http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide India Travel Destination Guide Copyright 2005 Sat, 21 May 2005 06:40:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.2.2 http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/703/janpada-loka-bangalore/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/703/janpada-loka-bangalore/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:06:57 +0000 Karnataka Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/703/janpada-loka-bangalore/ Janpada loka: sprawling across 15 acres here is a complex devoted to the preservation of folk culture. There is an art. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/703/janpada-loka-bangalore/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/702/mekedatu-bangalore/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/702/mekedatu-bangalore/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:05:58 +0000 Karnataka Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/702/mekedatu-bangalore/ Mekedatu: (98 km on kanakapura road): mekedatu in kannada means 'goat's leap'. It is so called because at this point, the mighty cauvery river squeezes itself through a rocky channel across which a goat could leap. At the confluence of the cauvery and the arkavathi is sangameshwara temple. It is ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/702/mekedatu-bangalore/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/701/muthyala-paduvu-pearl-valley-bangalore/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/701/muthyala-paduvu-pearl-valley-bangalore/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:05:38 +0000 Karnataka Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/701/muthyala-paduvu-pearl-valley-bangalore/ Muthyala paduvu-pearl valley: (45 km on anekhal road): a beautiful picnic spot. A waterfall gushes down 90 metres in a cascade of pearly drops. The shiva temple located nearby is worth a visit. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/701/muthyala-paduvu-pearl-valley-bangalore/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/700/dodda-alada-mara-bangalore/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/700/dodda-alada-mara-bangalore/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:05:01 +0000 Karnataka Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/700/dodda-alada-mara-bangalore/ Dodda alada mara: (28 km on mysore road): also called ramohalli. A banyan tree, 400 years old and spreading over 3 acres, probably the largest in karnataka, is a botanical wonder. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/700/dodda-alada-mara-bangalore/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/699/hessaraghatta-bangalore/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/699/hessaraghatta-bangalore/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:04:33 +0000 Karnataka Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/699/hessaraghatta-bangalore/ Hessaraghatta: Bangalore (26.5 km from bangalore on tumkur road): here is an artifical lake covering 1,124 acres, and a boat club. The indo-danish dairy project and government horticultural and dairy farms are interesting places to visit. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/699/hessaraghatta-bangalore/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/698/nandi-hills-bangalore/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/698/nandi-hills-bangalore/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:04:03 +0000 Karnataka Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/698/nandi-hills-bangalore/ Nandi hills: (60 km on bellary road): this hill station is a paradise located 4,850 feet above sea level. There is a fairly extensive plateau with gardens, lawns, tourist bungalows and hotels with wind surfing facilities. Accommodation available at hotel mayura pine top (kstdc). For horti¬culture department cottages contact: resident ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/698/nandi-hills-bangalore/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/697/nrityagram-dance-village-bangalore/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/697/nrityagram-dance-village-bangalore/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:03:19 +0000 Karnataka Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/697/nrityagram-dance-village-bangalore/ Nrityagram dance village: hessa-raghatta. (30 km from city) india's only village for classical dances. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/697/nrityagram-dance-village-bangalore/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/696/whitefield-bangalore/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/696/whitefield-bangalore/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:02:50 +0000 Karnataka Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/696/whitefield-bangalore/ Whitefield:: (16 km on airport road), a Popular retreat for indian and foreign tour-sts who flock to visit the ashram set up by mosopher-educationist, sri satya sai baba. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/696/whitefield-bangalore/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/695/bannerghatta-karnataka/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/695/bannerghatta-karnataka/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 06:09:59 +0000 Karnataka Destinations http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/695/bannerghatta-karnataka/ Bannerghatta: (21 km from bangalore on tekal road): numerous wild animals oam freely in this densely forested hilly area -an ideal picnic spot for wildlife lovers. The bannerghatta national park has a ion and tiger safari and a crocodile and snake farm. Regular conducted tours are or-;arused by the park authorities ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/695/bannerghatta-karnataka/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/694/bangalore-karnatka/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/694/bangalore-karnatka/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:31:20 +0000 Karnataka Destinations http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/694/bangalore-karnatka/ Std code: 080 A major industrial and commercial centre, with scientific and research activity. Bangalore is multifaceted: modern marvels, historical monuments, bustling shopping plazas, a race course and golf courses. Called the silicon valley of india for its growing software industry, it is also known as the city of draught beer. ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/694/bangalore-karnatka/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/693/bangalore-by-air/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/693/bangalore-by-air/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:30:55 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/693/bangalore-by-air/ On the international circuit, bangalore is connected to bangkok, dubai, kuala lumpur, kathmandu, muscat, sharjah, singapore, london, new york and paris by direct flights or immediate connections through intermediate points by air-india, indian airlines, royal nepal airlines, etc. On the domestic sectors, air-india, in¬dian airlines, jet airways and air sahara connect ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/693/bangalore-by-air/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/692/bangalore-by-rail/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/692/bangalore-by-rail/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:30:12 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/692/bangalore-by-rail/ Bangalore is connected to delhi by ra-jdhani express and karnataka express. It is also well connected with mumbai by udayan and kurla expresses daily, to chennai by shatabdi express, chennai mail, chennai express and brindavan ex¬press and also to thiruvananthapuram, kochi, calcutta, hyderabad and manga-lore by express trains. Mysore (145 ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/692/bangalore-by-rail/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/691/bangalore-by-road/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/691/bangalore-by-road/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:29:59 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/691/bangalore-by-road/ Bangalore is a major hub of road communications in south india and national highways nos. 47 and 48 connect to all major centres of the region. Additionally, a good network of state highways provide links to all parts of the state. The roads are generally in a good condition and ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/691/bangalore-by-road/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/690/bangalore-eating-out/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/690/bangalore-eating-out/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:29:37 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/690/bangalore-eating-out/ Garden restaurants, drive-in eating joints, restaurants with attached pubs and bars, fast food joints and typical south in¬dian thali meals in the local style are avail¬able all over bangalore. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/690/bangalore-eating-out/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/689/bangalore-pubs-night-life/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/689/bangalore-pubs-night-life/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:29:25 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/689/bangalore-pubs-night-life/ Pub crawling is a past-time in vogue with the younger set. The beer here is i among the best in the world, locally brewed, fresh and bubbly. Most pubs are over-crowded, heavy with smoke and drowned with loud music. The food here is the snacky, tandoori kind. A few are sedate, ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/689/bangalore-pubs-night-life/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/688/bangalore-luxury-hotels/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/688/bangalore-luxury-hotels/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:28:29 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/688/bangalore-luxury-hotels/ The Oberoi 37-39 m.g. Road 7 km from airport, 8 km from railway station and bus stand 158 rooms. Ep superior garden view single, double, premium garden view single, double, deluxe single, double; suite I restaurants, bar, conference/banquet halls, business centre, health club, swimming pool, beauty salon & barber shop, gift ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/688/bangalore-luxury-hotels/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/687/bangalore-deluxe-hotels/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/687/bangalore-deluxe-hotels/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:28:09 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/687/bangalore-deluxe-hotels/ Welcomgroup windsor manor sheraton & towers 25 sankey road; 12 km from airport, 4 km from railway station and bus stand. • 240 rooms. Deluxe single; executive club single; sheraton towers single manor/sheraton tower suite, presidential suite. Double occupancy extra. I 3 restaurants, coffee shop, pub /bar, conference halls, business centre, health ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/687/bangalore-deluxe-hotels/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/686/bangalore-taj-residency/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/686/bangalore-taj-residency/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:27:50 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/686/bangalore-taj-residency/ 41/3 m.g. Road; 7 km from airport, 8 km from railway station and bus stand. 163 rooms. Standard single, double residency single, double; suite Restaurants, coffee shop, bar, banquet and convention facilities, business centre. Health club, swimming pool, barber shop, beauty parlour, patisserie, travel assistance, currency exchange, credit cards. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/686/bangalore-taj-residency/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/685/bangalore-le-meridien/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/685/bangalore-le-meridien/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:27:37 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/685/bangalore-le-meridien/ 28, sankey road 13 km from airport, 3 km from railway station & bus stand • 196 rooms. Superior single, double, executive single/ double club president single double, suite I multicuisine restaurant, coffee shop, bar, beauty saloon, health club, massage par¬lour, conference and banquet facilities (4 to 1200), business centre, ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/685/bangalore-le-meridien/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/684/bangalore-standard-hotels/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/684/bangalore-standard-hotels/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:27:02 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/684/bangalore-standard-hotels/ St. Mark's 4/1, st. Mark's road, 12 km from airport, 8 km from railway station and bus stand. • 94 rooms. Cp single double; suite single, double. restaurant, bar, conference halls, secretarial services, travel desk, utilities shop, credit cards, foreign exchange. The central park Manipal centre, 47, dickenson road 7 km from airport, 8 km ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/684/bangalore-standard-hotels/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/683/bangalore-excursions/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/683/bangalore-excursions/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:25:29 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/683/bangalore-excursions/ Bannerghatta: (21 km from bangalore on tekal road): numerous wild animals oam freely in this densely forested hilly area -an ideal picnic spot for wildlife lovers. The bannerghatta national park has a ion and tiger safari and a crocodile and snake farm. Regular conducted tours are or-;arused by the park authorities ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/683/bangalore-excursions/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/682/bangalore-gallery-studio-and-open-air-theatre/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/682/bangalore-gallery-studio-and-open-air-theatre/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:24:19 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/682/bangalore-gallery-studio-and-open-air-theatre/ Chennapatna: (60 km) a world famous hub of wooden toys, lacquerware carvings and silk products. Kolar: (65 km) a haven for rock-climb¬ers. Also the site of the oldest and deepest goldmines found by the british in pre-in-dependent india. Ramanagram: another popular rock-climbing area. It is also an important silk cocoon marketing centre ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/682/bangalore-gallery-studio-and-open-air-theatre/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/681/bangalore-entertainmentsports/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/681/bangalore-entertainmentsports/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:24:03 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/681/bangalore-entertainmentsports/ Bangalore is a lively city. Perhaps, it has to do with its salubrious and mild cli¬mate or its location, virtually at the centre of the southern plateau. Consequently, there are so many more diversions to entertain you. At the very least you may just take a walk along the m.g. Road ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/681/bangalore-entertainmentsports/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/680/bangalore-art-galleries/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/680/bangalore-art-galleries/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:23:49 +0000 Karnataka Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/680/bangalore-art-galleries/ Bhavan's art gallery, bharatiya vidya bhavan, race course road; open: 1000-1900 hrs. Max mueller bhavan art gallery, 3, lovelle road open: 0900-1700 hrs, closed saturday and sunday. Renaissance art gallery, 104, west¬minster, 13, cunningham road; open: 1100-1900 hrs, closed sunday. Venkatappa art gallery, kasturba road; open: 1000-1700 hrs, closed monday. Karnataka chitrakala ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/680/bangalore-art-galleries/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/679/bangalore-discotheques/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/679/bangalore-discotheques/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:23:33 +0000 Karnataka Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/679/bangalore-discotheques/ Jj's, airport road; open: 2230-0200 hrs, except tuesday. Entry /wednesday, friday and saturday -1300-1700 hrs, entry Club et discotheque, entertainment terminus club, chache towers, 50, resi¬dency road: open: wednes¬day, friday and saturday 1300 hrs on¬wards, other days 2130 hrs onwards. The club inferno, 7th mile, mysore road; open: monday, wednesday, friday ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/679/bangalore-discotheques/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/678/bangalore-cubbon-park/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/678/bangalore-cubbon-park/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:23:18 +0000 Karnataka Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/678/bangalore-cubbon-park/ Spread over 300 acres in the heart of the city, it encloses a variety of amuse¬ments and diversions. Like the jawahar bal bhavan with a toy train running over a 1.5 km route, doll's museum and theatre com¬plex with film shows and plays specially staged for children. It also has an ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/678/bangalore-cubbon-park/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/677/bangalore-amusement-parks/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/677/bangalore-amusement-parks/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:22:45 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/677/bangalore-amusement-parks/ Neeladri amusement & water park, Electronic city, hosur road. 15 km from city, offers a number of rides and watersports. Crazy waters, bannerghatta main road. 15 km from downtown. Watersports and rides. Golf At kamataka golf association golf course. Cultural programmes Indian council for cultural relations (iccr) organises cultural programmes every friday at yavanika, ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/677/bangalore-amusement-parks/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/676/bangalore-festivals/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/676/bangalore-festivals/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:22:24 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/676/bangalore-festivals/ The dussehra at mysore is a ten-day event marking the victory of good over evil. The highlight is the procession of ca¬parisoned elephants carrying the image of goddess chamundeshwari through the streets of the city. In april the karaga festival is celebrat¬ed at the dharmaraya temple in nagar-athapet. Vasanta habba is the city's ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/676/bangalore-festivals/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/675/bangalore-shopping/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/675/bangalore-shopping/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:22:08 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/675/bangalore-shopping/ Karnataka has a rich tradition in handi¬crafts and silk sarees (mysore and cha-mundi silk). Sandalwood, ivory, brass and rosewood inlay, clay and wooden toys, wood carvings, bidriware and lambani jewellery are some other specialities stocked in the emporia in the city. Mahatma gandhi road, brigade road and commercial street form the ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/675/bangalore-shopping/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/674/bangalore-handicrafts/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/674/bangalore-handicrafts/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:21:51 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/674/bangalore-handicrafts/ Cauvery emporium and central cot¬tage emporium (mg road); art works (o'shaughnessy road); raga (residency road); gallerie lavelle (lavelle road); cose belle (mg road); national cottage emporium (nandidurg road). http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/674/bangalore-handicrafts/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/673/bangalore-silk-and-sarees/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/673/bangalore-silk-and-sarees/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:21:38 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/673/bangalore-silk-and-sarees/ Vijaylakshmi, deepam, krishna, laksh-mi, nallis, seethalakshmi hall, chickpet and many more silk shops on commercial street. Kidswear Kidskemp, kidsmart, little kingdom & children's corner. Readymades There are a lot of shopping arcades, de¬partmental stores and boutiques. Some of them are: mota royal arcade (brigade road); 5th avenue (brigade road); shop¬pers stop; little ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/673/bangalore-silk-and-sarees/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/672/bangalore-nature-and-wildlife/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/672/bangalore-nature-and-wildlife/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:21:14 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/672/bangalore-nature-and-wildlife/ Karnataka has an impressive variety in forests and wilderness areas. Some of which have been developed for organised tourism, through an entity under the department of tourism -jungle lodges and resorts. Kabini river lodge 220 km from bangalore and 80 km from mysore. Open all year, best period september to may. Accommodation ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/672/bangalore-nature-and-wildlife/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/671/mysore-karnataka/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/671/mysore-karnataka/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:20:12 +0000 Karnataka Destinations http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/671/mysore-karnataka/ Std code: 0821 Writer r.k. Narayan's lovely hometown, mysore, was once the capital of the wodeyar kingdom and is still one of the finest cities of southern india. Small, easygoing, sandalwood country, a crafts-crazy city, friendly people going about their business in a city of gardens, tree-lined boulevards, art galleries and ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/671/mysore-karnataka/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/670/mysore-by-air/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/670/mysore-by-air/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:19:55 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/670/mysore-by-air/ The nearest airport is at bangalore, 140 km, though indian airlines has an office in the city. Indian airlines, hotel mayura hoysa-la complex, 2, jhansi laxmi bai road open: 1000-1330 hrs. And 1415-1700 hrs. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/670/mysore-by-air/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/669/mysore-by-rail/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/669/mysore-by-rail/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:19:41 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/669/mysore-by-rail/ Mysore's rail links are to, and via, ban¬galore. Shatabdi express, tipu express, chamundi express, express, swarnajayanti express, and 1035/1036 ex¬press connect mysore with chennai, mum-bai, pune, delhi, besides bangalore. The railway station is 2 km from down¬town. Auto-rickshaws and taxis are avail¬able at the railway station for transfer to different parts ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/669/mysore-by-rail/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/668/mysore-by-road/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/668/mysore-by-road/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:19:21 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/668/mysore-by-road/ At the southeastern extremity of kar¬nataka, mysore is linked by a good net¬work of roads to bangalore and other ma¬jor centres in the region. Road distances to some of the important places in the area are: bangalore 140 km, madikeri 136 km, hassan 130 km, bandipur national park 90 km, ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/668/mysore-by-road/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/667/mysore-local-transport/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/667/mysore-local-transport/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:19:09 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/667/mysore-local-transport/ Tourist taxis can be hired from the agencies or through hotels. Rates for these are negotiable. Auto-rickshaws (metered) and city bus service are major modes of commuting within the city. Auto-rickshaws, except at railway station, bus stand or outside ho¬tels, operate on meter-fare. Bus service is crowded and destination boards in ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/667/mysore-local-transport/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/666/mysore-city-sightseeing/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/666/mysore-city-sightseeing/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:18:47 +0000 Karnataka Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/666/mysore-city-sightseeing/ Covering somanathapu-ra, mysore city, srirangapatna and krishnara-jasagar; daily 0730-2030 hrs., Belur, halebeedu (halebid), sravana-belagola; tue, wed, fri and sun 0730-2100 hrs; Ooty, daily in season 0700-2100 hrs; Booking and enquiries Kstdc transport wing, yatrinivas building, hotel hoysala mayura complex, 2, jhansi laxmibai road kst¬dc, city railway station. Kst¬dc, information ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/666/mysore-city-sightseeing/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/665/mysore-eating-out/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/665/mysore-eating-out/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:18:25 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/665/mysore-eating-out/ Metropole, krishnarajasagar hotel (both of ritz group). Continental and tan-doori dishes. King's court, (jhansi laksh-mi bai road). Multi-cuisine. Dasaprakash, basic, cheap south indian food. Dasaprakash paradise, south indian thali and vegetarian food. Gun house, tan-doori chicken (opp. Mysore palace). http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/665/mysore-eating-out/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/664/mysore-excursions/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/664/mysore-excursions/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:18:09 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/664/mysore-excursions/ 13 km off Mysore City are the chamundi hills. Halfway-up is the nandi bull, a 4.8 metre monolith. Right on top is the 2000-year-old chamundeswari temple, dedicated to the patron goddess of the royal family. 19 km north-west is the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam and the Brindavan Gardens. The ornamental terraced ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/664/mysore-excursions/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/663/mysore-entertainment/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/663/mysore-entertainment/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:17:45 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/663/mysore-entertainment/ Manasa tarangini boat club (kst¬dc), kukkaarahalli tank has boating facil¬ities. Boating facilities are also available at krishnaraja sagar, 19 km from the city. The rail museum, near city railway Station, displays railway engines and coaches used by the erstwhile royal family of mysore. Train rides in a small toy-like train are ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/663/mysore-entertainment/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/662/mysore-shopping/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/662/mysore-shopping/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:17:29 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/662/mysore-shopping/ Mysore is famous for its sandalwood products and oil and fine silk fabrics. The main shopping area is on sayaji rao road, in the downtown area. Cauvery arts and crafts emporium, sayaji rao road. Ksic silk showroom, near k.r. Cir¬cle, also at mayura hoysala complex. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/662/mysore-shopping/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/661/mysore-hotel-choices/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/661/mysore-hotel-choices/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:17:14 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/661/mysore-hotel-choices/ Mysore : Heritage hotels Lalitha mahal palace Sidhartha nagar 7 km from railway station, 5 km from bus stand. • 54 rooms. A/c single, double; suites restaurant, bar, conference hall, health club, swimming pool, beauty parlour, games, meditation room, baby sitting, travel service, credit cards, foreign ex¬change, helipad. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/661/mysore-hotel-choices/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/660/mysore-standard-hotels/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/660/mysore-standard-hotels/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:16:38 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/660/mysore-standard-hotels/ Quality inn southern star 13-14, vinobha road 0.5 km from railway station • 72 rooms, cp a/c single, dou¬ble, deluxe; suite. restaurants, tea lounge, bar, confer¬ence/banquet halls, business centre facil¬ities, health club, swimming pool, enter¬tainment and games - table tennis, cro¬quet, darts, chess, carrom etc., disco¬theque, beauty parlour, credit ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/660/mysore-standard-hotels/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/659/hassan-karnataka/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/659/hassan-karnataka/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:15:39 +0000 Karnataka Destinations http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/659/hassan-karnataka/ Std code: 08394 194 km from bangalore is the district headquarters town of hassan. This calm and peaceful town is a convenient base to visit sravanabelagola, belur and halebid. They are best done over two days, with an overnight halt at hassan. You can visit these places from bangalore and mysore ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/659/hassan-karnataka/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/658/hassan-getting-there/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/658/hassan-getting-there/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:15:17 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/658/hassan-getting-there/ 120 km west of mysore, it is connected by road and rail to bangalore, mysore and mangalore. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/658/hassan-getting-there/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/657/hassan-excursions/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/657/hassan-excursions/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:15:05 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/657/hassan-excursions/ Belur 38 km from hassan with its exquisite temples. The chennakeshava temple is a fine example. It took 103 years to complete and the facade of the temple is covered with I intricate sculptures and frescoes - awe-in¬spiring in their workmanship. In the temple are hand-lathe turned filigreed pillars. Veeranarayana ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/657/hassan-excursions/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/656/hampi-karnataka/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/656/hampi-karnataka/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:14:21 +0000 Karnataka Destinations http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/656/hampi-karnataka/ Std code: 08394 Iseat of the vijayanagar empire,though the city was destroyed by marauders, much remains of those days. The remains are preserved under the world heritage order. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/656/hampi-karnataka/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/655/hampi-by-rail/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/655/hampi-by-rail/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:14:06 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/655/hampi-by-rail/ I the nearest railhead is hospet (12 km). http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/655/hampi-by-rail/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/654/hampi-by-road/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/654/hampi-by-road/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:13:36 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/654/hampi-by-road/ Nh 4 and 13 form the hospet-bangalore link (343 km from hampi). Regular services from bangalore operate to hospet. Buses ply between hampi/ hospet hourly. First bus leaves at 6:30 a.m. From hospet to bangalore. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/654/hampi-by-road/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/653/hampi-local-transport/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/653/hampi-local-transport/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:13:20 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/653/hampi-local-transport/ Hire taxis, bicycles and mo'bikes to visit the ruins. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/653/hampi-local-transport/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/652/hampi-excursions/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/652/hampi-excursions/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:13:06 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/652/hampi-excursions/ On the bangalore-hospet highway is Chitradurga with a famous fort. Bijapur, the city founded by the chalukyas, has tombs and dargahs. Gol gumbaz, the tomb of mohammed adil shah, has superb acoustics. Kstdc's hotel mayura adil shahi, anand mahal road. Aihole, north of hampi, has over 125 temples. Pattadakal, a world ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/652/hampi-excursions/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/651/madikeri-karnataka/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/651/madikeri-karnataka/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:12:28 +0000 Karnataka Destinations http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/651/madikeri-karnataka/ Std code: 0872 It is a proud country, kodagu is. Proud of the beauty of its verdant hills and valleys clothed in thick forests of sandalwood and plantains of coffee, pepper and cardamom. Proud of the valour of its soldiers and generals. Proud of its enduring culture and customs, proud of ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/651/madikeri-karnataka/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/650/madikeri-getting-there/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/650/madikeri-getting-there/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:12:09 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/650/madikeri-getting-there/ The nearest airports are at bangalore (250 km) and mangalore (164). The nearest railway station is at mysore (145 km). Madikeri's access lies along its net¬work of roads which connects it to all major centres in the region. Frequent bus services, including deluxe coaches, operate from bangalore, mysore, man¬galore, hassan, ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/650/madikeri-getting-there/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/649/madikeri-local-transport/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/649/madikeri-local-transport/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:11:54 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/649/madikeri-local-transport/ Tourist taxis and auto-rickshaws are the major modes of commuting within the city. The rates for these are negotiable. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/649/madikeri-local-transport/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/648/madikeri-information-office/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/648/madikeri-information-office/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:11:30 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/648/madikeri-information-office/ Tourist bureau, government of karna-taka, pwd traveller's bungalow http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/648/madikeri-information-office/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/647/madikeri-hotel-choices/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/647/madikeri-hotel-choices/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:11:08 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/647/madikeri-hotel-choices/ Rajdarshan 8/13, m.g. Road rooms. Single, double super deluxe; suite Mayura valley view (kstdc) Raja seat 25 rooms. Single, double Suite http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/647/madikeri-hotel-choices/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/646/mangalore-karnataka/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/646/mangalore-karnataka/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:10:22 +0000 Karnataka Destinations http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/646/mangalore-karnataka/ Std code: 0821 Traversing the western ghats and skirting the beautiful kodagu area, along national highway 48, west of bangalore, one reaches the arabian sea coast at mangalore. An important shipbuilding centre under hyder ali and a strategic port that remained a bone of contention in every conflict over its long ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/646/mangalore-karnataka/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/645/mangalore-by-air/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/645/mangalore-by-air/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:09:59 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/645/mangalore-by-air/ Indian airlines and jet air¬ways connect mangalore with bangalore, chennai and mumbai. Indian airlines, poonja arcade, k.s. Road http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/645/mangalore-by-air/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/644/mangalore-by-rail/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/644/mangalore-by-rail/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:09:38 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/644/mangalore-by-rail/ Mangalore is also an important station on the railway network with connections to all parts of the country. A convenient con¬nection from chennai is the west coast ex¬press. With the konkan railway project op¬erational, the goa-mangalore journey through the western ghats is an experience. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/644/mangalore-by-rail/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/643/mangalore-eating-out/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/643/mangalore-eating-out/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:09:23 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/643/mangalore-eating-out/ Try taj manjarun lunch buffet, or "the galley" restaurant for a mangalorean clas¬sic dish, or the safa dine, near roopa ho¬tel for excellent biryani. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/643/mangalore-eating-out/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/642/excursions-mangalore/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/642/excursions-mangalore/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:08:35 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/642/excursions-mangalore/ Udupi, 60 km from mangalore, is an important vaishnavite centre with a krish¬na temple and a gold chariot, also the birthplace of the masala dosa. Dharmasthala, 35 km on the manga-lore-belur road, has the famous man-juratha temple and a 14-metre-high statue of bahubali. Nearby are the jain temple colonies of venur, ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/642/excursions-mangalore/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/641/hotel-choices-mangalore/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/641/hotel-choices-mangalore/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:07:46 +0000 Karnataka Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/641/hotel-choices-mangalore/ Taj manjarun Old port road • 101 rooms. Budget single, double economy single, double, standard single , double; suite restaurant, bar, coffee shop, conference/banquet halls, secretarial service, travel desk, credit cards, foreign exchange. Moti mahal, falnir road • 90 rooms. A/c single, double Poonja international Hampanakatte n 440179 • 104 ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/641/hotel-choices-mangalore/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/640/nagercoil-tamil-nadu/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/640/nagercoil-tamil-nadu/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:21:28 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/640/nagercoil-tamil-nadu/ On the way to kannakumari is the bus interchange of nagercoil, from where there are good services to madras, trichy and madurai. There is usually a bus every hour from trivandrum to nagercoil, and the trip takes 2 hours. Nagercoil is, comparatively speaking, one of the cleanest small towns with ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/640/nagercoil-tamil-nadu/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/639/accommodation-tamil-nadu/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/639/accommodation-tamil-nadu/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:21:08 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/639/accommodation-tamil-nadu/ Tower lodge, near tower junction, (not far from the bus terminal) and azad lodge (don't confuse it with the restaurant azad hotel). It was recommended to me that i should go to a small coastal village about half an hour's drive away as it has a beautiful beach. ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/639/accommodation-tamil-nadu/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/638/excursion-to-padmanabhapuram-tamil-nadu/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/638/excursion-to-padmanabhapuram-tamil-nadu/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:20:35 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/638/excursion-to-padmanabhapuram-tamil-nadu/ From nagercoil take bus 11 or bus 29. Inside the fort walls is the town of the same name. I had hardly set foot inside the fort and i was in front of the palace of the former kings of travancore, who still live in trivandrum. The palace is now ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/638/excursion-to-padmanabhapuram-tamil-nadu/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/637/kannyakumari-cape-comorin-tamil-nadu/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/637/kannyakumari-cape-comorin-tamil-nadu/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:20:00 +0000 Tamil Nadu Destination Tamil Nadu Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/637/kannyakumari-cape-comorin-tamil-nadu/ Cape comorin is the land's end of india. There is nothing between there and antarctica but water. Three bodies of water meet at cape comorin (kannyakumari): the arabian sea, the gulf of bengal and the indian ocean. The sun rises out of the raw sea the whole year round, and ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/637/kannyakumari-cape-comorin-tamil-nadu/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/636/accommodation-kannyakumari/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/636/accommodation-kannyakumari/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:19:27 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/636/accommodation-kannyakumari/ There are many lodges and hotels in walking distance of the bus terminal (the railway station is in the suburbs). If you want a room with a view of the cape, then you should go to one of the mostly clean, new, multi-storey hotels which are only a little more ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/636/accommodation-kannyakumari/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/635/hotel-kannyakumari/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/635/hotel-kannyakumari/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:19:03 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/635/hotel-kannyakumari/ Budget Hotel Diagonally opposite the lighthouse are three hotels right next to each Other Hotel Kaveri lodge, kovalam road, ph 288, singles 45rs, doubles 7ors, all Rooms with bath, clean. The hotel narmadha (doubles 8ors) is in front of the kaveri and more prominent.. " Tri sea lodge, ph283, doubles 57rs, four-bedrooms llors ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/635/hotel-kannyakumari/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/634/sightseeing-kannyakumari/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/634/sightseeing-kannyakumari/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:17:46 +0000 Tamil Nadu Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/634/sightseeing-kannyakumari/ On an island south-east of the cape is the main attraction of kan-nyakumari: the vivekananda rock memorial. It was built in 1970 in honour of swami vivekananda. Boats go to the island between 7-1 lam and 2-5pm (cost 3rs), but not in bad weather. Photography is prohibited on the island ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/634/sightseeing-kannyakumari/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/633/excursion-kannyakumari/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/633/excursion-kannyakumari/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:17:22 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/633/excursion-kannyakumari/ Between kannyakumari and kovalam is kolachal beach which is supposed to be worth visiting. The. 567 sq km (219 sq miles) tiger sanctuary at mundanthurai is practically undiscovered. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/633/excursion-kannyakumari/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/632/miscellaneous-kannyakumari/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/632/miscellaneous-kannyakumari/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:16:55 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/632/miscellaneous-kannyakumari/ The tamil nadu tourist office is open mon-fri iqam-5.3opm. Food Fish is surprisingly rare. Try the dates. I saw the most southern mouse in india run through the dining room while eating my 5rs meal in the hotel ajantha. Souvenirs There is row after row of souvenir shops in the centre of kannykumari. They ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/632/miscellaneous-kannyakumari/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/631/kannyakumari-by-rail/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/631/kannyakumari-by-rail/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:16:12 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/631/kannyakumari-by-rail/ There is a direct service to new delhi which departs wed 10.20am and arrives at new delhi railway station on fri at 3.30pm - 3142km (1952 miles). There is also a train to trivandrum and ernakulam at 5.45am and 10.20am daily, as well as a train at 5.45am to bombay ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/631/kannyakumari-by-rail/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/630/kannyakumari-by-bus/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/630/kannyakumari-by-bus/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:15:46 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/630/kannyakumari-by-bus/ (reservation recommended) Mandapam (for rameswaram): 2.45am, 7.15am, 10.15am, 4.45pm and 9pm - 9 hour trip - 30rs. It goes via the snobbish green kerala's palmyra Palm-covered countryside of tamil nadu. Madurai: between 6am and 9.30pm continual service. Trivandrum: there is a continual service between 6am and 9.30pm. Kovalam beach: there is a good service between 6.30am ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/630/kannyakumari-by-bus/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/629/rameswaram-tamil-nadu/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/629/rameswaram-tamil-nadu/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:13:46 +0000 Tamil Nadu Destination http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/629/rameswaram-tamil-nadu/ Separated from the mainland by an arm of the sea, this former jumping off place for sri lankan travellers, has apopulation of 30,000 and is, for hindus, one of the most holy places india, on a par with varanasi. The rama temple is the centre of pilgrim worship. The tower ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/629/rameswaram-tamil-nadu/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/628/connections-rameswaram/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/628/connections-rameswaram/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:13:17 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/628/connections-rameswaram/ The closest airport is madurai, 173km away. There is a daily rail service from the bus terminal at mandapam to rameswaram between 3.25am and 11.20pm, and in the opposite direc¬tion between 2am and 10pm - approximately 2.5ors and a 45 minute trip. From mandapam there are direct services to kannyakumari, nagercoil, ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/628/connections-rameswaram/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/627/rameswaram-by-rail/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/627/rameswaram-by-rail/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:12:43 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/627/rameswaram-by-rail/ Madurai: four services daily, amongst them the 716 coimbatore Pass/exp which departs 4.10am and arrives at 9.50pm - 164km (102Miles). Madras Egmore: departs 12.30am and arrives the next morning around 6am, and the 3.45pm departure arrives at 615am. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/627/rameswaram-by-rail/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/626/rameswaram-by-bus/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/626/rameswaram-by-bus/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:11:58 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/626/rameswaram-by-bus/ Buses leave mandapam for madurai at 2.10am, 4.05am and 10pm; for madras at 5.30pm and 7pm; and for kannyakumari at 4am, 8.30am, 1.45pm, 5.15pm and 10pm. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/626/rameswaram-by-bus/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/625/accommodation-rameswaram/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/625/accommodation-rameswaram/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:11:10 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/625/accommodation-rameswaram/ Hotel rooms in rameswaram are scarce and often shabby. It may be worthwhile paying a few rupees more and staying at one of the newer hotels, like the alankar or maharaja's. They operate on the 24 hour system. Rickshaw drivers await the arrival of tourists. The trip to a hotel costs ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/625/accommodation-rameswaram/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/624/miscellaneous-tamil-nadu/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/624/miscellaneous-tamil-nadu/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:10:19 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/624/miscellaneous-tamil-nadu/ Tourist information centre At the railway station is open 7.30am-8pm. On sun and holidays only 8am-2.3opm Cloak room At the railway station where you can leave your luggage for a fee http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/624/miscellaneous-tamil-nadu/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/623/the-ramanatha-swamy-temple-tamil-nadu/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/623/the-ramanatha-swamy-temple-tamil-nadu/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:09:22 +0000 Tamil Nadu Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/623/the-ramanatha-swamy-temple-tamil-nadu/ This and the temple elephants which guard the longest colonnade in india are worth seeing. Even though the border with sri lanka is still closed, it wasn't peaceful on palk strait. Quite often tamil warriors and refugees cross the straight illegally for around 500rs. On top of that, there are fishermen ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/623/the-ramanatha-swamy-temple-tamil-nadu/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/622/dhanushkodi-tamil-nadu/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/622/dhanushkodi-tamil-nadu/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:08:32 +0000 Tamil Nadu Destination http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/622/dhanushkodi-tamil-nadu/ In my opinion one of the best beaches of india goes along the island °m rameswaram to dhanushkodi, about 18km (11 miles) south. Once e railway line went to there, and the ferry to talaimannar (sri lanka) !ft from there, but 1964 saw the end of that era. All that ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/622/dhanushkodi-tamil-nadu/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/621/arrival-dhanushkodi/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/621/arrival-dhanushkodi/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:07:47 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/621/arrival-dhanushkodi/ From the railway station in rameswaram, private trucks will take you to dhanushkodi for an expensive 15rs. The journey will take you firstly through beach landscape with palms, until there is only sand remaining. Left and right of the, in part, 300m wide strip of land, is the ocean. The ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/621/arrival-dhanushkodi/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/620/accommodation-dhanushkodi/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/620/accommodation-dhanushkodi/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2005 01:07:18 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/620/accommodation-dhanushkodi/ Naturally there are no guest houses in dhanushkodi and not even a primitive rental scheme has developed among the fishermen. N. Seivaraju can, however, arrange accommodation with one of the fisher¬men in dhanushkodi. This is definitely a more sympathetic form of tourism than to simply to drive there and frighten ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/620/accommodation-dhanushkodi/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/592/ashram-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/592/ashram-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 08:15:40 +0000 Kerala Destination http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/592/ashram-kerala/ Ashram: Rail Only a few services. You have to change in Villupuram for Madras and Madurai. Ashram:Bus Government buses leave from the bus terminal to: Madras, around the clock; Trivandrum, at 4.45pm, Coimbatore, 7am; Bangalore, one service morning and evening; Ernakulam, at 5.30pm; Ootacamund (Ooty), one service in the evening; Madurai, afternoon and ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/592/ashram-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/619/madurai-tamil-nadu/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/619/madurai-tamil-nadu/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:45:55 +0000 Tamil Nadu Destination http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/619/madurai-tamil-nadu/ Madurai is 100m above sea level, and has a population of 100,000. It was founded about 2,500 years ago and is one of the oldest towns in india. The main drawcard is the sree meenakshi temple. In 1840 the english levelled the walls of the old fort which then surrounded ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/619/madurai-tamil-nadu/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/618/arrivalaccommodation-maduari/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/618/arrivalaccommodation-maduari/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:45:35 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/618/arrivalaccommodation-maduari/ The madurai junction railway station and the express bus stand are around 10 minutes walk apart. The cheaper lodges between the railway station and bus terminal can all be reached on foot, or by rickshaw. The rickshaw drivers always like to charge western tourists commission. If you arrive at the ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/618/arrivalaccommodation-maduari/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/617/budget-hotels-maduari/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/617/budget-hotels-maduari/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:45:09 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/617/budget-hotels-maduari/ Hotels between the railway station and the sree meenakshi temple. Saraswathi lodge, town hall road, ph 25 873, singles 3ors, doubles 4ors. Hotelragu, ph 34 566,23 town hall road, singles 35rs, doubles 555rs all rooms with bath. Good value. ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/617/budget-hotels-maduari/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/616/hotels-with-a-view-of-the-sree-meenakshi-temple-maduari/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/616/hotels-with-a-view-of-the-sree-meenakshi-temple-maduari/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:44:30 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/616/hotels-with-a-view-of-the-sree-meenakshi-temple-maduari/ Senthill lodge, 8-9 north chitrai street, ph 32 384, singles 3ors and doubles 4ors (with bath 5ors). Lodge saravana, 16/11 north chitrai street, ph 27 293, singles 20 rs, doubles 4ors (with bath 5ors), triple with bath 6ors. Natraj lodge, very beautiful, clean, some rooms have a view of the temple complex. ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/616/hotels-with-a-view-of-the-sree-meenakshi-temple-maduari/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/615/hotels-maduari/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/615/hotels-maduari/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:43:23 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/615/hotels-maduari/ Standard Madurai ashok, alagarkoil road, ph 42531, 43 rooms, singles 57ors, doubles 945rs, restaurant and bar. Pandyan hotel, race course, ph 42470, 57 rooms, singales 400rs, doubles 700rs. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/615/hotels-maduari/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/614/sree-meenakshi-sundareswarar-temple-maduari/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/614/sree-meenakshi-sundareswarar-temple-maduari/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:42:33 +0000 Tamil Nadu Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/614/sree-meenakshi-sundareswarar-temple-maduari/ The sree meenakshi sundareswarar temple the sree (sri) meenakshi temple is lkm from the railway station, and is one of the most beautiful temple complexes in india. It was built in the 17th century-and, according to official figures, is 254m x 237m (833 x 777 ft). The temple on the ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/614/sree-meenakshi-sundareswarar-temple-maduari/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/613/miscellaneous-maduari/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/613/miscellaneous-maduari/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:40:27 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/613/miscellaneous-maduari/ Government of tamil nadu tourist office, west veli street (opposite the bus stand), ph 22 957, open 10am~5pm closed on sundays and every second sat of the month. Tourist information counter at the railway station, ph 24 535, open 7am-8pm (sat sun and public holidays 7am-10.30am and 5-8pm. The gpo is in ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/613/miscellaneous-maduari/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/612/sightseeing-tours-maduari/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/612/sightseeing-tours-maduari/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:39:49 +0000 Tamil Nadu Attractions http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/612/sightseeing-tours-maduari/ Usually they cover the following: Thirrupparankundram temple, perumal temple, sree meenakshi temple, thirumalai nayak palace, gandhi museum and the vishnu temple alagar koil, 21km 13 miles) to the north-east. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/612/sightseeing-tours-maduari/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/611/maduari-eating/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/611/maduari-eating/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:39:16 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/611/maduari-eating/ The air conditioned aradana restaurant next to uma lodge, which has meals with 13 side dishes for lors, is good. The amutham restaurant, 30 town hall road, is also recommended. Apart from those, there are numerous inexpensive restaurants, or you can buy food from the numerous street vendors in town ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/611/maduari-eating/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/610/maduari-bus/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/610/maduari-bus/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:38:44 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/610/maduari-bus/ From the express bus stand to: Madras (460km-286 miles): 50 services around the clock 43-53rs. Kannyakumari (240km-149 miles): approximately 20 services around the clock. Trivandrum (330km-205 miles): 8 services between 6.304m and 11.30pm. Ernakulam (via thekkady): 9am and 9pm. Bangalore (430km-267 miles): ten services between 6am andllpm' around 35rs - reservations not possible. ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/610/maduari-bus/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/609/maduari-air/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/609/maduari-air/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:37:55 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/609/maduari-air/ Indian airlines/air india have flights from madurai to: Bangalore, wed, thurs & sat - us$39; madras, daily - us$46. Vayudoot have flights to: Cochin, mon, wed & fri - 28ors; madras, mon, wed & fri - 425.KS; Nayveli, mon. Wed & fri - no price available; Tanjore, mon, wed & fri - 145rs. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/609/maduari-air/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/608/kodaikanal-tamil-nadu/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/608/kodaikanal-tamil-nadu/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:36:32 +0000 Tamil Nadu Destination http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/608/kodaikanal-tamil-nadu/ Kodaikanal, 2,125m (6972 ft) above sea level, was once, like ootacamund (ooty), a favourite resort of the english colonial masters. To-day, in the hot season, it is a favourite holiday destination for rich indians who want to get away for the oppressive heat of the plains. It is then high ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/608/kodaikanal-tamil-nadu/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/607/arrival-kodaikanal/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/607/arrival-kodaikanal/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:36:03 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/607/arrival-kodaikanal/ By bus from madurai at the central bus stand. By bus at the railway station in kodaikanal road or by bus from coimbatore via palani. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/607/arrival-kodaikanal/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/606/accommodationkodaikanal/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/606/accommodationkodaikanal/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:34:25 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/606/accommodationkodaikanal/ Budget MNS lodge has been popular with backpackers, and the paradise lodge Next door is of ten recommended. You also can rent houses in kodaikanal On a monthly basis. Hotel tamil nadu, fern hill road, ph 481-5, singles 175rs, doubles 23ors, family 300rs. Youth hostel, fern hill road, 481-5, dormitory 3ors. Standard Carlton hotel, lake road, ph 252,560 ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/606/accommodationkodaikanal/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/605/miscellaneouskodaikanal/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/605/miscellaneouskodaikanal/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:32:05 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/605/miscellaneouskodaikanal/ Eating: A Visit To The Cake Shops And Market Is Worthwhile As You Can Buy Rye Bread, Cheese, Apples (Expensive, Peel Before Eating), Honey And Tasty Tomatoes. The Artificial Lake Built In 1853 Is Fairly Clean But A Bit Cold To Swim In. It Is A Popular Pastime To Hire One ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/605/miscellaneouskodaikanal/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/604/connections-kodaikanal/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/604/connections-kodaikanal/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:31:40 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/604/connections-kodaikanal/ By Bus To Madurai, Kumily Or Coimbatore. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/604/connections-kodaikanal/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/603/point-calimerekodaikanal/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/603/point-calimerekodaikanal/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:31:01 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/603/point-calimerekodaikanal/ This 17 Sq Km (7 Sq Miles) Reserve Is 320km (199 Miles) South Of Madras, And Is Home To Over 1000 Black Buck Antelopes, Wild Boar, Jackals, Bonnet Monkeys And Some Chitals (Deer). Apart From Those, There Are Wild Cattle, And Now And Again A Dolphin Off The Coast. This ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/603/point-calimerekodaikanal/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/602/pondicherry-tamil-nadu/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/602/pondicherry-tamil-nadu/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:30:22 +0000 Tamil Nadu Destination http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/602/pondicherry-tamil-nadu/ Ashram And Beach (In That Order) Draw Tourists To Pondicherry, Which Is Called Pondy For Short By The Locals. It Belonged To The French Until 1954, But Today, The Town With A Population -Of 100,000, Is A Territory Directly Governed By The Central Government In Delhi. Traces Of Its Former ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/602/pondicherry-tamil-nadu/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/601/arrivalpondicherry/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/601/arrivalpondicherry/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:30:03 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/601/arrivalpondicherry/ The Railway Station And Bus Stand Are A Bit Away From The City Centre. It Is Best To Take A Rickshaw Or A Scooter To The City Centre, Or To Serenity (Beach) - Approximately 8-20rs. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/601/arrivalpondicherry/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/600/accommodation-pondicherry/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/600/accommodation-pondicherry/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:29:40 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/600/accommodation-pondicherry/ Budget Shanti Guest House, 6 Suffren Street, Ph 6 473, Singles 4ors, Doubles 65rs (With Bath 87rs). http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/600/accommodation-pondicherry/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/599/standardpondicherry/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/599/standardpondicherry/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:28:59 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/599/standardpondicherry/ Grand Hotel d'Europe, 12 Suffren Street, Singles 22ors, Doubles 44ors Plus 10% Tax. All Prices Include Meals. The Management Doesn't Like To Let Rooms Without Meals. Large, Roomy, Colonial Style House With Lots Of French Charm. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/599/standardpondicherry/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/598/accommodation-in-serenity-also-called-serenite-ashram/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/598/accommodation-in-serenity-also-called-serenite-ashram/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:28:09 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/598/accommodation-in-serenity-also-called-serenite-ashram/ In This 5km From Pondicherry Nest, Which Is In Tamil Nadu Again, There Are A Few Nice Places, Including Cottages And Bungalows Right On The Beach Run By A Frenchman. A Cottage Costs For Single Occupancy And For Two; A 2-Bed Bungalow With Bath Costs . Restaurant Nearby. Don't ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/598/accommodation-in-serenity-also-called-serenite-ashram/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/597/ashram-tamil-nadu/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/597/ashram-tamil-nadu/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:26:49 +0000 Tamil Nadu Destination http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/597/ashram-tamil-nadu/ Ashram Is Famous For Courses In Hatha Yoga, Theoretical Yoga And Verdic Philosophy. Until 1973 The Courses Were Conducted By The 'Mother'. The Ashram Is Open To Everyone But At Different Times: For Ashram Disciples And People Staying At The Guest Houses - 4.30am-Llpm; For Others From 8am-6pm. The Information ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/597/ashram-tamil-nadu/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/596/excursion-to-aurovilleashram/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/596/excursion-to-aurovilleashram/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:24:45 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/596/excursion-to-aurovilleashram/ This Famous Project For A Town For All Nationalities, Was The Idea Of The Sri Aurobindo Ashram. Today The Population Of The Town Is A Constant 400, And It Is Difficult To Imagine That A Town For 50,000 People Is Supposed To Stand Here. Years Ago All Construction Came To ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/596/excursion-to-aurovilleashram/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/595/arrival-from-pondicherry-ashram/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/595/arrival-from-pondicherry-ashram/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:24:11 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/595/arrival-from-pondicherry-ashram/ Auroville is about 12km (7 miles) north of Pondicherry, and has an area of around 20 sq km (8 sq miles), so it is difficult to get around Auroville on foot. Take a bus to Madras, and get off about 10km (6 miles) from Pondicherry at the turnoffto Auroville, and walk ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/595/arrival-from-pondicherry-ashram/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/594/miscellaneous-ashram/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/594/miscellaneous-ashram/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:23:44 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/594/miscellaneous-ashram/ The Tourist Information Centre Is In Campagnie Street, Ph 4 575. Open Daily 8.45am-Lpm And 2-5.45pm. They Are Planning To Move. La Boutique D'auroville Is The Official Information Centre For Auroville, And Is At 12 Jawaharlal Nehru Street - Open Mon-Sat 9.30am-Lpm And 2.30-8pm. The Aurobindo-Ashram And The People Of Auroville ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/594/miscellaneous-ashram/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/593/excursion-ashram/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/593/excursion-ashram/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:22:58 +0000 Tamil Nadu Travel Guides http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/593/excursion-ashram/ The mangrove forest around Pitcharam near Chidambaram (approximately 50km [31 miles] south of Pondicherry) is a must for everyone who is interested in Indian flora and birds. Not popular with tourists. You can take a rowboat trip with one of the rangers (not expensive). Take the bus from Chidambaram to ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/593/excursion-ashram/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/591/kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/591/kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:00:20 +0000 Kerala Destination http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/591/kerala/ Kerala, With An Area Of 38,863 Sq Km (15,001 Sq Miles), Is The Second Smallest State In India After Goa. It Has A Population Of 30 Million, And Is Densely Populated. The 575km (357 Miles) Long Coastal State Was The First State In India To Elect The Communist Party To ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/591/kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/590/cochinernakulam-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/590/cochinernakulam-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:00:01 +0000 Kerala Destination http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/590/cochinernakulam-kerala/ Cochin, With Its 700,000 Inhabitants (1 Million In The District), Is The Largest City In Kerala And An Important Port. It Consists Of Four Parts: Fort Cochin/Mattancherry: The Charming Old Section Of Cochin, Built On A Peninsula Where The Gpo Is Located. It Has A Charm Of Its Own And Is ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/590/cochinernakulam-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/589/keralaby-rail/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/589/keralaby-rail/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:59:24 +0000 Kerala Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/589/keralaby-rail/ At The Cochin Harbour Terminus, The Main Station Of Willingdon Island, Or At The Ernakulam Railway Station (Better When You Are Looking For A Hotel). The Ernakulam Railway Station Is Also Called Ernakulam South Or Ernakulam Junction. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/589/keralaby-rail/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/588/keralaby-bus/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/588/keralaby-bus/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:59:03 +0000 Kerala Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/588/keralaby-bus/ At The Ernakulam Bus Station (Not Far From The Railway Station). There Are Numerous Budget And Good Value For Money Hotels Right Next To The Bus Terminal. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/588/keralaby-bus/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/587/keralaby-air/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/587/keralaby-air/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:58:33 +0000 Kerala Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/587/keralaby-air/ The Airport Is On Willingdon Island. If You Don't Want To Stay At The Expensive Malabar Hotel, You Can Take A Boat Or A Bus Across The Bridge To Fort Cochin/Mattancherry Or To Ernakulam, Where There Is A Better Selection Of Accommodation. There Is No Airport Bus. You Just Take ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/587/keralaby-air/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/586/ernakulam-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/586/ernakulam-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:57:56 +0000 Kerala Destination http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/586/ernakulam-kerala/ There Are Numerous Hotels Right Near The Bus Station; Budget Hotels Opposite Are: Ninans Tourist Lodge (Singles 3ors, Doubles 5ors), Hotel Blue Nile (Singles 45Rs, Doubles 6ors), . Hotel Luciya (Singles 5ors, Doubles Loors). The Rooms In All Three Hotels Have Baths, And Are Really Clean. In Amman Kovil Road, The Street Beside The Hotel Blue ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/586/ernakulam-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/585/willingdon-island-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/585/willingdon-island-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:57:21 +0000 Kerala Attraction http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/585/willingdon-island-kerala/ There Isn't Much Accommodation Available And What There Is, Is Not Very Appealing Except For The Hotel Malabar. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/585/willingdon-island-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/584/willingdom-island-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/584/willingdom-island-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:56:58 +0000 Kerala Attraction http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/584/willingdom-island-kerala/ Deluxe Hotel Malabar, Ph 6 811, Singles 570Rs, Doubles 900Rs Plus 10% Tax, 100 Rooms, 2 Restaurants, Bar, Car Hire. All Rooms Are Airconditioned. The Hotel Lies At The Northern Tip Of The Island, And Has A Beautiful View And A Swimming Pool. Fort Cochin/Mattancherry In The Oldest And Most Picturesque Part Of Cochin There Are ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/584/willingdom-island-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/583/bolghatty-island-deluxe-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/583/bolghatty-island-deluxe-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:55:54 +0000 Kerala Attraction http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/583/bolghatty-island-deluxe-kerala/ The Bolghatty Palace, Built In 1744, Has Been Purchased By The Taj Group Of Hotels, Ph 355 003. It Is Wonderfully Situated Bungalow, With A Restaurant But Has A Lot Of Mosquitos. Singles 300Rs, Doubles 600Rs. It Is Airconditioned. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/583/bolghatty-island-deluxe-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/582/transportation-in-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/582/transportation-in-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:55:19 +0000 Kerala Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/582/transportation-in-kerala/ The Best Way To Get From Cochin To The Other Parts Of The City Is By Boat. There Is A Whole Network Of Motor And Other Boats. The Fares Vary Between 30 And 7ops. Most Boats Don't Operate After 9pm. After That You Have To Take A Taxi Or Even ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/582/transportation-in-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/581/transportation-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/581/transportation-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:54:36 +0000 Kerala Attraction http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/581/transportation-kerala/ Perumanoor (Ernakulam)-Willingdon Island: Every 20 Minutes Between 6am And 10pm, Daily 35 Services. This Service Is Not Really Of Interest To Tourists. Ernakulam-Willingdon Island-Mattancherry: Between 6.30am And 9.45pm And In The Opposite Direction Between 6am And 9pm - 25 Services Daily. A Large Part Of These Are By F.P. Boats (Fast ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/581/transportation-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/580/sightseeing-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/580/sightseeing-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:54:00 +0000 Kerala Attraction http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/580/sightseeing-kerala/ fort cochinlmattancherry, most of the attractions are in old cochin. fort cochin is at the northern end of the peninsula, and mattancherry is at the southern end. The main attractions in fort cochin are the chinese fishing nets, which you also encounter on a trip through the 'backwaters'. The ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/580/sightseeing-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/579/trip-to-the-backwaters-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/579/trip-to-the-backwaters-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:53:24 +0000 Kerala Attraction http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/579/trip-to-the-backwaters-kerala/ The Classical Backwater Trip Goes From Kottayam To Alleppey, And Then On Toquilon. Trips Are Also Available To The Inland Waterways From Cochin. Every Second Day A Boat Leaves From The Main Ferry Wharf In Ernakulam For Alleppey (Approximately 4Rs) And Then On To Chengan-Nur. If You Take The 7pm Service, ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/579/trip-to-the-backwaters-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/578/food-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/578/food-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:53:00 +0000 Kerala Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/578/food-kerala/ No Problem For Those Who Are Happy To Eat 1 Or 2 Vegetarian Meals A Day (Around 6rs), But If You Belong To The Group Who Get Sick Of Cold Rice And Strange Looking Accompaniments, You Will Have A Hard Time In Southern India And Will Have To Dig Deeper ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/578/food-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/577/tourist-offices-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/577/tourist-offices-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:52:36 +0000 Kerala Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/577/tourist-offices-kerala/ Kerala Tourist Reception Centre, Shanmugham (Shunmuham) Road, Ernakulam, Ph 353 234. Open Daily From 8am-6pm. They Take Bookings For The Bolghatty Palace And Cochin Sightseeing Tours As Well As For The Hotels In Periyar Park, But You Have To Pay A Hefty Booking Fee. Govt Of India Tourist Office Near ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/577/tourist-offices-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/576/mail-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/576/mail-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:52:17 +0000 Kerala Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/576/mail-kerala/ All Mail Which Isn't Specifically Addressed Poste Restante, Head Post Office, Ernakulam, Goes To Cochin Head Post Office In Fort Cochin. It Is A Good Idea To Check At Both Post Offices. Poste Restante Is Closed On Sundays. It Pays To Look Through All The Mail Yourself As The Ladies Behind ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/576/mail-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/575/cinema-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/575/cinema-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:51:56 +0000 Kerala Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/575/cinema-kerala/ Hollywood Films Of Various Types Are Shown In The Two Theatres At Shenoy's Vistarama In M.G. Road. It Is Only A Few Minutes Walk From The Hotels Near The Bus Terminal. When I Was There The Following Notice Appeared On The Screen, "Rats Are Increasing Because Of Bringing Eatables Inside ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/575/cinema-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/574/connections-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/574/connections-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:51:29 +0000 Kerala Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/574/connections-kerala/ Additional Information Can Be Found In The Next Chapters About The Destinations. Ootacamund (Ooty) (312km-194 Miles): Buses Run From The Er-Nakulam Bus Terminal To Palghat, Where You Have To Change For Ooty. There Are Other Options But They Take Longer. You Could Travel By Train Or By Bus From Palghat To ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/574/connections-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/573/southern-keralakerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/573/southern-keralakerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:50:26 +0000 Kerala Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/573/southern-keralakerala/ There Is An Exceptional Bus Service From Ernakulam To Alleppey, Quilon And Trivandrum. Buses Depart For Trivandrum (223km-139 Miles) Day And Night For Around 35Rs For The 6 Hour Trip. There Is Also A Rail Service Via Kottayam And Quilon To Trivandrum. http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/573/southern-keralakerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/572/connections-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/572/connections-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:50:01 +0000 Kerala Travel Guide http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/572/connections-kerala/ Periyar National Park: Two Direct Bus Services Daily At 6.30am And 2.45pm To The Main Town In The Park, Thekkady. If You Want To Stay At The Budget Hotels, Get Out In Kumily. It Costs 26Rs For The 185km (115 Miles) Trip And It Takes About 7hrs. Reservations Recommended. You Can ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/572/connections-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/571/periyar-national-park-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/571/periyar-national-park-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:49:28 +0000 Kerala Attraction http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/571/periyar-national-park-kerala/ Periyar National Park Has An Area Of 777 Sq Km (300 Sq Miles), And Lies In The Western Ghats Between 914m And 1828m (2999 Ft And 5997 Ft) Above Sea Level. It Is Probably The Best Known National Park In India. The Main Attraction Is The 26 Sq Km (10 ... http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/571/periyar-national-park-kerala/feed/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/570/kumily-kerala/ http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/570/kumily-kerala/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2005 06:47:32 +0000 Kerala Destination http://india.traveltoworld.com/india-travel-guide/570/kumily-kerala/ Numerous cheap lodges. Mini lodge doubles The lake queen lodge is slightly better, singles 45rs and doubles 9o rs. Hotel woodlands is at the end of the village, doubles 4ors with bath dors. T