Your Offbeat Travel Guide

Mention Lucknow and the first thing that comes to your mind after Mayawati's elephant gardens is the delicious meat. Lucknow's Nawabs, though not known for any militaristic achievements, definitely had some fine tastes in art, architecture and food. The famous galouti kabab is said to have been invented by an enterprising cook for a grateful toothless Nawab who couldn't bite into his beloved mutton and beef. The most famous of Lucknow's eating joints is Tunday Kababi. The original Tunday Kababi is located in the narrow Phoolwali galli very close to another Lucknow institution, Rahim ki Nihari. This Tunday serves up piping hot beef kheema rolls starting at just Rs. 20. The more Insta-friendly Tunday is located in the bustling Aminabad market. Do not have any notions of hanging out with friends or having a relaxing meal. Service is fast, and you better wolf down as quick, since there is a constant line of customers waiting to occupy the tables. Decor is sparse but...

After the mesmerizing trip to Dandeli, we all got busy will our work, 6 months passed just like a blink of the eye, until we decided to meet and plan for another adventurous trek! Me and my friends came up with many new places, both within Karnataka and outside Karnataka, due to the popular demand we finalized a place – The Yana Caves! Yana is a village located near the forests of Kumta, in Sirsi district. Though being a small village Yana is famous for its unique karst rock formations. Yana houses two enormous rocks composed of solid black limestone. These rocks are black in color, also the mud on the ground around these rocks is also completely black, very much unlike the ordinary brown mud. So we started at 6 am from Hubli in our car and after multiple stops during the journey to click photos , we reached Yana at 11 am. Once we reached Yana caves we were astonished by its beauty! Two huge rocks, made of crystalline limestone can be seen rising sharply above the lush gr...

Gunday is amovie with a cult following. It will never make any greatest, best of or even "quite average" lists. Yet it has a loyal fanbase. Sometimes you never know why something attains the popularity it does. Salman Khan's acting and driving skills are at par, yet he is able to deliver hits each year. None of these thoughts were running through my head on a winter Sunday in Lucknow. Having already experienced some great food, hospitality and the famed Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb we looked forward to another mustn't miss Lucknow institution that every travel blogger worth his salt has chronicled. The cooking area is not winning any awards Idris is a place you'd miss unless you're being guided by someone in the know, or Google Maps. Its a little brick structure with tin-roof extensions to the front and side. The seating area is little more than three benches arranged in the shape of a Pi that will always seat way more than they were originally built for. We w...