Posts in Chikkamagaluruhttps://payaniga.com/en-INhttps://payaniga.com/vegetarian-homestays-chikkamagaluru/https://payaniga.com/vegetarian-homestays-chikkamagaluru/Estate stays where the kitchen is fully vegetarian, tested over three monsoon trips.Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT<img src="https://payaniga.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/chikkamagaluru-cover.jpg" alt="Rolling hills and coffee plantations near Chikkamagaluru" /><blockquote> <p>Dummy post for theme development.</p> </blockquote> <p>Finding a fully vegetarian kitchen in coffee country takes some asking. These five are places we’ve stayed ourselves.</p> <ol> <li><strong>Hillside Estate Stay</strong> – four rooms, home-style Malnad food.</li> <li><strong>Riverbend Cottages</strong> – quiet, by a stream, great for families.</li> <li><strong>Coffee Trail Homestay</strong> – the hosts run a short plantation tour.</li> <li><strong>Misty Ridge</strong> – best views, steep last kilometre.</li> <li><strong>Old Bungalow Retreat</strong> – a restored planter’s bungalow.</li> </ol> <blockquote> <p>Names are placeholders for the dummy site.</p> </blockquote> <p><img src="https://payaniga.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/malnad-thali.jpg" alt="Malnad-style vegetarian thali"></p> homestayshttps://payaniga.com/mullayanagiri-sunrise-trek/https://payaniga.com/mullayanagiri-sunrise-trek/Karnataka's highest peak, an early alarm and a sea of clouds.Sat, 09 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT<img src="https://payaniga.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/mullayanagiri-cover.jpg" alt="Clouds below the summit of Mullayanagiri at sunrise" /><blockquote> <p>Dummy post for theme development.</p> </blockquote> <p>The road goes most of the way up, so the “trek” is a short climb of steps to the summit temple. Start before 5:30 am to catch the sunrise.</p> <h2 id="tips">Tips</h2> <ul> <li>Carry a windcheater, it’s cold at the top even in summer.</li> <li>Weekdays are far less crowded.</li> <li>Combine with Baba Budangiri on the way down.</li> </ul> <p><img src="https://payaniga.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/mullayanagiri-steps.jpg" alt="Steps leading to the summit temple"></p> weekend-getaways