Srilanka - 2014

Recently went to Srilanka:

Here is the Image of places we had been to:

More information on trip is @ medium :  https://medium.com/@tumballi/unforgettable-11-days-srilanka-b7ea4464539f

Pondicherry and Mahabalipuram - 23rd-25th Aug, 2014

Vehicle: Innova
Total Distance: 807kms
People: 3 families (Me, Pallavi, Achintya), (Shreedharanna, Bhagya, Aadya), (Manu, Shreenidhi)





NOTE:
1. NH66 (road from Krishnagiri to Gingee) is totally screwed up. There are boards everywhere about 'Work in progress', but no sign of any work, materials, construction vehicles or workers anywhere.

2. Be warned about visiting Pondicherry on Sunday, lot of places may be closed for the afternoon, so you would be left with no activities (if not planned in advance).

3.  Don't take the Horse ride (in Mahabalipuram especially) if you are alone or just 2 people. Especially, if you don't know Tamil. It may turn out to be disaster than that of pleasure ride on the beach. Better to make a deal in group.

Districts of karnataka - 11th - 17th Aug

6days, 2700km, 2 people, 2 states, 22 district headquarters, and one hell of a trip...

It was a great trip. We visited all the district post office (barring Mysore)*

SN. District - Pincode

01. Ramanagar - 562159

02. Mandya - 571401

03. Mysore - (570001)*

04. Madikeri - 571201

05. Mangalore - 575005 (we visited this post office, which is not head postoffice)

06. Udupi - 576101

07. Karwar - 581301

08. Belgaum - 590001

09. Bagalkot - 587101

10. Bijapur - 586101

11. Gulbarga - 585101

12. Bidar - 585401

13. Yadgir - 585201

14. Raichur - 584101

15. Bellary - 583101

16. Koppala - 583231

17. Gadag - 582101

18. Dharwad - 580001

19. Haveri - 581110

20. Davanagere - 577001

21. Chitradurga - 577501

22. Tumkur - 572101

23. Bangalore Urban - **** (Haven't visited any postoffice, but back home)

Missing:
1. Chamarajanagar
2. Shimoga
3. Chikmagalur
4. Hassan
5. Kolar
6. Chikballapur
7. Bangalore Rural (Doddaballapur)

Mysore - 21-23rd Feb, 2014

It was one of the few trips where only me and pallavi did a trip.

Trip was focused on showing Animals (mainly elephant, tiger, bear and birds) to our son. Stayed in Royal Archid, Metropole. Visited Kukkarahalli lake, and had lake side dinner at 'Silent Shores'.

A well deserved trip.

Humcha, Hosanagara trip with School friends - 2014 Jan 18th and 19th.

Distance : 789km
Time : ~33hrs (2pm on 18th left BLR, came back by 11pm on 19th)
Vehicle: Innova (I drove the full stretch)
People : 7-8 (one got added for return trip)



It was overall fun as the trip was mostly about talking 20 year old stories of school days.

Stayed at Prakash's home @ Humcha. Attended Punith's wedding @ Kargadi (karanagiri). Visited temples of Humcha, and Backwater @ Kargadi. Took a motorboat ride. Overall a fun trip.

Bheemeshwara - 2014 Jan 3rd

This was done as a trip to take my wife out on her birthday. I had heard about the place a lot of times, but never had got a chance to visit it even though it was < 60kms from my native.

This time, as I was jobless, made sure I have time for visiting this place. Went there with my wife, son, a cousin (Pooja) and aunt (Anita). Had taken food from home, but if one needs, the priest's family can prepare the food.

It is one of the really nice/calm place at the core of western ghats.

Enjoyed the trip! and bath in the cold, serene water of Bheemeshwara.

http://www.discovershimoga.com/bheemeshwara-temple.html has some info of the place!