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Lohagad Fort – in heavy rain 8 Aug 2013 | 08:52 am
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 Chowk-Pirangut-P...
Raigad Fort – capital of Shivaji’s kingdom 14 Jul 2013 | 06:18 pm
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. Raigad fort has the gr...
Two monsoon road trips for the weekend 5 Jul 2013 | 10:16 pm
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 says, “Wow! It is raining...
Arthur’s seat view point in Mahabaleshwar 27 Jun 2013 | 12:02 pm
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 fore...
Monsoon 2013: Mini round-trip to Kanifnath Temple 18 Jun 2013 | 10:42 am
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 it is just a few ...
Monsoon Drive to Varandha Ghat 14 Jun 2013 | 02:18 pm
The road through Varandha Ghat is notorious for its bad maintenance and it shows up even more during the monsoon. But, it is this rawness that has kept the entire 50-60 km stretch of the ghat almost i...
Weekend Trip to Diveagar Beach 9 Jun 2013 | 07:12 pm
Diveagar is usually not the first option which is considered when someone from Pune wants to go for a weekend beach trip. Mostly, the first choice (as it is the nearest by road) is Alibaug. But, Aliba...
Mapro Garden in Panchgani 15 May 2013 | 09:58 pm
I have been to Mahabaleshwar many times. On almost every occasion, i would cast a glance at the Mapro Garden restaurant, but would not stop considering the very crowded parking spots. But, the advice ...
Taare Zameen Par, New Era School Panchgani 10 May 2013 | 05:45 pm
If you remember the final scenes of Taare Zameen Par, there is a painting competition held on a mass scale in a school. There are hundreds of kids sitting on an amphitheater. For a very long time, i h...
ISKCON Temple NVCC in Kondhwa 20 Apr 2013 | 10:14 pm
ISKCON is a wealthy organisation and it shows in their new temple recently opened (inaugurated by our president Pranab Mukherjee) in Kondhwa (Earlier got confused with Kothrud!). This one is called NV...
