30t Jan - 4th Feb Gokarna Om Beach Or I should title it PARADISE After 2 long days travelling on local bus to get here. We had overnight stay at Mangalore Which bought us back over the western Ghats again. We are knowing these mountains really well even more so than the bus drivers. This one was CRAZY flat out wrong side of road crazy person!!! Stayed local to Bus station at Mangalore ready for next day adventure!!! Nice new hotel but dont do food. Found A lov...

28th Jan Belur & Halebid This area is full of temples looks very like the site in Bagan Myanmar. Five Shiva temples in complex this area is normally over looked by travellers as everyone rushes to Hampi Situated near Goa.. Built in 1116 Channe Ke Shava Temple & Chenni Garaya & Viranaraayana 2 smaller ones in same complex.. What always manages to amaze me is the carvings with such detail and so manydifferent scenes depicting the era.. Most of the si...

25th Jan Mysore Another full day on the bus 6.5hrs over the western ghats again beautiful journey if not too scary these drivers are crazy. I stick my head in a book and dont look, Mark on the other hand grips the seat in front biting his bottom lip!!! Mysore Home of the Maharajo's Palace and well worth the visit, Stunning granduer at its best.. Restored after a fire in 1912 still has original doors and some carvings on the frame work.. Didnt have to use a guid...

19th - 23rd OOTY 2,240 mtrs as is known locally I dont thik even the locals can pronounce this one properly. We had an overnight bus from Kodai shame because we missed the drive up. Tried to sleep but it was freezing on the bus the driver insisted on having his window open I'm sure to keep him awake.. Once we were rested we started to see the beauty of yet another hill station this one the highest of the 3 before returning to ground level for some heat.. We st...

16th Jan. Kodai Kanal Height 2,100 mtrs And very very cold mmh frost every morning only until sunrise so you had to be up early to see it.. Blankets on the beds, wooly socks & beanies can you picture it!!!! But what a wonderful place as the sign said as we climbed the hair pin bends. "This is as close to Gods Gate as it gets" and it was!!! just absoloutely beautiful best we have seen so far.. The hotel was horrible and I have to say so was the sta...