Weekend Getaway: Ganpatipule
A 300kms drive from Pune, are the virgin beaches of Ganpatipule. Along with nearby attractions, it makes the perfect getaway for the weekend.
Category Archives: Travel
God's Own Country Beckons
Leave the winter chill behind and take off to the southern paradise of Kerala - amidst the sun, the sand and other facets, unexplored.
An Indian Road Trip in the 1980s. It's Been a Long Way Since!
I recently made a long road trip from Pune to Goa, a distance of nearly 500 km (320 miles) in around 7 hours. The scenic route has a combination of nice 4 laned highways and beautiful winding mountain roads that descend down to the sea coast. The average highway speeds were comparable with the US [...]
Padharosa Jodhpur: Part II
The most intriguing asset of Jodhpur is its traditional and extra ordinary architecture. Be it the forts and palaces, the plush hotel and resorts or the houses, every building is made with stone and mud, unlike the usual brick and mortar. As a consequence, the city glows a radiant golden as the color of the [...]
Padharosa Jodhpur: Part I
Amidst the stringent eyes of the Border Security Force, the Indian Air force and a fleet of camels to transport you, this city spells royalty and welcomes you with warm smiles, open hearts, folded hands, bowed heads, and the smell of mirchi badas and pyaaz kachori’s being cooked at every nook and corner. That’s how [...]
The Dehra I Knew
Greenest of the green and the bluest of the blue, juxtaposed with marvelously sprawling fields and freshly washed morning dew, this was the ‘Dehra’ I knew, the place where I grew up having maggi in stalls which seemed to be sliding towards the great gorge and indulging in gossip, sitting on mango and lichi trees. [...]
Pina Colada and a Hammock.
Summer is a time to be vacationing and mostly people prefer beaches and tropical sand for their favorite holiday destination. May it be the Asian beaches of Bali or the American Hawaii all one needs is a glass of Pina Colada and the hammock. But the biggest problem that one feels is the crowd. Almost [...]
Yo China!
"From a forest of a thousand jade-green leaves, with golden scissors, cut a flowering stem. Carrying the fragrance, the breeze wafts through the greenness. Tranquil shadows play across the window. Resolutely wavering, the frosty hues, Fresh and graceful, flowers open to the sun. Such scent and beauty were[...]
