Jodhpur in 3 Days: Mehrangarh, the Blue City & Toorji Ka Jhalra
Jodhpur 3-day photo diary — Mehrangarh Fort, Toorji Ka Jhalra stepwell, Blue City view, Phool Mahal, and weekend planning.
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One Day Trips from Bangalore — Best Drives, Forts & Escapes (2026)
📅 Written in 2020. For an updated guide with four organised day-trip routes, 2026 toll and entry notes, and start times — see the Best One Day Trips from...
Best One Day Trips from Bangalore in 2026 — Four Routes Worth the Drive
Bangalore is one of those cities where the best therapy is leaving it for a day. Not a weekend — just a day. Leaving the endless sprint cycles and roadmaps...
The Navadurga — Bangalore's Nine Hill Forts (+ Madhugiri, Devanahalli & More)
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Weekend Trips from Bangalore: The Complete 2026 Guide (With Season Calendar & Maps)
I've been making weekend trips from Bangalore for over a decade. Long before the Mysore Expressway made Coorg a 5-hour drive, before every hill station in the...
Gudibande Fort, Bangalore: Trek Time, Entry Fee & Full Guide
📍 Distance ~100 km from Bangalore 🗺️ Route Bengaluru → Devenahalli → Chikballapur → Gudibande ⏱️ Trek time 45 min up · 20 min down 🎟️ Entry fee Free 📅 Best...
Jaisalmer Itinerary: Staying Inside Sonar Kella & the Longewala Drive
I'd been rambling about Sonar Kella since we started planning — the golden fortress Satyajit Ray put on film, the one Feluda made his own, the one I'd grown up...
Hotels Inside Jaisalmer Fort: Where We Stayed and Why It's Worth It
Most people booking a Jaisalmer trip default to a hotel in the newer part of the city — easier parking, more choice, nothing wrong with it. But if you're going...
Rajasthan
Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Udaipur — a destination guide to Rajasthan's desert circuits. Where to base yourself, how long to go, and what the forts actually feel like.
Jodhpur: The Blue City, and a Fort You Earn on Foot
We'd ended up in Jaipur once before almost by accident — a Leh flight got cancelled, and Rajasthan became the fallback rather than the plan. This time we did it properly: three nights in Jodhpur, four in Jaisalmer, right through the turn of the year. Jodhpur gave us a full day at Mehrangarh Fort, the Blue City from the ramparts, and a rooftop-dining scene that's a little too pleased with itself.
Kumbhalgarh Fort — The Great Wall of India: What to See & How to Visit
Kumbhalgarh Fort is situated in the western part of the Aravali Hills in the Rajasthan. Rana Kumbha founded this fort during the 15th century. Built over a period of 15 years under the expert supervision of the famed architect of Kumbhalgarh Fort Rajasthan named Mandan, it is perfectly perched between eleven peaks of the Aravalli ranges. Maharana Pratap was born in Kumbhalgarh, he was known as the great warrior of Mewar, and the royal families occupied this fort until the 19th century. The world’s second-largest wall surrounds the Kumbhalgarh fort, and this is the second-largest fort in Rajasthan after the Chittorgarh Fort.
