abode for the body, mind and spirit There’s something about The Gateway Hotel in Coonoor. Forget that it’s 6033 feet above sea level. Forget that it’s right above Ooty, the ‘queen of hill stations’. Just remember, it is more happiness per square foot here than anywhere else in the…
Live your freaky side at Wild Walkers, Nilgiris, Ooty Wake up to birdsong. Place your feet where bears, elephants and tigers walked the previous night. Hear the roar of the tiger and the cry of the bison under attack. Wild Walkers is jungle raj at its wildest best — filtered spring water, negligible mobile phone…
