Ghorwadeshwar cave temple
A lazy Sunday afternoon in winter. With Vidhya and Akshara out of Pune for 2 weekends, i had planned on a few short road trips. One of them was a visit to the Ghorwadeshwar...
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The year 2011, in travel
While 2010 new year weekend had a disastrous start with a miscalculated and unsuccessful trip to Raigad fort and the Pune zoo the following day, 2011 new year weekend was exactly the opposite. We...
Bryan Adams concert in Amanora, Pune on 11th Feb
Are you going to the Bryan Adams Concert? I had been to one of his shows in Cyprus few years back and it was amazing. If you still haven’t got your tickets, here are...
Kanifnath temple near Saswad
A short drive (30 kms) away from the city brings you to a temple on top of a small hillock. A short drive, a good ghat section and something unique in this temple make...
Pune International Marathon Route Map
If you are in Pune on December 5th (Sunday), make sure to go and see the Pune international marathon. Also, a good opportunity for photographers in town! Click on the map below to see...
Diwali Celebrations in Magarpatta City, Pune
Magarpatta City celebrates Diwali every year by lighting candles all along the inner circle and also by having a fireworks display. The fireworks display is very good and lasts for around 15 minutes. Today...
Kasturba Gandhi Memorial at Aga Khan Palace
The Aga Khan palace, also known as the Gandhi National Memorial, Â was on the list of places to visit for more than a year, but somehow the proximity to our house meant that we...
Google sees everything in your neighbourhood!
Click here to see a bigger version No wonder i saw a party being held in the narrow lanes next to our apartment. The neighbourhood Istriwala (the guy who irons/presses your clothes) just realised...
Bhuleshwar temple during the monsoons
The advantage of being in a place where there are distinctly different seasons is that you can keep going to the same place at different times and see totally different sights. This is the...
Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park – Pune Zoo and Katraj Snake Park
UPDATE: This post is from the trip to the zoo on 1st Jan 2010. I heard that things are much better now. I am planning to visit again soon. Will update the post with...
Golfway – Glow in the Dark – mini golf course in Pune
In spite of this mini golf place being open for more than a year, not many knew about it, at least amongst my colleagues and friends. No, the low awareness doesn’t mean that this...
Chokhi Dhani – traditional rajasthani village experience
Rajasthan is considered by many to be a remote state somewhere in the western part of India. The management of Chokhi Dhani wanted to ensure that this element about Rajasthan is not missed, so...
