Ancient stepwell Baramotichi Vihir in Limb, Satara
It was a typical summer weekend. Our last trip out of Pune, to Sangameshwar temple, was in February and it seemed ages ago. We just wanted to go to some place. So, i started...
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Introducing “The Maha Map”
Some of us just cannot make any sense out of statements like “Go towards Paud, then turn west and go for 50 kms”, because our internal compass is just not tuned for such commands...
Introducing the weekend planner
Now you don’t have to break your head in deciding where to go for the weekend. Rather than read through dozens of posts and pages, all you have to do is to choose the...
Sangameshwar Temple near Sasvad
Sangameshwar temple near to sasvad, at the confluence of the Karha and the Chamli rivers, is believed to have been built sometime around the 7th-10th century during the Yadava reign. The temple retains the...
Birla Ganapati and Shirgaon Sai Baba Temple
I visited the Mangal Murti Morya Ganpati Temple (also known as Birla Ganpati) and the Sai baba temple at Shirgaon along with the visit to the Ghorwadeshwar Caves. If you are feeling deeply religious,...
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...
Places to see in Sindhudurg
While Mumbai is identified as the city abuzz with a thriving nightlife and a constant accelerated life due to heavy commuting, not far from the buzz is a peaceful respite – an islet in...
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...
New Year Weekend Trip to Daman
If you are looking for a good weekend trip out of Mumbai/Pune, Daman is a nice option. It has a bit of everything – a clean (and calm) beach, hangout place for families, free...
Ramdara temple near Loni Kalbhor village
If you have an hour or two to spare and want to go for a short drive, then a visit to Ramdara temple would fit perfectly. We were at the newly opened Kumar Pacific...
The Pradakshina Marg around Harihareshwar Temple
Harihareshwar, also known as Devghar (House of God) or Dakshin Kashi (Kasi of South India), is a small temple town on the Konkan coast. It is not only a popular pilgrimage destination, but also...
Karde beach near Dapoli on the Konkan coast
Sometime last year, after immersing the Ganesha idol (post Ganesh Chaturthi) Â into some dirty makeshift water tank in Magapartta, i decided that the following year, i would immerse the idol only into the sea....