I peered over the edge of the Queen’s Bath, an immaculate, now-empty pool where the ladies of one of India’s great empires once used to bathe. Then my guide, Kumar, pointed outside. “That’s the moat,” ...

Hampi is derived from Pampa, the old name of Tungabhadra River on whose banks the city is built Have you ever wondered if film sites like Sholay really exist? Have you ever found yourself in a place ...

I hadn’t planned on posting to my blog during a three-week vacation in India. Then something so outrageous happened that I simply had to write about it. I had traveled with friends to Hampi, a ...

Hampi feels like a dream. It is quiet, ancient, and full of stories. Everywhere you look, there are ruins, stones, carvings, and massive boulders. The place feels untouched. It feels like time has ...

On the banks of India’s Tungabhadra river, strewn across craggy hills and lush plains dotted with massive granite boulders, lie the remains of grandiose monuments at Hampi. The Vijayanagar kingdom ...

A UNESCO world heritage site, Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagar Empire. It is situated on the banks of river Tungabhadra in Karnataka. The ruins of the palaces in Hampi , the temples and the ...

Hampi stands as one of the most breathtaking historical sites in Indien, a sprawling complex of ancient ruins nestled in the rugged landscape of Hampi. This UNESCO World Heritage Site, known locally ...

My hiking guide, Basava, knew exactly how to play me. The resulting shot: me reclining atop a granite slab jutting out over the lunar landscape, my nonchalance belying the terrifying vertical ...

Hampi is India's largest World Heritage Site thanks to the most beautiful and evocative of all temples and ruins in the Karnataka region. Once the capital of the Vijayanagar kingdom, Hampi is full of ...

On the 3rd of March 2020, 21 restaurants and guest houses in Virupapur Gaddi, or Hampi 'Hippy' Island, were demolished. The destruction came a month after several of the owners, some of whom had lived ...