Ladakh Odyssey – Part 2 of 4
4th Aug (Manali – Keylong) We started from Manali @ 7 AM in rain and fog as we didn’t have much choice. Entire stretch…
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Ladakh Odyssey – Part 1 of 4
This series is about my bike trip to Ladakh & Nubra Valley in year 2006. Its long time since I did this trip but…
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Around Pune – Bhuleshwar, Narayanpur and Baneshwar
Legend says that it was done like this so that temple is not destroyed by invaders. However, the carvings inside are stupendous and comparable to one finds in Ajanta and Ellora but alas many of them are broken. There are depictions of scenes from Ramayan and Mahabharata on either side of temple like “Sita-haran”, “Bharat-Milap” etc.
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Koyna and Konkan
During 15th Aug weekend, we planned a trip to Koyna region. Koyna is a region nestled in the Sahaydri mountains (western ghats) of Maharashtra…
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Vaishno Devi trip from Pune
A trip to Vaishno Devi was long overdue which we decided to perform in end of April 2010. April is hot and schools being…
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Portland, Columbia River Gorge
During those recession times, just two days before Obama taking oath as 44th president of USA, I landed into USA in Bellevue, Washington state…
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Lakes, Dams & Hills around Pune
This Sunday we ventured out for the first time during this monsoon season for a round trip of lakes, dams & hills around Pune….
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Coffee, Hills, Foliage and Beaches – Part 4
Next morning we woke up really early and started for Palolem beach in Goa. The Goa border is some 20 km from Karwar and…
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Coffee, Hills, Foliage and Beaches – Part 3
Now we headed to Udupi via Balehonnur, Sringeri and Agumbe. The lush-green views refused to subside and we were continuously treated with great views…
Read MoreMumbai and “Deccan Queen”
On this saturday our railfan group from Pune decided to visit an exhibition in Mumbai which was display of portraits of different characters found…
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“Solace” find in KG Basin
This travelogue was written by me sometime back immediately after the trip when I was in Hyderabad so it may sound like recent and…
Read MoreLadakh Nostalgia
Dear Friends, This is my first post here and hope you enjoy as much I enjoyed writing it. I remember I started on 30th…
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