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Srirangam temple
by jithin thomas - May 8, 2018January 14, 2021

Srirangam, world’s largest functioning temple complex

This time, I am not writing about any hill station, beach destination or any fancy locations. This is a small post about a temple town in the central part of Tamil Nadu. Though little known, this place, Srirangam has a long history and religious significance. It is an island located between Cauvery river and one

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Nilgiri mountain railway
by jithin thomas - April 8, 2018January 14, 2021

A journey in the Nilgiri mountain railway

Months back, I was scrolling the feeds of a travel group in facebook which I regularly follow, there was a discussion going on about the Nilgiri mountain railway. I had already experienced the beauty and charm of this heritage mountain railway when I was a kid.  The memory of that journey flashed through my mind.I

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trek to Vellagavi
by jithin thomas - March 18, 2018January 14, 2021

Trek to Vellagavi, a sacred village in the mountains of Kodaikanal

  Before writing about my recent trek to Vellagavi, I would like to take your attention to something which I feel very important. Ever since I began to take travel blogging seriously, I was very much aware of the impact my posts have on the places I write about. I had gone through the dilemma

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things to do in Mahabalipuram
by jithin thomas - February 21, 2018January 14, 2021

Things to do in Mahabalipuram-travel guide

So this time, am writing about a place which is very near to where I live-Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram, an easy getaway 60 km from Chennai. I have been living in Chennai for almost 2 years now. I don’t know why it took this much time to write about this place even though I visited Mahabalipuram

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dhanushkodi
by jithin thomas - January 28, 2018January 14, 2021

A visit to Dhanushkodi, the abandoned village of Tamil Nadu

When I first traveled to Dhanushkodi three years back, it was a place a bit difficult to reach. The bus service was only up to the village. From there we had to travel in local vans and then walk around 4 km to reach the so-called endpoint, the narrow strip of land which concludes between

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by jithin thomas - January 8, 2018January 14, 2021

Guide to Kumara Parvatha trek

Since the Western ghats started to allure me like anything, I never said no to any chance to go and explore those mountains. I wanted to complete some few treks in the Western ghats before the end of 2017. Trekking Baba Budangiri hills, Kodachadri hills and Chokramudi hills were some of them. And finally, the Kumara Parvatha

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by jithin thomas - December 21, 2017January 14, 2021

Vilpatti, a lesser known village in Kodaikanal

Though I travel to Kodaikanal very often, I never prefered to stay in the same place twice. Every time I try to visit a new place. I visited Kookal once, a village far away from the city and fell instantly in love with the beauty of the village. From then onwards, whenever I go to Kodai,

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visit to thiruvannamalai
by jithin thomas - November 23, 2017January 14, 2021

Visit to Thiruvannamalai-Travel guide

My visit to Thiruvannamalai was completely unexpected. It's been a long since I travelled alone. I travel with my friends most of the time nowadays. There was a comfort zone created around me which restricted me from many things. I needed to break that, to experience the joy of solo travel again. I was thinking

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Chokramudi peak munnar
by jithin thomas - November 7, 2017January 14, 2021

Chokramudi peak trek in Munnar

As I started to explore more in the Western ghats nowadays, many new and interesting places are getting into my head daily. The trek to Chokramudi peak was on such that I read in a social media page for travellers very recently. As soon as I came to know about the place, my interest to

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Nilgiri road trip
by jithin thomas - October 17, 2017January 14, 2021

The Nilgiri road trip: To Ooty via Masinagudi

This time, I am going to share a road trip idea in the Nilgiri mountains. If you have a long weekend or some holidays, just take your ride and come to the most beautiful hill station of South India, Ooty. This part of Western Ghats is called the Nilgiris (Blue mountains). There are many places

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Spiti valley itinerary
by jithin thomas - October 10, 2017January 14, 2021

Seven days Spiti Valley itinerary

Spiti valley is the most trending destination now in India. It is attracting all the travellers from around the globe. You might have come across tonnes of photos of Spiti valley in Instagram. Am sure you have also thought about going there some time. A few months back, I travelled to Spiti valley with few

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