http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=JASSI+KAUR Travel JASSI KAUR Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=275101&ca=Travel Mandvi beach is the only privately owned beach in India, with the property extending right up to the waterline Two-and-a-half kilometers of beach all to yourself. A waiter from the restaurant trudges across the sand, bearing provender. Long pool-chairs, under a thatch umbrella. The waves gambol in a... Travel JASSI KAUR Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=275103&ca=Travel Yes it’s in the state of Karnataka of India. Nandi Hills has absolutely flat surrounding plains, just outside Bangalore. These are not gently rolling hills, but giant, 2,000-ft granite monolith towering over you that seems to appear from nowhere. The effect is magical. The hills get their name from...