Monsoon Drive to Varandha Ghat
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...
drive / monsoon / nature / view point / waterfall
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Jun 14, 2013 · Last modified Jul 5, 2016
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...
beach / konkan / nature / travel
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Jun 9, 2013 · Last modified Jan 6, 2017
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...
drive / mahabaleshwar / nature / panchgani / wai
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published May 15, 2013 · Last modified Aug 28, 2014
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...
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Feb 17, 2013 · Last modified Jun 26, 2015
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...
beach / drive / fort / heritage / konkan / lonavala / nature / pune city / summary / temple / trek / view point / walk / waterfall
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Jan 2, 2012 · Last modified Oct 2, 2014
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...
drive / nature / temple / tradition
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Sep 6, 2011 · Last modified Jul 5, 2016
A heavenly place for both the young and the aged alike. While the young go about enjoying the scenery, the aged can relax in the serenity of the temple. It is not often that...
drive / nature / view point / waterfall
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Aug 30, 2011 · Last modified Jun 13, 2016
Tamhini Ghat is the name which most people recollect if you were to ask for the best place to drive through for watching waterfalls during the monsoon. But this is mostly because of the...
bushi dam / drive / fort / lonavala / nature / trek / walk
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Jul 29, 2011 · Last modified Jul 24, 2016
This is a great place to go for a one day trip from either Mumbai or Pune due to the following reasons The Location: A plateau with unhindered views on all sides with a...
bushi dam / drive / lonavala / nature / view point
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Jul 25, 2011 · Last modified Oct 2, 2014
In these parts of India, any conical peak would, for sure make an appearance in some mythological story or the other, of having some significance related to the Shivling. This peak, close to the...
cave / lonavala / nature / walk
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Feb 18, 2011 · Last modified Oct 2, 2014
Bedse caves would complete the trio of Buddhist caves around Lonavala and Kamshet along with Karla Caves and Bhaja caves. But the bedse caves relatively lesser known to the touristy crowd and gets much...
entertainment / nature / water
by Rajaram Sethuraman · Published Feb 10, 2011 · Last modified Oct 2, 2014
We had been to the adventure plus resort last monsoon as part of our team event. We went on a 2-day package with an overnight stay. Along with a colleague, i went on a...
Spent a great weekend on the konkan coast covering Murud, Kashid and Akshi. We got up early just to catch the sunrise from the Murud beach. Sunrise, while on the western coast, is great...