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Destination Masinagudi

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I love taking a drive on Mysore road and eating at loka ruchi. But on this trip we decided to try a new place in an ugly building - Vasudev’s Adigas. We did'nt regret the choice after a yummy south Indian Breakfast followed by filter coffee. The drive through Bandipur and Mudumalai was eventful with some spotted Deer, langurs, bisons, peacocks by the road side. My destination that day was The Wilds, Northern Hay at Masinagudi. After a bumpy treacherous last 2 kms ride in Alto we reached this home stay. The Wilds is a coffee ware house converted into a couple of rooms. It is in a secluded part of a coffee plantation. This is a place for solitude, reflection, communion with nature or what the heck just lounge around in the verandah and read a film magazine. The only time I ever pick up a film magazine is when I travel on a holiday. It’s interesting that the gossip makes the boring  bus/train/car journey seem shorter and more enjoyable. I had never