Wanderlust - vizag

Vizag is a breather. Its a break from the-Goa-coastal scene and way cooler (in temperature) than the Chennai-Pondy ones. And its much much more “do-your-own-thing” type. If you want to drive across the coast, do that on RK Beach road. RK Beach road offers one the idyllic shore. Not too many people, not too many touts, not too many dogs, not too much litter. But you won't find “VOOHOO PARTY!” type people. You'll find a resiliant rock to sit on, and watch the waves in some peace. The RK Road is full of bright stores, lights, ice-cream and corn gaadis, and statues of famous people. You can also go into the submarine museum there. Vizag has some famous restaurants – one being Dasmallah, which is close to the beach. Apart from that, the town is so-typically-a-typical-town with theatres, narrow streets and honking autos, some fancy clothing stores and a couple of eateries. Vizag snuggles all nicely between the sea and hills. Wander off into the “Simhachalam” “Annavaram” “Kailashgiri” hills near by – where it is incredibly scenic and not very toursity (again). Where Simhachalam and Annavaram are also piligrimages, Kailaishgiri is a “hill-hang-out” for tourists and locals, with “parks”. You can see the vizag coast line, beautifully marginning the city from there. If you are around vizag, try to make it to Araku-valley near-by. We'll write you a separate note on that. Go to Vizag for that “breather” you need, go with a book to read, go there because its such a simple beautiful coastal India city without too much-ado.