Flutter By’s

January 18, 2013 / Paddy / 1 Comment

Did this weekend trip to Bannerghatta Buttery Fly Park which is housed in the National Park vicinity. Supposedly the first park of its kind in India. The place is kinda well maintained but could be better. The entrance fee of 25 bucks wont disappoint you. The park is at a distance of roughly 25km from Bangalore. May take less than an hour by road considering the traffic situation. This was my second visit to the park. Its a different feel all together having hundreds of butterflies fluttering by. Sometimes you tread cautiously only to not distract them or step on them accidentally 🙂 . The park is still in its initial days and does not have a huge variety of butterflies. Most of them are the Indian variants. The park also has a breeding section where you can view the butterflies at every stage of their growth. Well this section is actually a no-visitors area but if you are okay to shell out a few extra bucks to the guard, he may just sneak you in for a few minutes. What can i say, we are famous for the Great Indian Jugaad 😉 . Here are a few pics from the park.

Cheerios,

Ladakh Travelogue

October 8, 2012October 8, 2012 / Paddy / Leave a comment

Finally, the travelogue of my trip to Ladakh is updated. This is one post where the tags outnumber the words in the post 😉 Read on more bout the trip itinerary and pictures in the Ladakh Diaries Page.

Cheers,

Tis was a Mad Mad Mad event

May 15, 2012May 15, 2012 / Paddy / 1 Comment

After the Storm excitement in January 2012, was looking forward to attending the MAD festival in Ooty.. One of the main reasons was to catch some of my favorite musicians live.. Had missed Raghu Dixit the last time in Coorg.. So this time managed to visit the event on Day 1 and boy it was a visual treat.. Of course they didnt have the kind of EDM like the one at Storm but it was worth it. Also missed India Lucia.. i have only heard them on youtube and yet to catch them at their live gig.

Though the rain gods decided to play spoil sport, at the end it was all worth it though all bands had to cut short their quota of stage time 😦 . The venue in itself was superb. I am used to cold weather but this was something crazy.. Thankfully i had carried my woolens but quite puzzling as it may seem, i still cant understand how a bunch of youngsters could withstand the cold without their woolens.. “Gosh.. Did i just call em youngsters.. i think its high time i let the feeling sink in that i aint getting any younger myself ;-)” .. Anyways the event pic would follow soon..

Mad Festival 2012 – Ooty, India

There’s a Storm Coming

February 20, 2012 / Paddy / Leave a comment

Recently happened to attend one of the most fantastic and authentic camp out music festival i have ever been to… STORM FESTIVAL @ Napoklu, Coorg…. Wowiee is the word u can scream out listening to one of the finest bands of our times and that too Desi 🙂 It was an absolute exhilerating experience.. only wished i was present both days.. Missed RDP but was fortunate enough to catch Agam (just entered as they played Malhar Jam.. felt the goosebumps as i walked in and was awestruck soon after… One band i cant stop tripping on), Swarathma (Rib Tickling music) and Indian Ocean (These guys showed the rest why these guys are the absolute Gurus of music. The other stage had DJs Tuhin and Vachan Chinnappa who set the crowd into a groooove.. Followed by Sanjay Dutta (who i felt was a let down that evening coz i’ve heard him before i know he’s good), DJ Pearl and Closing the night Judge Jules.. This man knows the music and knows how to entertain.

Cant wait for the second edition of Storm.. The event was absolutely rocking and the arrangements were nothing like i had ever seen.. sniffer dogs, full body checks.. Woah.. Felt for a moment we were going to meet the queen 😉