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Happiness is hiking with friends to The Ettina Bhuja Peak
Ettina Bujha – Ox’s shoulder / Hump. An easy trek which any age group can do (except the final climb). Trek distance 2.5 kms / 2300 steps one side. Trek time – 45mins (personal experience). No prior permission required as of now, just parking charges for the vehicle to be paid. We reached the base…
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Chikmagalur Dishes / Malnad Cuisines
Chikmagalur is a city and a hill station located about 250 km away from Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka. Situated in the suburbs of Western Ghats, the city allures many tourists all over the state for its good climatic conditions, coffee estates, farms and many more landscapes. While staying at a homestay in Chikmagalur one…
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History of Coffee in India – How coffee came to India
Within the glass and chrome interiors, you will find a huddle shouting out “Cappuccino!”, a couple melting into each other’s eyes over the cream of a Frappe, and a never receding throng at the counter debating between the above two and the Espresso, Macchiato, Affogato, Cafe latte, Ristretto and so on. Juxtaposed with the glitz…
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Looking for a Pet-friendly Accommodation for Your Vacation?
Love travelling but can’t stay away from your pet? We get you! While planning a trip, pet-owners often have to worry about leaving their pets behind with someone who’ll take good care of them. But what if you could just travel along with your ‘Good Boy’ and enjoy an awesome vacation together? While it’s difficult…
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Simply Sustainable
How to make sure your hotel is as environmentally friendly as possible With the pressures of global warming, we’re all looking for ways we can cut our carbon footprint and travel more responsibly. The decision of where to stay during your trip is a big factor so it’s good to know hotels are rising to…
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Top Coffee Brands in India
Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages across the world. In fact, the world is divided into two parts – The coffee drinking people and the tea drinking ones. Most westerners drink Coffee heavily whereas most Easterners drink tea. Because Coffee comes from various regions, its taste and purity vary. There is also difference between how…
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Extreme Trekking Tracks in Sakleshpur
These below tracks were once a favorite trekking paths for people who wanted extreme trekking. Now a days these treks have become extremely difficult because of the forest animals and strict regulations of forest departments. These tracks have lost its glory because of these reasons There is no proper support from tourism department. Lack of…
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What is Ecotourism?
What is Ecotourism? “Tourism involving travel to areas of natural or ecological interest, typically under the guidance of a naturalist, for the purpose of observing wildlife and learning about the environment and at the same time focus on wildlife and promotion of understanding and conservation of the environment.” This is a conscientious form of tourism…
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Karnataka Eco Tourism
The increase in tourism in the twentieth century set the place for the origin of ecotourism mainly because of two motives. Firstly, more tourism has cut down seriously on the natural environment causing extensive defeat to natural resources and secondly, ecotourism or the nature-based tourism is commonly accepted, presenting a clean and more steady, sustainable…
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Connecting People To Nature
From your backyard to your favorite national park, nature is closer than you think. It’s time to get out and enjoy it. ‘Connecting People to Nature’, the theme for World Environment Day 2017, implores us to get outdoors and into nature, to appreciate its beauty and its importance, and to take forward the call to…