Welcome to my travel diary. Hope you have fun turning over the pages.
Recently I went to Ooty and trust me when I say, it is indeed the queen of hills. Ā To be honest, I have been to many hill stations before but Ooty made me want to stay there for a few more days. Unfortunately IĀ had to wrap up the trip in just 2 days (not enough) but still enough for it to leave a mark on my mind. I have a little treat for you guys. This time it’s 2 in 1 blog. It’s not just a Picture Story Blog but has a detailed Vlog too. In short,
- I made a video which I think does more justice to the roads than the pictures do. I would urge you all to watch the video as well as check out the still photography in here. The video isĀ not on YouTube so no I am not going to ask you guys to like, share and subscribe (yet) šĀ Just let me know if you liked it or not and that would be enough for me.Ā Ā
- However, if you would rather enjoy watching the pictures than video then you’re more than welcome to hop on and enjoy Ooty through my eyes.Ā
Lights, Camera, Action !!!
UdagamandalamĀ (also known asĀ OotacamundĀ (listenĀ )), and abbreviated asĀ UdhagaiĀ and popularly known asĀ Ooty Ā (
listen)Ā is a town and aĀ municipalityĀ in theĀ Indian StateĀ ofĀ Tamil Nadu. It is a popularĀ hill stationĀ located in theĀ Nilgiri Hills.Ā
It’s almost 300 kms from Bangalore and the best route to reach Ooty from there is via Mysore and Bandipur National park which again is a tourist attraction. Follow the below route if you ever plan your trip from Bangalore.Ā
As promised, here’s the videoĀ :
If you skipped on it then without taking much of your time, I present you my journey in the form of Picture Story and let you guys decide whether Ooty deserves to be called Queen Of Hills or not.
PS: Do read the captions for each picture.



















There is something mysterious and magical in how a trip can be tiring yet refreshing. It was freezingĀ cold at night and if it was not for the bonfire, I don’t know how I would have managed. I did not bring any jacket with me since I thought it’s summer and well I should have done my research well. But I enjoyed this experience and cannot wait for my next trip (hopefully better planned).Ā
PS: Have you ever planned a trip without proper research, maybe which was hectic but you enjoyed it thoroughly? Let me know. I am all ears. Errr eyes.Ā Also, let me know if you have ever been to Ooty or plan to? I might be of little help.Ā
For all the happy traveling souls out there,
I Heart You AllĀ ā¤
Ā© Photography and Video was taken and conceptualized byĀ MissbindasĀ
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Quite a decent description of a two – day trip. Photography is quite amazing.
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It was a short trip but definitely worth it. Thank you for the appreciation. š
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You’re welcome.
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A paradisiacal escape, well captured and enticing travel prospects.
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So glad you liked it. Means a lot. Thank you for stopping by. š
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Great shors, like to be a magnificent place – thanks for the vicarious travelling.
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So glad you enjoyed this post. Thank youš
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This really reminded me of Nigeria, the view of nature is so magnificent
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Really? Wow! I would love to visit Nigeria some day.š
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That will be great
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Always hopefulš
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Wonderful š¤ā¤š
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Thank you so muchš
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Likewise dear friend ā¤š
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Lovely photographs.
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So glad you liked them. Thank youš
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A wonderful video and photos.. thank you for sharing your journey and allowing us to see your world through your eyes!!.. š
āLife gives us brief moments with another, but sometimes in those brief moments we get memories that last a lifetime, So live that your memories will be part of your happiness.ā
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This means a lot to me. Thank you so much for appreciating.
Each journey definitely adds on to the memories that are indeed going to last a lifetime. š
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I watched the video first. Waited for some tigers to jump out, but no luck.
I usually over-prep for the trip, but then end up forgetting SOMETHING. But the cool thing is that you can mostly adjust.
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Yepp.. No tigers or elephant for us. I guess we can only find them deep inside the forest if we take proper jeep safari. We just happened to be riding along the road to reach Ooty, so must have missed it.
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Fabulous writing. Loved the blog. You look beautiful and the vlog was ā¤ļøStay charming
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That is such a relief. Thank you so much for appreciating. Stay charming you too. š
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My absolute pleasure
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Really wonderful Images
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Thank you Abhishek. š
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You’re most welcome
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beautiful photos of your trip, thanks for sharing
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Thank you for this lovely comment. š
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Love, love, love your photos!ā¤ļøā¤ļø
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Yayyy!!!! Thank youuu Richa. šš
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It’s a great travelogue for somebody willig to make a visit. Keep up the good work.
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Thank you for appreciating. I hope it does help somebody. š
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Ohh yes it surely will.
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Yayy!!! šš
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Lovely post, equally lovely photographs.
One mention of the white skirt (with the frills) you are wearing in a couple of pics – very dressy and you suits you well. What’s it called? [we guys don’t have the best knowledge of stuff like that]
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So glad you liked the blog. Thank youš
Well the skirt you’re referring to, is actually called a skort (skirt+short) combination.š
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I thought so it was, didn’t know the term, so went with Skirt. Looks good on you. Perfect for the summer!
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Thank you and yes it’s perfect for summers plus it’s white. My favorite. š
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Whites are the best in the season..
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They sure are.
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I’ve heard that it’s a very beautiful place
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It indeed is. I fell in love with the place.If you ever plan a south trip, make sure to visit Ooty , Kerala. These are amazing places.
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I live in Kerala
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Is it? That’s great. I loved Kerala.
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Wow, lovely!!!
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Thank you dear š
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This is amazing! Such lovely pictures. You definitely got me curious about the places you visited! Thank you for sharing š
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So glad you liked them. Thank you for appreciating ^_^
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That’s a great collection of photos and well captioned!! And you were right, 2 days is much too less and you surprisingly able to cover quite a lot of land in those days!! A great collection nonetheless!!
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I know. Because there was so much to cover, we increased our pace and so glad we did it š Thank you for appreciating. Glad you liked them.
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What a beautiful trip! Love all your photos…so beautiful, thank you for sharing! š¤ā¤ļøļø
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Thank you so much Kelly for appreciating. It was indeed a beautiful trip. Travelled a new place again. That post will be up soon too. š
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Oh, such beauty, such wonderful memories! Thank yo so much for sharing….how lucky you are to travel to so many exciting places! Cheers!
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I do try to travel as much as possible because that’s the only way I feel relaxed but again that’s not possible everytime. š Do plan a trip to India some time and I am sure you will love it. š
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It sounds fabulous…would you be my tour guide?āŗļø
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I would love to. Just let me know when and I will be there š
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It’s on my bucket list!!
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Yay!!! š
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what a beautiful adventure. Thank you for sharing.
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So glad you liked it š
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You’re a really pretty girl!
I hope you had fun in Ooty.. ā¤
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That’s so nice of you to say. Thank you so much. I did really have fun in Ooty. Amazing place it is. ā¤
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Such beautiful photos! Great post
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So glad you liked them. Thank youš¤©
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