Interacting with the Soliga Tribals of BR Hills is one of the most interesting things I’ve done since I’ve lived in India. While touring Karnataka with goMowgli, we went up to the famous BR hills to glamp at Gorukana, an NGO which helps the tribals keep a sustainable lifestyle. (I'll tell more about that next week).
In Mysore you have shopping options GALORE. Mysore might be royal and known for yoga, but many people come here just to shop. Famous Mysore silk is found here with sari prices starting at 12,000 rupees up to over a Lakh!. Khadi cotton is sold almost everywhere and I myself stocked up on about 9
Two nights in a room in a palace? Yes please! The Green Hotel was called Chittaranjan Palace when it was built by the Maharaja (Great King) of Mysore for his sister in 1916. They don't call Mysore royal for no reason; there are 8 palaces here. This hotel was sold off by the family post independence to a film
I've had a few IG comments asking if traveling with goMowgli was worth it and this is a prime example of why it was. Looking back on my trip, seeing how Mysore art was made and meeting all these artisans was one of my favorite parts. From watching sculptors use their imagination only to break
UPDATE: GoMowgli are no longer in business. I'll leave my review live as it was, though. By now you must have all noticed that I spend a significant amount of time (26 days) on a tour through Karnataka with goMowgli. So, now for a goMowgli review. They are a hop on hop off bus in
You'd think after my last massive post on backpacking Coorg or this post on the top things to do in Coorg, you'd seen it all, but you haven't! As I continued touring Coorg with goMowgli it seemed to just keep getting better and better. Although we were in areas with no cell phone reception or WiFi, I was
Coorg is amazing. It's literally this jungle land full of nature worshiping warriors that make homemade wine and devour pork curry in their spare time. I mean, there's more to it than that but I think that's the big take away I got while backpacking Coorg with goMowgli. This post shares just SOME of what we
I'm so excited to start sharing all the adventures I've been having the last month in Karnataka. It was an early morning start to Dubare Elephant camp, which wasn't easy for me after my Volvo breakdown of the century (which I'll tell you about later!). I was soon to see why we left Mysore so
