
Kudremukh, anyway you look at it is mesmerizing. High in the verdant Western Ghats in Karnataka surrounded by thick forests and pleasant nature walks that singular cycling trip continues to haunt me.

Any time of the year, Mussorie can cast its magical spell on you. Given its mystical charm, it would have been foolish to expect any less. Why else would I be here in the November cold, with little or no thought about what I was going to do there, unless I was bedazzled by the mention of Mussorie!

Essentially a tea growing area, this place being very close to Gudalur and Ooty and hence has pleasant climate all year through.
From Pondicherry, I motored towards Chennai on a bright morning determined to cover the 136 km before the nightfall
Determined to make the rupee stretch, I zeroed in on Horsley Hills, a hill station in Andhra Pradesh, only a few hours away from Bangalore.