Four places near Pune to visit this December
The winter is on. The temperature is low and the mornings are misty. This is a great time to visit places which are usually not on the radar during the monsoons. Here are 5...
Places near Pune and Mumbai
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Weekend Winter Trip to Diveagar Beach
Winter is actually a good time to visit the Konkan beaches. So, off we went for the third year in a row to Diveagar, this time on the Diwali weekend. We stayed at the...
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Raigad Fort – capital of Shivaji’s kingdom
Had director Shankar seen the Raigad Fort, i don’t think that there would have been any reason for him to go all the way to Machu Picchu to shoot the Kilimanjaro song for Robot....
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Bird watching at Bhigwan – famous for flamingos
Bhigwan is a small town around 100 kms away from Pune and is also referred to as the “Bharatpur of Maharashtra”, as it becomes a hotbed of migratory birds during the winter. Bhigwan is...
Ganpati Mandal Photo Walk
It is that time of the year when the city comes alive in festive fervour. It is Ganesh Chaturthi. Lord Ganesha becomes the palette for the innovative creations of the hundreds of Mitra Mandals...
A white-road trip to Delawadi Khandoba temple
We were making plans for a Sunday trip. This is how the discussion went: Let’s go to a temple we haven’t been to before. Let’s go along a river as it would be full...
Road Trip to Madhe Ghat Waterfall
A visit to Madhe Ghat was on the plans for quite some time. In fact, the first time when i heard about Madhe Ghat was when i saw an article saying that a new...
Kodit Mhaskoba Temple near Saswad
One day, i got an email from a 70-yr old follower of my blog recommending this temple. He also sent me an article in Maharastra Times about the temple. It was in Marati and...
Pune Bazaar Walk
As part of the Pune Heritage festival which happened recently, i participated in the Pune Bazaar walk. There were many other such interesting walks, but they were spread over the week including weekdays which...
The year 2013, in travel
When i planned to write about the trips of 2013, i felt that we hadn’t travelled much in the last year and it would not make an interesting post. But, once i started collecting...
Adventure at seasons mall in Magarpatta
The seasons mall has been a boon for those living in Magarpatta City. But, this “boon”, it seems is not only for shopping needs. Seasons started off with a small gaming zone and a...
Parvati Hill Temple – the highest point of Pune City
A visit to Parvati was always getting postponed under the excuse, “It is inside the city, we can always go some other time”. But then, this situation continued for more than 3 years. Finally,...
Lohagad Fort – in heavy rain
This post is a photologue from my recent “very rainy” trip to Lohagad. If you want details of the route/roads, head over to my original post on Lohagad fort here. We took the Chandni...
Two monsoon road trips for the weekend
The monsoon has begun. If you are the kind who says, “Oh, No! It is raining”, switch on the TV and watch a grandmother fight with her daughter-in-law. If you are the kind who...
Arthur’s seat view point in Mahabaleshwar
Though Arthur’s seat view point is quite far from the Mahabaleshwar town centre, it is one of the most popular view points for its dramatic “grand canyon” like views. The drive is through heavily...
Monsoon 2013: Mini round-trip to Kanifnath Temple
It was a lazy Sunday and it was raining. So, an impromptu plan was made for a small round-trip. Bopdev Ghat can be considered as probably the closest ghat section to proper city, as...
