Thiruvananthapuram To Velankanni

Velankanni - A relaxing pilgrimage.

Post by Winston | Bangalore | Feb 16, 2010

On the way out, I drove from Bangalore to Salem, where I had a day's work to finish, and spent the night at the Windsor Castle Hotel in Salem. Good Value for money. Next day, I drove from Salem to Karur, branched off to Trichy. The Karur-Trichy road is not good. Drove from Trichy to Nagapattinam, and then on to Velankanni. On the way back, I took a different route, just for fun. Velankanni - Nagapattinam - Cuddalore - Pondicherry - Tindivanam - Vandavasi - Kancheepuram - Vellore - Krishnagiri - Bangalore

The visit to the holiest shrine of Our Lady.

Post by Patrick thomas

From Chennai, always take the East Coast road also know as ECR route. Here is the advantage is of a smooth and safe drive by bus on the the very long stretch of coastal view. You can see the sea almost upto Pondicherry. The bus stops at a a terminal where the food is pretty okay. Travel warning is that take care of your belongings in the bus, don't leave it unattended and don't eat any food items offered by your co passenger no matter how harmless he or she looks. Wear minimum gold jewellery and carry your wallet in your front pocket and women should carry their purses in a their handbags.