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RE: India! First time traveller, jumping in at the deep end (February 4th-25th)

by musafir 01 January 2012

5 days in Jaipur, no way. Go to Northern Karnataka and hang out in Badami, man.
RE: Getting out of Goa - Advice?

by musafir 23 December 2011

You don't have to go through Bombay to get to Aurangabad and Jalgaon. Northern Karnataka has so much to see and you are right…
RE: Seeking advice for south India Trip in February.

by musafir 08 December 2011

The ruins of Vijayanagar are still there at Hampi and protected by Unesco.You'll have to stay at Hospet since the powers that…
RE: Kerala or Karnataka?

by musafir 04 September 2011

Northern Karnataka :-) try any of these places, take your pick but from Hampi in the vicinity , Badami or Bidar would be the…
RE: Northern Karnataka by Car

by Thrive 31 July 2011

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Due to my partners lower back problems (surgery), buses, especially rickety, local ones on bad roads,…
RE: Northern Karnataka by Car

by uselessbaba 31 July 2011

I would tend to agree with the above, mostly using local buses, the only tricky bit will be Bijapur-Badami-Hampi, the roads are actually…
RE: Northern Karnataka by Car

by Giora 31 July 2011

I wouldn't suggest hiring a car/driver to travel outside of their home state. I met some tourists in Hyderabad in a hired vehicle, and…
RE: Northern Karnataka by Car

by musafir 31 July 2011

I have done much of that region as a trip in 2008. It was Fabulous. I simply took public buses and it worked fine. Bidar…
Northern Karnataka by Car

by Thrive 30 July 2011

We are setting up for a tour of Northern Karnataka in November. Our tentative route is Hyderabad-Bidar-Gulbarga-Bijapur-Badami-Hampi-Hubli.…
RE: Travelling South from Mumbai

by Giora 26 July 2011

Pune's an obvious choice, and there are some interesting sights around town and the chance to view one of India's New Cities. The mountains…
RE: Web Site-Budget Hotels in India

by Thrive 17 July 2011

Thanks xscorcho. We are concentrating on take ,a route from Hyderabad to Bidar in Northern Karnataka then through Gulbarga, Bijapur,…
RE: Least visited sand cheapest states

by musafir 17 May 2011

Yes Orrissa/ Oddisha is another one that isn't trampled to death by Germans in shorts. Northern Karnataka i.e Bidar, Bijapur, Gulbar…
Re: Info on Bijaipur, Sevagram and must-see places in MH and MP

by sbballer33 22 November 2009

Mandu is definitely worth checking out in MP. Bidar is ok for some more Muslim ruins and no tourists in Northern Karnataka, I had a good…
Info on Bijaipur, Sevagram and must-see places in MH and MP

by Tertia 19 November 2009

I'm heading back to India - I've spent 6 months there in the past and would like to see new places that are maybe less visited. My partner…
Ellora/Ajanta vs Belur/Halebid

by themuths 03 June 2007

Mea -

Zauberberg is right, except that Ellora actually has Buddhist, Hindu, & Jain caves. Most there are Buddhist, and certainly…