Karla Caves near Lonavala
Karla and Bhaja caves are kind of sister caves, as in most tourists visit both of them in a single day as they are less than 10 kms apart. Karla caves are also of...
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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, was on the list of places to visit for more than a year, but somehow the proximity to our house meant that we...
Kaas Plateau – Maharashtra’s Valley of flowers
Updates (Aug 10, 2014) (Older updates moved to end of post) The best time to visit Kaas if you want to see the wild flowers is AFTER the monsoon, sometime around mid-sep. But Kaas...
Bamnoli Village near Satara
This is probably the easiest way to experience the lakes of switzerland, right in Maharashtra! Bamnoli village on the banks of the Shivsagar lake formed due to the Koyna dam is a small community...
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...
Broken Road, Zero Visibility, Gale force winds – Wow!
Chalkewadi is a plateau known for its windmill farms. There are hundreds of huge windmills in this area. You can see details (directions, photos etc) on this other post. We had gone back to...
Trek to Lohagad fort near lonavala
A beautiful fort in a beautiful location, good roads to the base and an easy climb make Lohagad fort one of the more popular destinations to visit close to Pune. But thankfully, it has...
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...
Drive to Lavasa, the hill city
Set over 7 hills, Lavasa calls itself “India’s first planned hill city”. I am sure it will live up to this when the project completes. Lavasa city is in the midst of many mountains...
Thoseghar Waterfalls in Satara during the monsoon
I had been to Thoseghar last weekend (Aug 7/8). The monsoon was still on and it was constantly drizzling. Thoseghar was at its best with the waterfalls in full force. Below are some photos...
