A visit to parents home...

kingshukt · 21st January 2008, 09:39

A simple question.

What camera did you use to shoot the pictures ?

spadival · 21st January 2008, 09:54

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Originally Posted by Samurai

It is not exactly a secret considering some Team-BHPians have visited there. It is possible to identify if one checks in google map.

Didn't check google maps, but a wild guess is that its somewhere near Kundapura. Remember the river weaving and the bridge while on my Pune-Mangalore bus trip.

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Originally Posted by kingshukt

A simple question.

What camera did you use to shoot the pictures ?

Olympus? This brand is a revelation to me too. VFM - Good quality pics too.

pjay_in · 21st January 2008, 10:30

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Originally Posted by spadival

Didn't check google maps, but a wild guess is that its somewhere near Kundapura. Remember the river weaving and the bridge while on my Pune-Mangalore bus trip.

Off target! As Edsel put it, Shambhavi yuge yuge .. beyond the mulki way..

spadival · 21st January 2008, 10:36

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Originally Posted by pjay_in

Off target! As Edsel put it, Shambhavi yuge yuge .. beyond the mulki way..

.. Must have been sleeping in the bus at the time.

lohithrao · 21st January 2008, 10:40

Cool.... looks so much like my native

Samurai · 21st January 2008, 12:09

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Originally Posted by spadival

Didn't check google maps, but a wild guess is that its somewhere near Kundapura. Remember the river weaving and the bridge while on my Pune-Mangalore bus trip.

Between Byndoor to Mangalore, there must be 15-20 rivers, even I never bothered to count. That's like a river every 5-6Kms, and hundreds of islands that look pretty much alike. Now consider the whole coastal belt from Goa to Kanyakumari. Therefore the exact location here is really irrelevant.

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Originally Posted by spadival

Olympus? This brand is a revelation to me too. VFM - Good quality pics too.

The Olympus E-500 to be exact, but they are practically unknown in India. The camera shops here are actually reluctant to deal with Olympus. I tried to buy E3 in Bangalore (via R.K), they didn't even both to return my calls even after repeated enquiries.

Visit MyFourThirds.com to see exclusive 4/3 shots, mostly Olympus ones.

kpbhatt · 21st January 2008, 13:54

fantastic write up -- it reminded me of my native in Gujarat where i used to spend time as a kid during vacations and away from the madness of Mumbai

kavesh55 · 12th February 2008, 18:27

Hi Samurai

Amazing travelogue. I hail from Kundapura, but born & brought up in Mumbai. I reminds me when the Konkan Railway was absent the economical option was going by bus, 24 hour journey at Honavara the bus used to get on a barge which would take to the other end.

Where are you based in Coastal Karnataka ?

viper316 · 14th February 2008, 00:47

Nice pics of the true GODS OWN COUNTRY!! hope to visit them soon

safari_lover · 14th February 2008, 11:14

Cool pics and excellent write up there.

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Originally Posted by Samurai

Actually it is not easy as that. There is no access to broadband, no power half the time, low voltage when it is there, no access to junk food/delivery, no shopping malls, etc.

If you can enjoy life without all the city facilities and material comforts, then you will be home here.

Simple life, you got that right

Couldn't agree more. Reminds of my native in North Karnataka, where I stayed till Class X. There's no power for 10 hours a day

. As for the junk food/delivery, shopping malls, broadband is concerned, no one even bothers to know their meaning.
Life is at its laziest best over there

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Samurai · 24th April 2008, 16:59

Couple of days back theMAG visited this place, but we couldn't go to the river side since it was already dark. But it was his second visit here, so I guess he didn't miss it much. But he did get to drink a glass of fresh Kokum juice made by my mother.

rex_varghese · 24th April 2008, 18:10

Great pix! So natural. Thanks for sharing.

Regards
Rex

Samurai · 24th April 2008, 18:46

Thanks, his last visit was lot more interesting. We went to buffalo racing: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...lo-racing.html

deutscheafrikar · 26th April 2008, 11:20

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Originally Posted by Samurai

I know this is a little weird, considering I visit this place 10-12 times a year. But it kind of turned into an enjoyable trip, so why not write a tiny travelogue.

Samurai, Great post with fantastic pictures- brought back memories of my chidhood, visiting DK each summer. I plan on driving down with my dad this May if it all works out. It's been 26 long years. sigh!!!

R2D2 · 27th April 2014, 19:53

Bringing this thread back to life. Amazing coincidence!

Samurai, you would be surprised to know that someone I knew lived literally just across the river on the other side (not the island's shores, but the mainland). The house has long been sold off to someone else. They moved out from the area in pre Independence days.

I visited Southern Karnataka 2 years ago in Apr 2012 and I shot this photo using a PNS from the banks of the river which is about 200 feet from where their house once stood. I respect your need for privacy and wont disclose more than this. The picture will do all the talking.

This was my first visit to Mangalore and surrounding areas...and I really liked the city.

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kingshukt BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 451 Thanked: 10 Times	A simple question. What camera did you use to shoot the pictures ?
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kpbhatt BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 349 Thanked: 33 Times View My Garage	fantastic write up -- it reminded me of my native in Gujarat where i used to spend time as a kid during vacations and away from the madness of Mumbai
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kavesh55 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 748 Thanked: 49 Times	Hi Samurai Amazing travelogue. I hail from Kundapura, but born & brought up in Mumbai. I reminds me when the Konkan Railway was absent the economical option was going by bus, 24 hour journey at Honavara the bus used to get on a barge which would take to the other end. Where are you based in Coastal Karnataka ?
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viper316 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: BeNgAlUrU/PoNdY Posts: 61 Thanked: 2 Times	Nice pics of the true GODS OWN COUNTRY!! hope to visit them soon
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Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,832 Thanked: 45,639 Times View My Garage	Couple of days back theMAG visited this place, but we couldn't go to the river side since it was already dark. But it was his second visit here, so I guess he didn't miss it much. But he did get to drink a glass of fresh Kokum juice made by my mother.
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rex_varghese BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Marlborough, MA/Bangalore Posts: 345 Thanked: 59 Times View My Garage	Great pix! So natural. Thanks for sharing. Regards Rex
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Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,832 Thanked: 45,639 Times View My Garage	Thanks, his last visit was lot more interesting. We went to buffalo racing: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...lo-racing.html
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R2D2 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 3,231 Thanked: 5,742 Times	Re: A visit to parents home... Bringing this thread back to life. Amazing coincidence! Samurai, you would be surprised to know that someone I knew lived literally just across the river on the other side (not the island's shores, but the mainland). The house has long been sold off to someone else. They moved out from the area in pre Independence days. I visited Southern Karnataka 2 years ago in Apr 2012 and I shot this photo using a PNS from the banks of the river which is about 200 feet from where their house once stood. I respect your need for privacy and wont disclose more than this. The picture will do all the talking. This was my first visit to Mangalore and surrounding areas...and I really liked the city. Attached Thumbnails
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