Travel Tales
Lonar Crater Lake is one unique spot that intrigues even the NASA Scientists. I had been planning a visit to Lonar Lake since some time but the plans kept clashing with something else always. A trip finally materialized recently. Located in Buldhana district of Maharashtra near Aurangabad, the 1.8 km diameter Lonar crater was…
Continue reading ➞ Amazing Facts Of Lonar Crater Lake That Intrigues Scientists
What do you do when you travel to a destination with miles of sugarcane fields flanking the road and the horizon is dotted with gigantic windmills? The first thing I wanted was to drink fresh 'Ganne ka Ras' or cold pressed sugarcane juice, a childhood indulgence. My secret desire was granted at Jackson Inns, Phaltan…
Continue reading ➞ Amidst Sun And Sugarcane: Serenity At Jackson Inn, Phaltan
“What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not foolin’ a soul.” Neil Gaiman-American Gods I wonder what American Gods author, would say if he heard about 'Bhillar'. Tucked away in the folds of idyllic Western…
It is that time of year again, when the love-struck couples make a beeline to Matheran, the cozy and tiniest hill station in India. Located in Western Ghats of Raigad district in Maharashtra, Matheran, a quaint little town, the name of which literally means “forest on forehead of the mountain”, is Asia’s only automobile free…
I have never been keen on getting wet in the rain...so much so that when a few years ago, darling husband had very romantically suggested a motorbike ride to Lonavala in thick of monsoon I had, with an equal ardour, convinced him to cozy up at home instead of getting wet and cold in the rain! But a few…
Continue reading ➞ Romancing The Rain: A Trek To Bhimashankar
I guess I took this quote literally this year... Yes we travelled and travelled a lot with as many as ten different trips sprinkled over the year. The year began with a bang with a para-gliding event within the city of Barmer to increase awareness about adventure sports. Having the advantage of acquaintance with the staff conducting the…
Continue reading ➞ 10 Trips in Twelve Months: 2015, A Year of Travel
A light drizzle that continued from late morning till early evening brought the pre monsoons in Pune. "Ata bagha Tamhini Ghata che thaat"(Now see the beauty of Tamhini Ghat) announced the Marathi newspaper soon after the pre-monsoon showers came thundering down on the parched soil and justified our on the spur decision of driving along Tamhini Ghat.…
