tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14234341659738391312024-03-04T21:08:06.486-08:00Travelogues..onaiza & Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01621783423074116232noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-16920530221647107792012-08-29T23:11:00.005-07:002014-10-26T23:29:02.482-07:00Panchgani Hotels<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Being the favorite hill station of the rich and elite from Mumbai and Pune, Panchgani has many bungalows and luxury hotels offering good amenities to cater to the needs of the tourists to Panchgani.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A mid range hotel Sai Palace is on the Panchgani - Mahabaleshwar road between Panchgani and Parsi point. Sai Palace has a guilding with family rooms and a restaurant and valley view cottages behind the main building. Sai Palace has budget rooms also.</span></div>
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<span class="ws9">A hotel of the <a href="http://www.reliabledeveloperspanchgani.com/" target="_blank">Reliable Group</a><a href="http://www.reliabledeveloperspanchgani.com/" target="_blank"> Panchgani</a> Umbrella inn is a midsize resort </span><span class="ws9" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">built in a </span><span class="ws9" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">distinct Victorian style, is an off beat resort ideal for groups and family get togethers with a farm house feel to it. Located in Bhilar this about a kilometer off the main Panchgani Mahabaleshwar route.</span></div>
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<span class="ws9">Belscot is another property of Reliable Group in Panchgani. An individual well furnished bungalow near the Anjuman Islam school on the Panchgani Mahabaleshwar route Belscot is a great place to stay if you are on a family trip to Panchgani.</span></div>
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One of the <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panchgani-hotels.html" target="_blank">resorts in Panchgani</a> which caters only to groups Green gables is an adventure resort in Khingar a secluded area in Panchgani. With dormitories of different sizes this resort is ideal for school and college picnics too.</div>
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Green Gables also rents out its lawns for arranging weddings and receptions.</div>
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<a href="http://www.animishpanchgani.com/" target="_blank"><b>Animish </b></a></div>
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Animish is one of the most popular <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panchgani-hotels.html" target="_blank">bungalows on rent in Panchgani</a>. Located in a very secluded spot off the Panchgani - Mahabaleshwar route near the Anjuman islan school this bungalow is very weel designed for gamilies with spacious rooms and also a basement. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">One of the newest additions to hotels in Panchgani Hirabaug is located atop a hillock in Bhilar. With a great view of the valleys Hira Baug is probably the hotel with the best view in Panchgani. With well furnished spacious rooms and open spaces Hira Baug is a good retreat to enjoy a holiday in Panchgani.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.babasinn.com/" target="_blank"><b>Baba Inn</b> </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">the most luxurious amongst <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panchgani-hotels.html" target="_blank">bungalows in Panchgani</a> on the Panchgani - Mahabaleshwar route just by the road over looking the hills of Bhilar Baba Inn is a great place to arrange your stay in Panchgani. You have the option of renting the entire bungalow or a single room in Baba Inn.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.wonderwoodspanchgani.com/" target="_blank"><b>Wonder Woods </b></a></div>
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One of the best <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panchgani-hotels.html" target="_blank">resorts in Panchgani</a> with cottages and tree houses placed around a heritage bungalow wonder woods is a great place for families. With a honeymoon suit, a family room and a couple room in the bungalow and concept rooms around the bungalow atop trees and tents there is a lot of thought that has gone in making this resort.</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.omshantiparagliding.com/" target="_blank">Paragliding in Panchgani </a></b></div>
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Om Shanti Paragliding is an authorized paragliding operators in Panchgani. They also conduct training in paragliding apart from tandem flights. Om Shanti is partners of puneritraveller.com for <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panchgani.html" target="_blank">paragliding in Panchgani</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hope these reviews are helpful in making your decision when choosing your hotel to stay in <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panchgani.html" target="_blank">Panchgani.</a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> If you want to review any </span><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panchgani-hotels.html" target="_blank">hotels in Panchgani</a> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">please write to puneritraveller@gmail.com </span><span class="ws9"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/diveagar.html" target="_blank">Diveagar</a> along with <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/shrivardhan.html" target="_blank">Shrivardhan</a> and <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/harihareshwar.html" target="_blank">Harihareshwar</a> is one of the destinations around Mumbai and Pune at the perfect distance for a quick get away, its neither too close nor too far! With <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/murud-alibaug.html" target="_blank">Murud Janjira</a> also just a ferry ride away from Dighi; 15 kms from Diveagar, its not surprising that this region has been frequented by tourists from Mumbai and Pune.</span></div>
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There are many resorts and <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/diveagar-hotels.html" target="_blank">hotels in Diveagar</a> and after MTDC introduced the bed and breakfast scheme, almost all the houses here offer accommodation or food to the tourists. Living in a <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/diveagar-hotels.html" target="_blank">homestay in Diveagar</a> also adds to the flavor of the holiday with a new experience although they might not be able to offer all the amenities that you would find in <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/diveagar-hotels.html" target="_blank">Diveagar hotels</a>.</div>
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One of the bigger <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/diveagar-hotels.html" target="_blank">resorts in Diveagar</a>, Pearl resort is spread over a large 3 acre campus. <span class="ws9">With </span><span class="ws9">26 rooms which include</span><span class="ws9"></span><span class="ws9"> </span><span class="ws9">luxury suits, deluxe rooms and family cottages </span><span class="ws9">along with </span><span class="ws9">open spaces & kids play area </span><span class="ws9">and ample parking space within the campus Pearl Resort is an ideal accommodation option for families.</span></div>
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<span class="ws9"><b><a href="http://www.jayganeshdiveagar.com/" target="_blank">MH 12</a></b></span></div>
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MH 12 is amongst the mid range <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/diveagar-hotels.html" target="_blank">hotels in Diveagar</a> with 12 rooms, hence the name MH 12!! They also have <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/shrivardhan-hotels.html" target="_blank">hotels in Shrivardhan</a> and <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/harihareshwar-hotels.html" target="_blank">Harihareshwar</a>. With AC and non AC rooms and an inhouse restaurant which in fact serves quite good food MH 12 is located at a walking distance from the Diveagar beach.</div>
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Abhijeet Guest House at 5 minutes walking distance from the beach is just the perfect place to stay if you are looking for a <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/diveagar-hotels.html" target="_blank">budget accommodation in Diveagar</a> for a group or a large family. They have rooms on the ground floor as well as the first floor including a AC double bedroom on the first floor. They do not serve lunch or dinner.</div>
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Atharva Nivas is located near the famous Diveagar temple from where the golden mask of Ganpati was unfortunately stolen recently. Atharva Nivas is ideal for groups with large dormitories. This <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/diveagar-hotels.html" target="_blank">MTDC approved facility in Diveagar</a> also has double bedrooms for families. Atharva Nivas serves nly breakfast and tea however on prior order lunch and dinner also is arranged.</div>
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Om Holiday Home is a small <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/diveagar-hotels.html" target="_blank">guest house in Diveagar</a> with four spacious rooms with attached toilets. With four double bedrooms where additional beds can be laid out if necessary this Om Holiday Home serves home made food.<span class="ws9"> You can also enjoy</span><span class="ws9" style="color: black;"> delicious home made veg and non veg traditional delicacies</span><span class="ws9" style="color: black;"> like 'modak' 'ghavan chatni' and 'amboli chatni' here.</span></div>
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Jai Malhar Nivas is a homestay in Diveagar with spacious rooms and a homely ambiance. <span class="ws9">Located very near the 'Roop Narayan' temple and less than 5 minutes walk away from the </span><span class="ws9"><a class="style3" href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/diveagar.html" title="">Diveagar beach</a> Jai Malhar Nivas is a good option if you want a home stay experience in Diveagar. Jai Malhar Nivas serves home made food.</span></div>
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Mathura holiday home is located slightly away from the beach near Anand Yatri holiday home. Its almost 10 minutes walk from the beach. Although the distance might be a deterrent the amazingly delicious pure veg food this <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/diveagar-hotels.html" target="_blank">homestay in Diveagar</a> serves augurs well and makes up for it, after all catering is their primary business!</div>
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If you are looking for a real <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/diveagar-hotels.html" target="_blank">homestay experience in Diveagar</a> this is the place that you need to go to. With a very homely ambiance Ameya Guest House has almost everything like a regular home in Diveagar set in a spacious 'wadi'. Ameya Guest house also serves delicious home made food. Do not expect anything that you might find in regular hotels in Diveagar!</div>
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<a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/tarkarli.html" target="_blank">Tarkarli</a> the celebrated destination of M.T.D.C in <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/malvan.html" target="_blank">Malvan</a> taluka of the southern Konkan district of Sindhudurg is everything a traveler looks forward to. A beach destination unique in its own rights Tarkarli, Malvan and Devbaug is the only stretch of Konkan beaches where one could experience snorkeling and <a href="http://www.shamikascubaadventures.com/" target="_blank">s.c.u.b.a diving in Maharashtra</a>. M.T.D.C has its resorts in Tarkarli however it is quite insufficient to cater to the sheer volume of visitors to this beautiful beach destination.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Notwithstanding the number of <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/tarkarli-hotels.html" target="_blank">Tarkarli hotels</a> and <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/tarkarli-hotels.html" target="_blank">resorts in Tarkarli</a>, many home stays also have come up in Tarkarli offering good accommodation option and what makes it an appealing is the food that they serve made in the authentic malvani culinary style!</span></div>
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Located right by the beach Manorama niwas has three separate cottages with with w and three rooms. Set in a spacious campus this 'home stay' type resort in <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/tarkarli.html" target="_blank">Tarkarli</a> has a good view of the sea and also a direct access to the beach. Manorama Niwas is located between Tarkarli MTDC abd the 'varcha' Tarkarli.</div>
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<span class="ws9">Excellent as reviewed by the 'Tripadvisor' users Siddhivinayak beach resort enjoys one of the best locations in Devbaug Tarkarli. Located right by the beach this resort has cottage rooms, family rooms and dormitories. Siddhivinayak beach resort is famous for the sea food it serves. They also run a water sports facility - Sapna water Sports and boating in the Tsunami island.</span></div>
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<b>Shripad Beach Resort</b></div>
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Shripad beach resort is located between Tarkarli and Devbaug sangam. This beach resort also enjoys a splendid location right next to the beach. Shripad beach resort has five cottage rooms and has dining area between the cottages. Although slightly cramped the vast expanse of the beach right in front of the cottages more than make up for the lack of room within the campus!</div>
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A small intimate resort with just two rooms right on the beach this <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/tarkarli-hotels.html" target="_blank">beach resort in Tarkarli</a> is reputed for the dedicated service they offer.</div>
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<b>Tian Beach Resort </b></div>
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Located in Chivla beach Tian beach resort is one of the few resorts in <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/malvan.html" target="_blank">Malvan</a> which has a multi cuisine restaurant. With rooms built in typical 'Goan budget resorts' style, with a beautiful location, famed as the most beautiful cove in Malvan to enjoy a sunset, Tian beach resort is one of the best amongst <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/malvan-hotels.html" target="_blank">Malvan Hotels</a> to arrange your stay in Malvan.</div>
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Nestled in a secluded spot right by the beach near Devbaug Sangam Gods Garden beach resort enjoys the best location amongst hotels in Devbaug. God's garden has two separate cottages with 5 cottage rooms in all. God's garden also has boats and water sorts facilities in Tsunami islands.</div>
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<span class="ws9">A home stay kinda resort in Devbaug Gananayak resort is again famous for the delicious Malvani cuisines it dishes out. A small resort with just 2 A/C and a non room</span><b> </b><span class="ws9">Gananayak resort </span>is at walking distance from the beach. If you are a large family or a group <span class="ws9">Gananayak resort would be just the perfect place to stay in as you can rent the entire place for yourselves!!</span></div>
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Om Shiv Shakti Nivas is a <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/tarkarli-hotels.html" target="_blank">home stay in Tarkarli</a>. Only familes are allowed in this home stay. One of the few places in Tarkarli which serves only pure veg food Om Shiv Shakti Nivas is the place to stay in if you want to enjoy authentic malvani vegetarian cuisines.</div>
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Kubal home stay is a bungalow located between Malvan and <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/tarkarli.html" target="_blank">Tarkarli</a>. Located at a 5 minutes distance from the beach Kubal Home Stay is an economic stay option in Tarkarli and is ideally located to explore both Malvan and Tarkarli. Kubal Home Stay also has a small kitchen and also serves food on prior order.</div>
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Recommended economy hotel for large families and groups amongst <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/tarkarli-hotels.html" target="_blank">Tarkarli Hotels</a> - Click here to visit the website of this <a href="http://www.kubalhomestay.com/" target="_blank">Tarkarli Hotel</a> </div>
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With many beaches one after the other, each of which is a destination in itself, Alibaug is one of the first <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/beaches.html" target="_blank">konkan beaches</a> to have star rated hotels. In this blog we will try to review the mid range hotels and home stays in Alibaug.</div>
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Located right on the beach on the shores of <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/kihim.html" target="_blank">Kihim</a> this M.T.D.C approved facility scores over the other <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/alibaug-hotels.html" target="_blank">hotels in Alibaug</a> on account of its location. Sai Savali offers a unpretentious homely ambiance just perfect to relax away from the city. <span class="ws9">Sai Savali has six well furnished rooms with a large dining area by the beach</span> </div>
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<span class="ws9">Located in Agarsure 2 kilometers from Kihim Yellow House is famous for the non - veg food it dishes out in the traditional kokani culinary style. </span><span class="ws9">Yellow House has A/C Deluxe, non
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Recommended hotel for groups amongst <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/alibaug-hotels.html" target="_blank">Alibaug Hotels</a> - Click here to visit the website of this <a href="http://www.yellowhousealibag.com/" target="_blank">Alibaug Hotel</a></div>
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<span class="ws9">Prasanna has three accommodation options, a bungalow - Anusheel, ideal for a large family, Ahaar with economic rooms for groups and cottages and A/C & non A/C rooms along with the lunch home.</span></div>
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<span class="ws9">Prasanna lunch home is reputed to serve the best non-veg food in <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/kihim.html" target="_blank">Kihim</a></span></div>
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<span class="ws9">With A/C rooms for couples and large spacious rooms for families Sagar darshan is one of the hotels in Kihim that is located very close to the beach. </span></div>
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<span class="ws9"><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/nagaon.html" target="_blank">Nagaon</a> is one of the most romantic beaches in Alibaug with a vast expanse of the <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/nagaon.html" target="_blank">Nagaon beach</a> lined
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<span class="ws9">Set in a sprawling four acre campus, </span><span class="ws9">Green Wood Cottages </span><span class="ws9">two cottages with spacious rooms and six rooms in all, four in one cottage and 2 in another.</span></div>
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<span class="ws9">Green Wood Cottages is run by a Keralite family and is one of the few places in Alibaug where you could savor authentic south indian cuisines </span></div>
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<span class="ws9">Located close to the Nagaon beach Rukmini cottage has </span><span class="ws9">4 tastefully furnished duplex rooms </span><span class="ws9">rooms with </span><span class="ws9">double beds and extra beds to accommodate groups Rukmini cottage is a great place for groups to enjoy a holiday in Nagaon.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/ganpatipule.html" target="_blank">Ganpatipule</a> the famed beach holiday spot has been a prime beach destination in Maharashtra ever since M.T.D.C set up their beach resort right in front of the Swambhu Ganpati temple also called the paschim dwar devta.</div>
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Slowly but steadily private investors got into the tourism sector here and many <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/ganpatipule-hotels.html" target="_blank">hotels in Ganpatipule</a> have come up with good amenities to cater to the increasing need of the tourists visiting Ganpatipule.</div>
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A set of five identical bungalows Atharva Residency is located in Malgund almost equidistant from the malgund beach and the Ganpatipule beach. Unlike <a class="style3" href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/ganpatipule.html" title="">Hotels in Ganpatipule</a>, Atharva Residency has a homely ambiance and is perfect for families. Entire bungalow or independent rooms can be rented out in Atharva Residency<br />
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They are also manufacturers of mango pulp 'RIL' and if you want to get fome great Ratnagiri alphonso mango pulp you can buy it here.<br />
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<b>Shri Swayambhu Lodge </b><br />
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<span class="ws9" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A clean MTDC Approved facility Shri Swayambhu Lodge is a budget accommodation option in Ganpatipule. Located on top of the slope leading to the Ganpatipule temple few rooms of this lodge also enjoys great view of the ocean.</span> They also have a horse in case you want to go horse riding!<br />
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<b>Atharva Lodge </b><br />
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Atharva lodge is a bungalow converted into a<span class="ws9" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">n</span><span class="ws9" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> economic lodge very close to the Ganpatipule temple. Located about 10 minutes walk from the temple Atharva lodge has 11 rooms and can accommodate about 50 people comfortably. few of the rooms are also fitted with a/c.</span><br />
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sanguine environ. There are rustic </span><span class="ws9">A/C and non A/C cottages, tree houses and outdoor tents</span><span class="ws9"> to enjoy a fun filled vacation staying in touch with nature yet without compromising a comfortable stay. </span><span class="ws9" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Atithi Parinay is a family resort and </span><span class="ws9" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Alcohol and non-veg food is not allowed</b></span><span class="ws9" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> within the premises.</span><br />
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jungles of Konkan.</span><span class="ws9" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Onest Home Stay has a</span><span class="ws9" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">/c & non a/c rooms and individual cottages.</span><br />
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vagabond..http://www.blogger.com/profile/01419784437212189920noreply@blogger.com1Arrey Warrey Rd, Ganpati Pule, Maharashtra, India17.1488663 73.272694617.1336933 73.2529536 17.164039300000002 73.29243559999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-88067705139665946552012-08-19T01:26:00.000-07:002012-08-19T01:26:19.209-07:00Harihareshwar Hotels<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Puneritraveller.com has reviewed a few <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/harihareshwar-hotels.html" target="_blank">hotels in Harihareshwar</a> and also have included a few in <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/harihareshwar-hotels.html" target="_blank">Harihareshwar Hotels</a> page of the Harihareshwar page under the beaches section of the website.. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The Nest</span></b><br />
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<span class="ws9" style="color: #46172f; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The Nest is a mid-sized resort with </span><span class="ws9" style="color: #46172f; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">eight separate cottages</span><span class="ws9" style="color: #46172f; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> built in a rustic style</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span>. Located very close to the Harihareshwar temple and the Harihareshwar beach near M.T.D.C this is a good place to stay especially if you are visiting Harihareshwar in a group.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.saibaharihareshwar.com/images/harihareshwar-hotels-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="http://www.saibaharihareshwar.com/images/harihareshwar-hotels-21.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">One of the first hotels in Harihareshwar, rather amongst the first ones to offer accommodation in Harihareshwar under the bed and breakfast scheme Saiba is located very close to the Harihareshwar bus stand. Saiba has four spacious bedrooms with attached toilets (Indian). This Homestay in Harihareshwar has a swimming pool (rather a water tank) for kids to splash around!!</span><br />
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spacious 'wadi' with attached and non attached rooms and also a
dormitory Shrama Safalya is a place meant only for families. Shrama Safalya serves only pure veg
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/harihareshwar-hotels.html" target="_blank">Harihareshwar Hotels</a> recommended for best home stay experience - Click here to visit the website of this <a href="http://www.shramasafalya.com/" target="_blank">Harihareshwar hotel</a>.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Green Gate </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Green Gate is amongst the newest additions to the <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/harihareshwar-hotels.html" target="_blank">resorts in Harihareshwar</a>. Arguably the most well maintained amongst <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/harihareshwar-hotels.html" target="_blank">Harihareshwar resorts</a> Green Gate is an initiative by Dr Dayalal Jain. Green Gate serves only pure veg food.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you are looking for modern amenities in this small village Green Gate is your best bet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">A high altitude desert Leh is the land of Buddhists monks and monasteries, valleys and high mountains, tranquil lakes and pastures and of course </span><span class="ws9" style="font-size: small;">dizzying heights, rarefied air and brutally cold temperatures all adding to the beauty of this beautiful destination.</span></div>
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<span class="ws9" style="font-size: small;">Earlier this region was known as <a href="http://www.leh.ind.in/" target="_blank">Ladakh</a> and even today <a href="http://www.leh.ind.in/" target="_blank">Leh</a> and Ladakh is used synonymously however Ladakh was an erstwhile kingdom which was divided into Leh and Kargil when the district boundaries where demarcated sometime back. </span></div>
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<span class="ws9" style="font-size: small;">Leh with an area of just 45652 Sqs Kms most of which is barren deserts is bound by Pakistan occupied Kashmir in the west, china in the north and eastern part and Lahul Spiti of <a href="http://www.himachal.ind.in/" target="_blank">Himachal Pardesh</a> in the south east. Leh is located at a distance of 434 Kms from Srinager and 474 Kms from <a href="http://www.manali.ind.in/" target="_blank">Manali</a> - <a href="http://www.himachal.ind.in/" target="_blank">Himachal</a>.</span></div>
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<span class="ws9" style="font-size: small;">From a tourist perspective the major <a href="http://www.leh.ind.in/" target="_blank">attractions in Leh</a> are its lakes, monasteries and trekking routes however in this part of the world its literally not just the destination but the journey itself that makes the trip worthwhile more so if you are riding a bike on the mud trails connecting one gem to another!</span></div>
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<span class="ws9" style="font-size: small;">Traversing the high <a href="http://www.leh.ind.in/mountain-passes-in-ladakh.html" target="_blank">mountain passes in Leh</a> to reach the destinations in Leh with poetic beauty in itself is an experience no one will trade for anything, at least not me!!</span></div>
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vagabond..http://www.blogger.com/profile/01419784437212189920noreply@blogger.com0Leh34.1525864 77.577053534.1000254 77.4980895 34.205147399999994 77.6560175tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-18764217236748682082012-05-16T00:27:00.000-07:002012-05-20T21:41:24.787-07:00Mahabaleshwar - The Queen of Hills<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/jawhar.html">Jawhar</a> - Mahabaleshwar of Thane</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mahabaleshwar is amongst the most popular honeymoon destination in central India and as far as Maharashtra is concerned certainly ranks as number 1 <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/hillstation.html">honeymoon destination in Maharashtra</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As far as the place is concerned there is two parts of Mahabaleshwar - Old Mahabaleshwar and new Mahabaleshwar. Both these places are replete with awesome view points and in fact old and new Mahabaleshwar together have more than three dozen view points!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But if we had to choose between the two we would choose old Mahabaleshwar simply because of the Mahabaleshwar temple and the trekking options available in old Mahabaleshwar. If you are wondering whether we are going to list out the trekking routes, we are not because we ourselves dont know the names! Its better always to figure out a route for yourselves and its seldom a destination but the journey itself that makes your time worthwhile..!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is lots to sea around Mahabaleshwar too. 20 Kms down the hill is another quaint hill station - <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panchgani.html">Panchgani</a>. The table land is an unique place to visit in Panchgani which is a vast plateau, which has been the location for numerous hindi movies especially in the 80s. On the other side of Mahabaleshwar is <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/tapola.html">Tapola</a> which is famous for the Shivsagar boat club. Tapola is also the base for <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/vasota.html">Vasota</a> Jungle trek. An offshoot on the way towards Poladpur from Mahabaleshwar is Pratapgad fort which is also worth a visit if you are on a long holiday to Mahabaleshwar. MTDC runs a 'Pratapgad darshan' bus service from Mahabaleshwar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The best time to visit this hill station is just after the monsoons when all the hills around will be glistening green. Though monsoons are off seasons i personally love Mahabaleshwar during the rains when the whole place would be foggy and wet. If you are visiting Mahabaleshwar for its view points avoid monsoons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whenever Onaiza and I go to Mahabaleshwar she never misses out on scanning the numerous footwear stores here. Not really sure whats it with women and footwear or whether its just her who is obsessed with shoes! According to her you can get some good cheap sandals if you really scan through 'EVERYTHING' that is on display, be ready to bargain though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As far as travelling to Mahabaleshwar is concerned there are luxury buses that ply between <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/pune-to-mahabaleshwar.html">Pune to Mahabaleshwar</a> and <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/mumbai-to-mahabaleshwar.html">Mumbai to Mahabaleshwar</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/mahabaleshwar-hotels.html">hotels in Mahabaleshwar</a> you may visit the <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/mahabaleshwar-hotels.html">Mahabaleshwar hotels</a> section of puneritraveller.com and if you want us to recommend one try <a href="http://www.shreeenclave.com/">Shree Enclave</a> which is great if you are looking for a non intrusive alone time in this beautiful <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/hillstation.html">hill station in Maharashtra</a></span></div>
</div>vagabond..http://www.blogger.com/profile/01419784437212189920noreply@blogger.com10Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, India17.92164 73.65563217.8914235 73.61614999999999 17.9518565 73.695114tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-20732615166197075302012-05-11T21:47:00.004-07:002012-05-11T22:56:26.191-07:00Harihareshwar - Dakshin Kashi..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have to be thankful to puneritraveller.com for me having visited so many beautiful locations across Maharashtra which i am not sure i would have unless puneritraveller had happened!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If i have to elucidate what i mean, if i had visited lets say <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/diveagar.html">Diveagar</a>, i probably would have visited <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/harihareshwar.html">Harihareshwar</a> just to explore along with it however i wouldnt have gone to the same region to see Harihareshar exclusively. </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/harihareshwar-temple-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="161" src="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/harihareshwar-temple-2.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyways..we visited Harihareshwar again recently on account of work to get listings of a few more hotels in Harihareshwar for puneritraveller and we sure did add couple of more accommodation options in Harihareshwar in the <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/harihareshwar-hotels.html">Harihareshwar hotels </a>section of puneritraveller.com.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Harihareshwar is the southern most amongst the <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/beaches.html">Raigad beaches</a> and is quite a beautiful location, however Harihareshwar is known more as a pilgrim destination than for its natural splendor thanks to the ancient temple complex and the famed 'pradakshina'. The ride to Harihareshwar is quite the hug the clouds kiss the sands experience! With hills all around one would go through a lot of twisty turny narrow roads climbing up and down the hills to reach this beautiful beach. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Harihareshwar is not a big town so when you reach Harihareshwar you wouldnt find much of activity, there is not even a big bus stand to give you the feeling that you have reached your destination! anyways..there is no two questions about the major landmarks in Harihareshwar well if you have to it is the <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/harihareshwar.html">Harihareshwar temple</a> and the Harihareshwar beach.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/harihareshwar-pradakshina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="86" src="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/harihareshwar-pradakshina.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/ganesh-gully-harihareshwar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/ganesh-gully-harihareshwar.jpg" width="139" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From the Harihareshwar bus stand a right turn and a short walk leads you to the Harihareshwar temple.Harihareshwar temple complex with deities of Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma along with the temples of Kalbhairav and Yogeshwari is an important pilgrim centre and is chiefly responsible for exhalting Harihareshwar as a tourist destination! beleived to be blessed by Vishnu according to legends Harihareshwar is proclaimed as 'devghar', and is of foremost importance <span style="text-align: left;">religiously. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: left;">At the far end of the temple the 'pradakshina' starts. Its in fact a hill arond wich probably due to natural gradation a walking path has formed and the walk even if not for religious reasons is a must do however be careful with the potholes! At the end of the 'pradakshina' is the famous stairs up back to the temple complex. </span><span style="text-align: left;">There is a stretch of beach where the 'pradakshina' starts however with the temple around playing in the waves here is not a lot of fun.</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/harihareshwar-dapoli.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/harihareshwar-dapoli.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Once you reach the bus stand a drive straight ahead leads to a beautiful stretch of beach on your right hand side. This stretch is quite a nice secluded stretch. MTDC has a few huts here and there is water sports options also available here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">The drive ahead from here gets you to Bagmandala, the ferry point across the creek which will get you to Ratnagiri district! You can visit the Bankot fort, Mahalaxmi temle in Kelshi and probably the Kadyavarcha Ganpati temple in <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/anjarle.html">Anjarle</a> if you wish to even in a short vacation to Harihareshwar!</span></div>
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</div>vagabond..http://www.blogger.com/profile/01419784437212189920noreply@blogger.com0Harihareshwar, Maharashtra, India17.9937447 73.025769117.9786427 73.006028100000009 18.0088467 73.0455101tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-20942024548343912202012-04-18T03:25:00.000-07:002012-04-18T03:25:30.612-07:00Kihim - The Rocky Shores<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="wpmd" style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/kihim-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/kihim-8.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><span class="ws9" style="color: #993300; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><b><a class="style1" href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/kihim.html">Kihim</a> - A stretch of pristine beach in <a class="style1" href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/alibaug.html">Alibaug</a></b></span></div><div><span class="ws9" style="color: #993300; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="ws9" style="color: #993300; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Kihim is one of the most popular stretch of beach amongst the Alibaug beaches. At a distance of 12 Kms from Alibaug this stretch of beach with a rocky stretch on the northern side and an unending stretch of white sandy beach towards the southern end, Kihim is a beach that holds something for every one. The sunsets at Kihim is very beautiful with the Kanderi fort looming in the horizon and waves bathed in the twilight shades breaking against the rocks .</span></div><div><span class="ws6" style="color: #993300; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="ws9" style="color: #993300; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><b><a class="style1" href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/kihim.html">Kihim</a> Lake</b></span></div><div><span class="ws9" style="color: #993300; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Situated on the border of Kihim village, surrounded by suru trees from all the three sides with a small old Shiva temple is a very peaceful place. Boating facility is also available in the lake.</span></div><div><span class="ws9" style="color: #993300; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="ws9" style="color: #993300; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><b>Sri Kankeshwar Mandir</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/kihim-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/kihim-9.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><span class="ws9" style="color: #993300; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Situated atop 900 feet high hill this 54 feet high Shiva temple built by Raja Ramdeorai Yadav is a popular destination near Kihim. The temple complex comprises of small temples of Sri Paleshwar, Sri Hanuman, Sri Balram Krishna and Lord Shiva. The temple is well worth the 5000 feet long tiring climb.</span></div><div><span class="ws9" style="color: #993300; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="ws9" style="color: #993300; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><b><a class="style1" href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/alibaug.html">Alibaug Beach</a> and Colaba fort</b></span></div><div><span class="ws9" style="color: #993300; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Alibaug beach and the Colaba fort is just half an hour away from Kihim beach. Situated in the sea at a distance of 1–2 km from the shores of <a class="style1" href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/alibaug.html">Alibaug</a> Colaba fort is a very popular sea fort in the entire Konkan region.</span></div></div></div>vagabond..http://www.blogger.com/profile/01419784437212189920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-25506564712641011972012-04-02T09:10:00.001-07:002012-04-02T09:11:53.134-07:00Rajgad Trek - 31st March 12<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OqUgOZCl2NwTIY7oab9o8bPr8guR6vRZhNs4-CX1AK45uG-9wfUAZV0_R57SWqHAEBtaqhpd4eRkimq4rvOqYg8gCGGLDs2GSTlXiKVKNIztFbZI3f2pLjOjm47Z3S8c9n3uNauEU4eG/s1600/DSC_0618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OqUgOZCl2NwTIY7oab9o8bPr8guR6vRZhNs4-CX1AK45uG-9wfUAZV0_R57SWqHAEBtaqhpd4eRkimq4rvOqYg8gCGGLDs2GSTlXiKVKNIztFbZI3f2pLjOjm47Z3S8c9n3uNauEU4eG/s200/DSC_0618.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first trek of 2012 season Trek to <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/rajgad.html">Rajgad </a>was organized on the 31st of March 2012. Here is the report on how it went..</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The trek invoked mixed feelings for us as organizers. The trip started on a very disappointing note, though we expected atleast 10 participants (as confirmed the night before) only 5 them turned up! I personaly was considering canceling the trek as advised in the initial advertisement of the trek that though there wasn't a limit on the maximum number of participants we needed a minimum of 10 participants, however we decided to continue with the plan.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDtGYssUmYWtKKW3TSXnFf_DBCTySeFip6EfjAVQeOLbFdWaH9zPaiFXYEVwHmKlAnHUu07CiMG8uhEtTEkIkDNkFHcBWwsTRTBXClVpulUASPZcdGH4gzUV6qOY3ljrzrIOhHL1YqaSm/s1600/DSC_0608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDtGYssUmYWtKKW3TSXnFf_DBCTySeFip6EfjAVQeOLbFdWaH9zPaiFXYEVwHmKlAnHUu07CiMG8uhEtTEkIkDNkFHcBWwsTRTBXClVpulUASPZcdGH4gzUV6qOY3ljrzrIOhHL1YqaSm/s200/DSC_0608.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We started off on our first trek at about 7:45. With a chai break while waiting for couple of participants at Katraj we reached Gunjawane - the base to the <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/rajgad.html">Rajgad trek</a>, at about 9:30. We had a mini breakfast at the base and started our trek. The weather was punishing and the sun was beating us down. The walk up was tiring but we stopped frequently and kept a slow pace to the trek. On a lighter note we were looking for the next tree to make our next stop and later on we didnt even need a tree to stop under!!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We reached atop the fort by about 01:15 and our lunch was waiting for us. After splashing some water on ourselves from the Padmavati 'Talav' we had our lunch behind the temple near the 'deep stambh'.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoI9WfBw_B-r3LZBHkz5hyyGLLTrZw_HNVypmmEBVl3jtprTY6QNYWK1Cdih8oFEOxcJ59heww7oTkTwqmPTzec7YZAC7mR3jTR3skHuTTGt7vgkIleap58oRO6M5TwQTuY8KXHDzjp7R5/s1600/DSC_0611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoI9WfBw_B-r3LZBHkz5hyyGLLTrZw_HNVypmmEBVl3jtprTY6QNYWK1Cdih8oFEOxcJ59heww7oTkTwqmPTzec7YZAC7mR3jTR3skHuTTGt7vgkIleap58oRO6M5TwQTuY8KXHDzjp7R5/s200/DSC_0611.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After resting for sometime and regaining some strength we decided to explore the fort. Since we still were quite tired we decided against exploring the whole fort. Between the 'bale killa' and 'nedh' we decided to go to 'nedh' on the suvela machi. We climbed up the 'nedh' and the view from there was amazing. Even though the entire region was dry it still had a charm about it.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We decided to return by about 04:30 and started the climb down. The climb down though not so strenuous was hard on our thighs. As we closed in towards the base the walk became easier and reached Gunjawane by 6pm. After a drink from the community well of the village and a small tea break, rather a cold drink break we started our ride back to Pune.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtOuCQWmgbCtpXgdCV9IPcxhek-eJS25HfLXsrfGHiAXFgVDhrnaGkqOeXmF5Xf0lI05nFliZmvTzLMxpW_V6c0yd4bh5ZWcHRSRu7-pbi-oN6KgUKCvwbO0AwnPNnVAYycixQerRQAa6/s1600/DSC_0614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWtOuCQWmgbCtpXgdCV9IPcxhek-eJS25HfLXsrfGHiAXFgVDhrnaGkqOeXmF5Xf0lI05nFliZmvTzLMxpW_V6c0yd4bh5ZWcHRSRu7-pbi-oN6KgUKCvwbO0AwnPNnVAYycixQerRQAa6/s200/DSC_0614.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The trek all in all was a good experiance and a good start to the season and we intend to organize a few more in the coming weeks and sure do hope better participants in the future treks!!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Participants</span></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ernest Christy, Ashutosh Kumar, Lovkesh Chaturvedi, Prasad Kulkarni, Vinayak and Joshua</span></div></div>vagabond..http://www.blogger.com/profile/01419784437212189920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-29898822595486472812012-02-08T00:51:00.000-08:002012-02-08T00:51:04.620-08:00Bhimashankar - Memoirs of a Tragic Trip<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisUk2EBXGwfvUxw0RgLItmiylx694z3TNZ3-zOIRjAc3GxJSZyc94wY39_J7vtOn-IgKPNwlkeY7Zomui8QjZP6QreVu-wpR6EBzqYrcekS_XtMtypYelkXs7Z9aHOvFwndNYt5PSbBNw/s1600/bhimashankar-forest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisUk2EBXGwfvUxw0RgLItmiylx694z3TNZ3-zOIRjAc3GxJSZyc94wY39_J7vtOn-IgKPNwlkeY7Zomui8QjZP6QreVu-wpR6EBzqYrcekS_XtMtypYelkXs7Z9aHOvFwndNYt5PSbBNw/s200/bhimashankar-forest.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Traveling not always is fun! At times things go so wrong that a trip can give you nightmares. For us <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/dahanu.html">Dahanu</a> ranks as no: 1 in such destinations where things just repeatedly went wrong. Once on a trip to Dahanu we had to return midway from a bike trip thanks to incessant rain that started when we were in <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/lonavala.html">Lonavala</a> which continued up till almost outskirts of Mumbai and the second time was shared with you all in the disaster in Dahanu post..</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bhimashankar was another such destination..</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This story is from i think a zillion years back! (ps: exaggeration now is 'almost' innate in me, actually i think it was April 2007) We set out on a ride to Bhimashankar. I had built a picture of dense jungles </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">shekhrus, in fact i was also mentally prepared to face a leopard. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The ride on the Nasik HW was fine and we took the deviation towards <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/bhimashankar.html">Bhimashankar</a> a few kilometers before Narayangaon. The ride through the open fields and small villages on 'hindsight' was fun. It couldn't possibly have been a so for the sun beating us down all the way but all i remember of the ride is couple of shady trees by the road that we stopped by for a break! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once we reached <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/bhimashankar.html">Bhimashankar</a> the whole area was so dry, and for a person used to jungles of Kerala, by no stretch of imagination could i call it a jungle! </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We visited the temple and had a darshan of the idol but what i remember more is the thick stench of charas the entire area was engulfed in.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now coming to my point..</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The point that i am trying to make </span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">through this post </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">is that <b>unless you time your trip properly you are not going to have a lot of fun in your trip</b>..</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1qe3rbUAFMSC6NlZWJJRI5WvbSb7DrlSCvglUGT73c8StW6iOPsHWmDQQmdXxjXdVRsDp18k15KiCrK1FYUCIzLFj0O0zYVvNvbd8ItKsMtBDOwuQg7p1j8igSLCEF6GxQ4ovH9x1HPG/s1600/bhimashankar-temple-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1qe3rbUAFMSC6NlZWJJRI5WvbSb7DrlSCvglUGT73c8StW6iOPsHWmDQQmdXxjXdVRsDp18k15KiCrK1FYUCIzLFj0O0zYVvNvbd8ItKsMtBDOwuQg7p1j8igSLCEF6GxQ4ovH9x1HPG/s200/bhimashankar-temple-11.jpg" width="139" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bhimashankar is not a place to go in the summers unless you know what you are bargaining for, so is August not a month for a bike trip!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In fact i saw some amazingly beautiful pictures of <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/bhimashankar.html">Bhimashankar</a> recently which made me think why i had such bad memories of that place which made me realize that almost always when things went wrong in a trip it was destined to go wrong thanks to the timing of the trip!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was just the timing that was wrong and all along i was blaming the places! </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">mia culpa!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div></div>vagabond..http://www.blogger.com/profile/01419784437212189920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-9344549743430578252012-02-02T23:39:00.000-08:002012-02-02T23:39:28.677-08:00Panshet - A Weekend Drive..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vNgB7BUP0QMsDkpkRSFlp_P8shYjChEqA7pzXTgjU-PCCvCsdoWcB8_cut3wzh6hD06JUMhipuuO9vHebbBa1HTWCRBiYYMUKhZDBfFaxR92YD1oORcrxnw2nx7qxE758eEx76Ny5WX6/s1600/panshet.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vNgB7BUP0QMsDkpkRSFlp_P8shYjChEqA7pzXTgjU-PCCvCsdoWcB8_cut3wzh6hD06JUMhipuuO9vHebbBa1HTWCRBiYYMUKhZDBfFaxR92YD1oORcrxnw2nx7qxE758eEx76Ny5WX6/s200/panshet.JPG" width="148" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Little over an hours drive from Pune is a rustic village - <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panshet.html" target="_blank">Panshet</a>, popular amongst the <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/biking.html" target="_blank">cyclists in Pune</a> as Pune-Panshet is one of the most popular cycling routes in Pune and every weekend without fail you will find at least half a dozen cyclists slowly making their way to this small hamlet. Panshet is quite popular as a water sports destination however this place has a lot more charm than just the speed boats or water scooters in the reservoir.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have to thank Enduro the adventure race hosted every year in Pune for letting me see <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panshet.html" target="_blank">Panshet</a> the way i would have never seen it otherwise - the small hamlets on the banks of the vast reservoir and small little islands in it. There are a few camping grounds also here along with kayaks and boats. The ferry ride which the villagers use to commute from distant villages on the banks to Panshet is also quite a fun ride.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VWk9bjqUOxDs4gpvyo8HhyOl8Rcfir-Es4QuN5NGrRlD81NsHqVbtCu8OXqK1bLd44uIIQk0bWhfKo1kdtx5wEVkA0SCd_-Oq2F5QSKmrOw1Bol68C4iyXMau1Bno7lG9-s0XslrtWeL/s1600/panshet-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VWk9bjqUOxDs4gpvyo8HhyOl8Rcfir-Es4QuN5NGrRlD81NsHqVbtCu8OXqK1bLd44uIIQk0bWhfKo1kdtx5wEVkA0SCd_-Oq2F5QSKmrOw1Bol68C4iyXMau1Bno7lG9-s0XslrtWeL/s200/panshet-5.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">During summers Panshet also offer some good <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/camping.html" target="_blank">camping spots near Pune</a> If you drive along the road next to the dam you will definitely spot atleast a dozen spots ideal for camping alongside the reservoir. Its better to speak to the nearest house from the spot that you choose to camp in and befriend them before you set up the camp. We have seen only friendly helpful people here and almost always we have found it difficult to make them accept the money that we offer for the firewood that we take from them for the camp fire!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2s8jgsd0PaahsHZe4UmPRWCXBimLt9yjy58VylEpVnseQ3w-zyG3d6nVw_xaT3NEJIsbLAJngHdk0JWooK9Vrm6oEcXNnoUQiCzFhX90V2-qnOR7VDD6KTByiLeIzdtoFTfXXBUpByBzE/s1600/panshet-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2s8jgsd0PaahsHZe4UmPRWCXBimLt9yjy58VylEpVnseQ3w-zyG3d6nVw_xaT3NEJIsbLAJngHdk0JWooK9Vrm6oEcXNnoUQiCzFhX90V2-qnOR7VDD6KTByiLeIzdtoFTfXXBUpByBzE/s200/panshet-3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For those who dont know how to reach Panshet from Pune here is the route map</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>onaiza & Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01621783423074116232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-18752738064565555672012-01-31T20:53:00.000-08:002012-01-31T20:54:55.083-08:00Toranmal - A little known Hillstation..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0XwQrRlMTDbLfigDsVBKYlPLXmH72GBIolzgCgBGIFH7Wi90MfOKGyPlL4KxIJWKZFwS9tJQ4-6x3Bh9nvI74sVByWZY-pXJJ4_ZSPgdr6CSrcw4LIDGaNjktWyPVXA6Q123RZMYc_Rg/s1600/toranmal-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0XwQrRlMTDbLfigDsVBKYlPLXmH72GBIolzgCgBGIFH7Wi90MfOKGyPlL4KxIJWKZFwS9tJQ4-6x3Bh9nvI74sVByWZY-pXJJ4_ZSPgdr6CSrcw4LIDGaNjktWyPVXA6Q123RZMYc_Rg/s200/toranmal-5.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I never imagined i would ever write this blog..</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when we had visited <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/toranmal.html">Toranmal</a> a few years ago we had vouched that we would neither speak about this place to anyone or write about it. Toranmal was/is a place with practically no tourists and nature at its sublime best. Commercialization wasn't a word heard of in this part of the country i suppose. This little hamlet in northern tribal belt of Maharashtra gave a feel of - Oh! my god i own this place!!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now with puneritraveller.com and promises we make of bringing unknown and little known places to public attention i am forced to write this article. (not too sure whether i want to do it)..anyways..</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmL3LibAnBb08_LupGYA8otOyVnTUogLAW4hHbHg-rjNBdzrfZCTFiWu-kUw2m7Z-b5mLs3417teUbHjUh6xi0yHyJOr_8-q4rqs4gUgsZz4abOG4BZU-za_Ou7sB6rKTawN6OMiocvSly/s1600/toranmal-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmL3LibAnBb08_LupGYA8otOyVnTUogLAW4hHbHg-rjNBdzrfZCTFiWu-kUw2m7Z-b5mLs3417teUbHjUh6xi0yHyJOr_8-q4rqs4gUgsZz4abOG4BZU-za_Ou7sB6rKTawN6OMiocvSly/s200/toranmal-3.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/toranmal.html">Toranmal</a> is a small plateau in the north-western part of Maharashtra bordering Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Toranmal is predominantly a tribal area and urbanization (i hope) is a distant threat.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Toranmal has several surprises strewn around all over the hill station. Yashwant Lake and the magnificent waterfalls of Sita Khai are the primary attractions. Lotus Lake, Shiva Temple, Torna Devi Temple, Gorakhnath Temple, Kalapani Water Falls, Machhindra Cave, and the Forest Park are located at a small hikes distance from each otherl. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/toranmal.html">Toranmal</a> is a long way away fom Mumbai or Pune and if you plan to visit this place..give it two to three days and also be prepared to do nothing but relax. Make sure you visit the place after monsoons to see the place in all its grandeur.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></span></div></div>vagabond..http://www.blogger.com/profile/01419784437212189920noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-40157067573536324852011-07-18T07:29:00.000-07:002012-10-19T23:23:21.624-07:00Guhagar – A beach tucked away<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Yet to register even in the frequent weekend traveler’s tourist map, <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/guhagar.html">Guhagar</a> is a beach tucked away, from the prying eyes of commercialization. Featuring sugar sand beaches lined by “Suru” trees Guhagar is a pleasant getaway from the maddening crowds of the cities and a haven for the beach buff with almost 4kms long stretch of undiscovered pristine beach.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">If you can bear to leave the shades of the “Suru” trees and the turquoise blue sea behind there is lots to see in and around Guhagar. A temple town, Guhagar has scores of temples <span style="color: #002424;">committed to various forms of Lord Shiva, The Vyadeshwar temple 100mts away from the Guhagar ST depot being the most prominent. The 16<sup>th</sup> century Anjanvel fort or Gopalgad, now in ruins, is 14kms from Guhagar ST depot. Please don’t miss out on the Anjanvel light house, a kilometer from Gopalgad, perched upon a small hillock offering some breathtaking views of the vast expanse of the Arabian sea and the confluence of the Vashishti river and Arabian sea. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #002424; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">If you are on a long holiday and want to explore this region you will find many exciting options strewn across like gems on a crown. <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/velneshwar.html">Velneshwar</a> and Hedvi, five kilometers from each other, is 26kms from Guhagar. Ferry across the Vashishti river and you can walk the lanes of history at the 3<sup>rd</sup> century archaeological site of <a href="http://www.dapoli.net/dapoli-attractions.html">Panhalekaji</a> (24kms from Anjanvel ferry dock). A series of 29 rock cut Buddhist cave temples discovered in 1970 Panhalekaji is a delight for the follower of ancient sculpture and art. Unhavare, the village with hot sulphur springs is near the Panhalekaji caves.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #002424; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Guhagar will be a carnival if you are a sea food lover. You will find many places serving fresh seafood prepared in the rustic “Bhandari” cuisine. Visit the <a href="http://www.hotelrajgadguhagar.com/">Hotel Rajgad</a> </span><span style="color: #002424; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">for some delicious seafood, Hotel Lagoon near the ST depot is the only multi cuisine restaurant you will find in Guhagar (serves alcohol as well). There are many pure-veg restaurants serving the famous Brahmani vegetarian food. Check out the Musale Hotel behind the Vyadeshwar temple for great vegetarian dishes.</span></div>
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onaiza & Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01621783423074116232noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-87842130265037515392011-07-07T01:51:00.000-07:002011-07-07T01:51:33.987-07:00Dapoli - Dapoli Tourism - Dapoli Beaches - Dapoli Hotels - Dapoli Sightseeing - Dapoli Packages - Dapoli Travel Guide - Dapoli.net<a href="http://www.dapoli.net/">Dapoli - Dapoli Tourism - Dapoli Beaches - Dapoli Hotels - Dapoli Sightseeing - Dapoli Packages - Dapoli Travel Guide - Dapoli.net</a>vagabond..http://www.blogger.com/profile/01419784437212189920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-83843341963508233672011-06-24T00:17:00.000-07:002011-06-25T22:36:02.654-07:00Malvan - a seaside fiesta<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmh-ZcsCgWv7QkMdEnpX8UYN36GKreGAN_rvMYCGyU9mI8w7K03jBc455P0vXkhBlM1D-TJ1vbDDXrHnv-7B5r2XhVewDc6mbdHxpJtkq3UYyZPrvu7OoEoUt-0PTMau6KFzfkgWRPwkOs/s1600/DSC_0150+%252821%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmh-ZcsCgWv7QkMdEnpX8UYN36GKreGAN_rvMYCGyU9mI8w7K03jBc455P0vXkhBlM1D-TJ1vbDDXrHnv-7B5r2XhVewDc6mbdHxpJtkq3UYyZPrvu7OoEoUt-0PTMau6KFzfkgWRPwkOs/s200/DSC_0150+%252821%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;">A visit to <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/malvan.html">Malvan</a> has been on the cards for a very long time, but procrastination is yet another trait inbuilt in us. So after a lot of deliberations we set out for Malvan to experience authentic Malvani food food first hand.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Summer of 2011 was bidding adieu and monsoons was closing in, the weather was sultry and i had already started looking forward to the onset of monsoons. The ride through Kumbharli ghat instead of the <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/mahabaleshwar.html">Mahabaleshwar</a> - Poladpur route pleasently surprising. The road was in qyuite good condition and the ride smooth. The view maybe not as pretty as the ones in Gaganbawda route was refreshing. I wondered how the hills managed to stay as greenas it was even after the scorching summer. Once we reached Chiplun I realized how long a ride I had bargained for. We were just midway after about 4 hours of riding!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEik2B-XlbztkzKhO5KFHjPAFi7rYIRJ19hNuYRy4opXlpa3CR8s0iaQEznd2LaYPKgkPaWIFRd0AO5RSxkOjjaIGTVCtQgoWChDCFETFNZUlh9QP0iMbHTQpaDQhqMwvWyfBkzBt1Nc1/s1600/DSC_0141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEik2B-XlbztkzKhO5KFHjPAFi7rYIRJ19hNuYRy4opXlpa3CR8s0iaQEznd2LaYPKgkPaWIFRd0AO5RSxkOjjaIGTVCtQgoWChDCFETFNZUlh9QP0iMbHTQpaDQhqMwvWyfBkzBt1Nc1/s200/DSC_0141.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;">The road ends at the Devbag sangam an absolutely beautiful place with the backwaters meeting the sea. I wished that i had carried my tent, this place could make an absolutely beautiful camping ground!! Snorkeling is done here also however you are better off doing it in Malvan. Boating in the backwaters is also a possible engaging thing that you could engage in here!! but i passed, boating is not my thing!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Anyways after a good nights sleep at Gananayak resort the next day we decided to explore Sindhudurg fort and Chivla. Chivla is one of the most beautiful coves in the entire stretch! This small fishing village is an ideal place to watch the sun go down.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/sindhudrg%20fort.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/sindhudrg%20fort.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Sindhudurg fort stands on a rocky island, known as Kurte, barely a km, from the Malavan is 510kms south of Mumbai and 130kms north of Goa. Sindhudurg was built in 1664-67 AD by shivaji when all his attempts to take the island fort of Janjira proved futile. The construction was done under the supervision of Hiroji Indulkar, an able architect. Shivaji had invited 100 Portuguese experts from Goa for the construction of the fort. It is also recorded that 3000 workers were employed round the clock for three years to build Sindhudurg. It was the body from the Sack of Surat that went into the building of Sindhudurg.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> During a vacation in Malvan the must see places are Tarkarli and Devbag beaches, the Devbag sangam, <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/malvan.html">Sindhudurg fort</a> and sunset at Chivla. One thing that you cant miss out on is snorkeling here which is the one thing that would differentiate it from any other beaches in Maharashtra and make the long ride worthwhile!!</span><br />
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Hotels and <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/malvan.html">Resorts in Malvan</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.gananayakresort.com/">Gananayak Resort</a> - <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/tarkarli.html">Devbag</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.aaibeachhome.com/"><span style="font-size: small;">Aai Beach Home - Devbag</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.tianbeachresort.com/">Tian Beach Resort</a> - Chivla</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.manoramaniwas.com/">Manorama Nivas</a> - <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/tarkarli.html">Tarkarli</a></span><br />
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</span></div></div>onaiza & Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01621783423074116232noreply@blogger.com3Malwan, Maharashtra, India16.087805 73.47471489999998116.022652 73.452398899999977 16.152957999999998 73.497030899999984tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-43440501409163749362011-06-03T09:07:00.000-07:002011-06-03T09:07:20.850-07:00Velneshwar - A secluded cove<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_vswBQwbhvnrt0eZK8fPRyLfzZMJeN7ZwpMs37qmISTCIetqSvv15orY800EocdV21hVQ6SP0NKtDZ2dbIwZLI9bMsWp2RJWfV643102CGnY8MIX3TY3ZRO0udCwg9e89AUQf8yt9Npp/s1600/DSC_0678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_vswBQwbhvnrt0eZK8fPRyLfzZMJeN7ZwpMs37qmISTCIetqSvv15orY800EocdV21hVQ6SP0NKtDZ2dbIwZLI9bMsWp2RJWfV643102CGnY8MIX3TY3ZRO0udCwg9e89AUQf8yt9Npp/s200/DSC_0678.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">This summer was a hectic affair for us traveling from one place to another bringing you hotels and resorts in various beaches around Pune. Now that the monsoons is setting in I think its a good time to sit back and review the beautiful destinations that i was lucky enough to spend some quality time in!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Lets start with <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/velneshwar.html">Velneshwar</a> a secluded cove with a beautiful temple and an amazing beach.</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The beach is roughly just over a kilometer long. An arc with rocky ends at either ends. The beach is lined by coconut trees and the fine white sand beach makes it a postcard like picture.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/velneshwar.html">Velneshwar beach</a> itself is absolutely amazing and is a white sand beach with fine sand. If you are looking for a peaceful vacation away from the crowds then this is the place to head to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hedvi 5 Km </span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">- </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">a rocky </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">sea shore, not really a b</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">ea</span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">ch</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">, its a rocky stretch with a temple. You can walk around the rock and it offers some very beautiful views.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/guhagar.html">Guhagar</a> 26 Km - This beach far more popular than Velneshwar and with far more tourist is a long stretch of beach. With few famous temples spotting the landscape Guhagar is more of a temple town.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hotels and <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/guhagar.html">Resorts in Velneshwar</a></span><br />
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I had travelled to Velneshwar from <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/dapoli.html">Dapoli</a>. From Dapoli a 37 km ride gets you to Dabhol. Ferry across the Dabhol creek to reach Veldurg. Guhagar is approx 15 km from here. Velneshwar is 26 Kms from Guhagar</span><br />
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Traversing the entire length of the state of approximately 600 Kms we had planned to reach Siliguri by the day end. Within the first hour of our ride we had to switch to our plan B thanks to the erratic traffic and narrow roads. The trucks on the roads reminded of old Rambo movies with its menacing looks and no one seemed to follow any traffic rules. We called it a day at Dalkhola about a hundred kilometers from Siliguri.<br /><br />The road from Dalkhola to Siliguri was an absolute pleasure to ride with six lane roads and a vast expanse of tea gardens on either sides extending as far as one could see. The air started changing as we entered Siliguri and the Gorkha Land. By late afternoon we were at Jaigaon the last Indian town at the frontiers of Bhutan.<br /><br />We checked into a hotel, Hotel Bhutan, and started to chalk out our plan for the week. We decided that we would visit Thimpu, Dochula Pass, Paro, Tiger's nest Monastery and Chelela Pass and if time permits to visit the Punakha valley. Getting the permits to visit these places was the next task which happened very smoothly. Couldn't help but wonder how long it would have took us to get it done if we were in India and the amount that we would have had to shell out as chai-paani. We got the permit free of charge and the permit for the bike cost us less than Rs 150!<br /><br />We started our ride in Bhutan by early afternoon - Our first destination was Thimpu. The roads where amazing almost like a dream. Narrow but smooth roads with every turn gaining us elevation, we were climbing up the valleys. Like all dreams this one also had to break with the roads changing from absolutely amazing to no road at all. The bad roads continued for about 20 Kms and just like that it went back to the smooth well maintained roads. Later we found out that the road maintenance work happen through out the year as land slides also happen through out the year!!<br /><br />Thimpu - All buildings in Bhutan are the traditional Bhutanese style, giving it a quaintly beautiful feel. The religious and administrative functions of Bhutan are separated, and the government buildings are housed in Tashi Choe Dzong<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span> (monastery) The Royal palace is also close by. The monastery is huge and is unparalleled in its beauty. We visited the Dochula pass which is about 30 Kms ride from Thimphu. Punakha Valley is another 30 Kms from the pass. There is a Gompa and the view absolutely breath taking.<br /><br />The next day we left for Paro looking forward to the highlight of the trip - The trek to the tiger's Nest monastery. Legend has it that Guru Rimpoche came here riding on the back of a tiger from Tibet. We left Thimphu in the morning and less than two hours ride later we were in Paro. We checked into Hotel Paro and our friendly hostess guided us to different places that we could visit in Paro. We visited the ruins of Druk Gyel dzong in the evening, though in ruins it is still preserved admirably. The next day morning we visited Chelela Pass, Being late winter there still was snow on the sides of the roads. The view of the Himalayas from Chelela Pass the highest point on the Dantak roads was breath taking. We returned to Paro to attempt the trek to the Tiger's nest.<br /><br />The Tiger's nest Monastery is built on a cliff with a drop of few hundred feets. The view of the monastery from a distance was awe inspiring. The trek up was arduous however truly fulfilling.<br /><br />We returned the next day to Phuentsholing for the long ride back to Calcutta the next day with the knowledge that the last Shangri - la is still a ride away!<br /><br /><br /></div>vagabond..http://www.blogger.com/profile/01419784437212189920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-46152083010442877992011-03-04T04:29:00.000-08:002011-03-09T00:18:09.609-08:00Alibaug - Mumbaikar's Favorite<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDn2T2klYoTpen3T9Y2oYw7NvxKzRMDLvZw6FrLKdAFOJJRECp7MKFdE617e1VVugrjXrXqIjeqwLO3WBxiflkuSe34ILDOyaANpj8KFVROcBtb499AQrgqWmn6zNvOVsCJnd3wlCJkZv/s1600/DSC_0022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLDn2T2klYoTpen3T9Y2oYw7NvxKzRMDLvZw6FrLKdAFOJJRECp7MKFdE617e1VVugrjXrXqIjeqwLO3WBxiflkuSe34ILDOyaANpj8KFVROcBtb499AQrgqWmn6zNvOVsCJnd3wlCJkZv/s200/DSC_0022.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Josh and I almost always travel alone</span><span style="font-size: small;"> almost always..so the last weekend we thought we will take a couple of our friends along, as they say more should be merrier shouldn't it?!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">We decided to go to <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/alibaug.html">Alibaug</a>, considering that we had been to Dapoli <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/ganpatipule.html">Ganpatipule</a> and the other beaches in southern Maharashtra over a dozen times in the last one year it was surprising that we never even once go to Alibaug! The thought was the lone impetus that we needed to decide on going to Alibaug.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_DTnaZwK_rwjnhStFi6zcXUybwW8SuZ-n4SwmYk6G3UIxZ-p1-hWpeq7WExFyRbXkhQ7H9JE-rrMcvg7bwgJHSFq9GWhtDLfAdz-m2AM-FWGBqKaY4zS-JcMjpizgkb5Kr4ghbtNnYE4/s1600/alibaug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_DTnaZwK_rwjnhStFi6zcXUybwW8SuZ-n4SwmYk6G3UIxZ-p1-hWpeq7WExFyRbXkhQ7H9JE-rrMcvg7bwgJHSFq9GWhtDLfAdz-m2AM-FWGBqKaY4zS-JcMjpizgkb5Kr4ghbtNnYE4/s200/alibaug.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Alibaug is again a group of beaches right from <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/kashid.html">Kashid</a> to <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/murud.html">Murud</a>, so we had to zero in on a beach from all of these beaches to spend a weekend in. We also had decide how to travel whether to ride down or use public transport. We decided not to decide on any destination (typical of us!!) and to take public transport. So we booked tickets in a train that got us to Mumbai by early morning. Never before has Mumbai been so pleasant. It was a beautiful morning and the Colaba area with its marvelous buildings looked much better with a dry forehead!!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59vzwgCHpJW53-kX-fE7_mTJFJYuBeQTIVH8OXoylFiDf68KwwAfCug89xqx7gZMyTuVutORDfFtQMG-lIao00CoVk2NIxfoT_F0V8kFeRw1Ro0KLz1peRTv1bovArazuXiW26ANZ-PLB/s1600/alibag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59vzwgCHpJW53-kX-fE7_mTJFJYuBeQTIVH8OXoylFiDf68KwwAfCug89xqx7gZMyTuVutORDfFtQMG-lIao00CoVk2NIxfoT_F0V8kFeRw1Ro0KLz1peRTv1bovArazuXiW26ANZ-PLB/s200/alibag.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">Took a ferry from Gate way which got us to Mandwa in about 1.25 hours. There are three/four operators and there are ferries almost every hour. There even is a A/c one at 110Rs / head. The ferry people have arrangements to drop the passengers from Mandwa to Alibaug. We instead stooped at a tea stall and started talking to the villagers in an effort to decide on a place. After a few minutes of deliberation we decided on Kihim and to</span><span style="font-size: small;">ok a six seater auto to Kihim.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">About half an hours ride later we were in Kihim. Now we had to find a place to stay in. Since it was a Friday there were many hotels which were available however they had booking for the weekend and we had to stay till Sunday. After searching for about 10 minutes we found a nice place - Aahar about five minutes away from the beach.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFPR7U_peN02yMRS0kZF6ztX8XmUmnYGYG6qJ-_SwaaUIBgU4dx7iNoIDgxgWIobfqjpPF-KayEXBLnlfNJblJcY_EA-yLB80Z5cKk1Ep_qV-bEaVU9KsQE6IKzIdW4k2uA-vz_NVTY6-/s1600/kihim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFPR7U_peN02yMRS0kZF6ztX8XmUmnYGYG6qJ-_SwaaUIBgU4dx7iNoIDgxgWIobfqjpPF-KayEXBLnlfNJblJcY_EA-yLB80Z5cKk1Ep_qV-bEaVU9KsQE6IKzIdW4k2uA-vz_NVTY6-/s200/kihim.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/murud.html">Kihim</a> Beach is rocky and flat. If you walk towards the southern part then you will find the sandy parts of the beach. Weather was fine and surprisingly pleasant and food was alright. The hospitality of the people here is worth a special mention, almost all the people that we met were very helpful and cordial.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">After two whole days of sun, sand surf, coconuts, "tadgola", panipuri and Chinese chai we returned on Sunday by the same ferry that we had used to go to Mandwa.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Traveling Expense</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pune to Mumbai Train - 120 Rs</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mumbai to Mandwa - 65 Rs</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mandwa to Kihim Auto - 250 Rs there is a bus run by ferry operators which is free of cost</span></span><br />
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<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"><td class="xl66" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216); border-style: solid solid none; border-width: 1pt 0.5pt medium 1pt; height: 15pt; text-align: center; width: 29pt;" width="38"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><strong>Boat</strong></span></span></td> <td class="xl67" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216); border-style: solid solid none none; border-width: 1pt 0.5pt medium medium; text-align: center; width: 47pt;" width="63"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><strong>Ajanta</strong></span></span></td> <td class="xl67" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216); border-style: solid solid none none; border-width: 1pt 0.5pt medium medium; text-align: center; width: 47pt;" width="63"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><strong>PNP</strong></span></span></td> <td class="xl67" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216); border-style: solid solid none none; border-width: 1pt 0.5pt medium medium; text-align: center; width: 47pt;" width="63"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Maldar</span></strong></span></td> <td class="xl77" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216); border-style: solid solid none none; border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; text-align: center; width: 50pt;" width="67"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></td> </tr>
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<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl69" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">02141</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">237550</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">237087</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">237464</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Mandwa</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl70" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">02141</span></span></td> <td class="xl86" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 1pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">224437</span></span></td> <td class="xl86" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 1pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">225403</span></span></td> <td class="xl87" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">223746</span></span></td> <td class="xl80" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Alibaug</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl71" height="20" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 1pt 1pt; height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></td> <td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 1pt medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><strong>Gateway</strong></span></span></td> <td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 1pt medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><strong>Mandwa</strong></span></span></td> <td class="xl72" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 1pt medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><strong>Alibaug</strong></span></span></td> <td class="xl81" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Co.</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl73" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">1</span></span></td> <td class="xl88" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">06.15 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl88" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">07.30 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl89" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(236, 233, 216) rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">06.45 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl78" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Ajanta</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">2</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">07.15 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">08.30 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">07.45 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Ajanta</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">3</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">07.45 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">08.45 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">08.00 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Ajanta A/c</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">4</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">08.10 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">09.00 a.m</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">08.10 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">PNP</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">5</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">08.30 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">09.30 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">08.45 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Maldar</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">6</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">09.15 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">10.30 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">09.45 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Ajanta</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">7</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">10.10 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl90" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">11.00 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">10.10 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">PNP</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">8</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">10.00 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl90" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">11.15 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">10.30 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Ajanta</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">9</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">11.00 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl90" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">12.15 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">11.30 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Ajanta</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">10</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">11.30 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl90" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">12.30 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">11.45 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Maldar</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">11</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">12.10 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl90" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">01.00 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">12.10 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">PNP</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">12</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">12.30 a.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl90" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">01.45 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">01.00 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Ajanta</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">13</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">01.15 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl90" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">02.15 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">01.50 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Ajanta A/c</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">14</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">01.30 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl90" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">02.30 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">01.45 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Maldar</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">15</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">02.00 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl90" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">03.15 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">02.30 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Ajanta</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">16</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">03.00 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl90" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">04.15 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">03.35 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Ajanta</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">17</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">03.30 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl90" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">04.30 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">03.45 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Maldar</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">18</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">03.10 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl90" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">05.00 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">04.10 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">PNP</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">19</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">04.00 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl90" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">05.15 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">04.30 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Ajanta</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">20</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">05.00 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">06.15 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">05.30 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Ajanta</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td class="xl74" height="19" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt 1pt; height: 14.25pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">21</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">05.30 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl84" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 0.5pt 0.5pt medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">06.45 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl85" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext rgb(236, 233, 216) windowtext windowtext; border-style: none none solid; border-width: medium medium 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">06.00 p.m.</span></span></td> <td class="xl79" style="background-color: transparent; border-color: windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Ajanta</span></strong></span></td> </tr>
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</tbody></table></div></div>onaiza & Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01621783423074116232noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-47998621794937401722011-01-30T23:15:00.000-08:002011-01-30T23:49:34.852-08:00Panchgani - The Quaint Hillstation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/panchgani_photos.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/panchgani_photos.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >In the past few months we visited <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panchgani.html">Panchgani</a> more than a few times thanks to getting you all information about new hotels and resorts. We now have more than half a dozen bungalows and resorts registered with us and the links to their websites have been uploaded in puneritraveller.com - <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/">around pune</a> travel guide.</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br />To be honest we hadn't given Panchgani a lot of importance probably because of Mahabaleshwar and Tapola two of our favorite destinat</span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" >ions. All this while when we had passed through panchgani the only place that we stopped was at mapros for the pizza and strawberry and cream. However our recent trips to Panchgani forced us to look at Panchgani in a different light.<br /><br /></span><div style="font-family: verdana;" align="justify"><span class="ws9" style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;">Panchgani - a small town on the way to Mahabaleshwar with an unhurried relaxed charm adorning its strawberry farms, boarding schools and old British buildings is really an ideal destination to get away. Panchgani is one </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/panchgani_sunset_photo.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 146px;" src="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/panchgani_sunset_photo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span class="ws9" style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;">of the rare places that doesn't crowd anyone, yet engulf you in its own unhurried way and make you feel a part of the charm. A perfect place to be in for a </span><span class="ws9" style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;">romantic get away the place really has to be discovered on foot. Panchgani is set at the </span><span class="ws9" style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;">foot of five hills and is blessed with pleasant weather around the year. Stroll </span><span class="ws9" style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;">across the narrow walkways on a misty morning or while away at the bazaar - what ever that you want to do in a break free holiday!<br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">P</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#003300;" class="ws9" >anchgani, notwithstanding the sedate laid back vibe that it emanates is a also a </span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#003300;" class="ws9" ><b>destination for the adventure sports</b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#003300;" class="ws9" > enthusiast. Panchgani is a pseudo head quarter for the </span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#003300;" class="ws9" ><b>parasailing</b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#003300;" class="ws9" > activities in Maharashtra and the activity is conducted through out the year but for the monsoons. There are many</span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#003300;" class="ws9" ><b> trekking</b></span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#003300;" class="ws9" > routes also near Panchgani including couple of forts perfect for trekking</span><br /><br /><span class="ws9" style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;">Its no surprise to find people like Aamir Khan buying bungalows here. Its definitely not that they didn't know about Mahabaleshwar; i think the charm that this place has is just ideal that one would look for in a getaway in a hill station.<br /><br />Coming to the resorts for who </span><span class="ws9" style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;">we made websites, there are a few <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panchgani.html">bu</a></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ridhibungalowpanchgani.com/images/ridhi-panchgani-1.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 150px;" src="http://www.ridhibungalowpanchgani.com/images/ridhi-panchgani-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span class="ws9" style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;"><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panchgani.html">ngalows in panchgani </a>and surroundings and also a few luxury <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panchgani.html">resorts in panchgani</a> The <a href="http://www.ridhibungalowpanchgani.com/">bungalows in</a></span><span class="ws9" style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;"><a href="http://www.ridhibungalowpanchgani.com/"> panchgani</a> like the <a href="http://www.ridhibungalowpanchgani.com/">Ridhi Bungalow</a> and animish Bungalow are just ideal for families not to forget W</span><span class="ws9" style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;">o</span><span class="ws9" style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;">nder Woods one of the best <a href="http://www.wonderwoodspanchgani.com/">resorts in panchgani</a> and Sai Palace one of the most convenient amongst the <a href="http://www.saipalace.in/">panchgani hotels</a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wonderwoodspanchgani.com/images/wonderwoods50.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 151px;" src="http://www.wonderwoodspanchgani.com/images/wonderwoods50.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="ws9" style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;">Panchgani is a place that is definitely worth a visit and with the comfortable <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panchgani.html">panchgani resorts </a>and the <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panchgani.html">panchgani hotels</a> its easy to plan a trip to panchgani too!</span><br /><span class="ws9" style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;"><br /></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /></div> <div align="justify"><span class="ws6" style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#003300;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><br /><br /></div>vagabond..http://www.blogger.com/profile/01419784437212189920noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-62594578093641103032011-01-27T23:38:00.000-08:002013-09-23T01:35:08.805-07:00Mulshi - An Hour from Pune<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">We have been visiting <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/mulshi.html" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Mulshi</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> ever since I had come to Pune about a decade back and relly not sure how many times I have vieited this place. Anyhow this time around I had a different purpose. As you might know we are adding resorts and hotels near pune to puneritraveller.com - </span><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">around pune</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> travel guide and in lieu with that we had visited a few </span><a href="http://www.lakesideverandah.com/" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">mulshi Hotels</a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.camptemgarh.com/" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">resorts in Mulshi</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mulshi has some real great resorts and we visited two of them - <a href="http://www.lakesideverandah.com/">Lakeside verandah</a> and <a href="http://www.camptemgarh.com/">Camp Temgarh</a> you could visit their website to know more details. Lakeside verandah is an erstwhile palatial bungalow of Naik Nimbalkar by the lake and offer some very beautiful views from the bungalow. Camp Temgarh is off <a href="http://www.lakesideverandah.com/">Mulshi</a> towards the Temgarh dam and <a href="http://www.camptemgarh.com/">Lavasa</a> and is an off beat holiday resort. You would have to experience the place to feel the beauty of this resort. The food is also terrific after all their main business is catering - the Delhi Kitchen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Anyways for the benefit of people new to Pune beginning to explore Pune, <a href="http://www.camptemgarh.com/">Mulshi</a> is one of the first places you need to start with. Just about 40 Kms away from Pune its actually difficult to believe that such a beautiful place exists so near a city. Especially after monsoons this place turns out in its whole glory. Misty hills the beautiful lake and everything looks like a fairytale book's illustration.</span></div>
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onaiza & Joshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01621783423074116232noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423434165973839131.post-66603265812653853602011-01-27T20:18:00.000-08:002011-01-27T23:14:56.739-08:00Vasota - The Jungle Trek<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="justify"><span class="ws9" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Its been a while since i posted anything here. If you have followed puneritraveller.com our <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/">pune travel guide</a> you would know that we have been busy getting our readers more details about hotels and <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/">resorts around pune</a>. It has been a busy quarter with us traveling to <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/panchgani.html">Panchgani</a> <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/mahabaleshwar.html">Mahabaleshwar</a> and <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/tapola.html">Tapola</a> more than half a dozen times not to forget the <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/beaches.html">konkan beaches</a>. We had camped in <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/dapoli.html">Dapoli</a> on the beautiful <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/dapoli.html">Karde beach</a> one of the beautiful secluded beaches amongst the <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/dapoli.html">dapoli beaches</a>. For our reader we got details about resorts in <a href="http://www.ganapatipule.in/">ganapatipule</a> also.</span></div><div align="justify"><span class="ws9" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><br />
</span></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-jtbikhBXaQlCV0t5x7BJBpWVMTSnYKxLdfYu9GHVgbACHY9qzx-VbkWUN1WAukOE4vcHOQnBHBOVMqnq9kR4qMwTkfOstJIklAGMS8jGtyIm9dje3i_SdCHy6lnkRrWQBXVjRv-fw-f/s1600/tapola_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-jtbikhBXaQlCV0t5x7BJBpWVMTSnYKxLdfYu9GHVgbACHY9qzx-VbkWUN1WAukOE4vcHOQnBHBOVMqnq9kR4qMwTkfOstJIklAGMS8jGtyIm9dje3i_SdCHy6lnkRrWQBXVjRv-fw-f/s1600/tapola_1.jpg" /></a><span class="ws9" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Anyway this blog is not about the <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/dapoli.html">dapoli beach</a> or <a href="http://ganapatipule.in/">ganpatipule</a> so let me come back to to the topic that i want to write about in this blog. <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/vasota.html">Vasota</a> , a lesser known fort inside the Koyna wild life sanctuary. One of the most exciting treks that i have ever under taken may be because of the legends of the place that i had heard before. Most of the stories that i heard was ridiculously unbelievable including man eating tigers, leopards coming out of bushes and even a story of a eight feet tall naked man in the forest! I dismissed the stories as bogus but even the things that we dismiss creates a kind of excitement when we actually do the thing doesn't it? It happens to me anyway, I know that its not true but a strange kind of unexplained excitement which accepts the possibility of the stories being true..anyway</span></div><div align="justify"><span class="ws9" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><br />
</span></div><div align="justify"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/tapola1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="http://www.puneritraveller.com/images/tapola1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="ws9" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/vasota.html">Vasota</a> is Situated on the western edge of the Satara District, covered in dense forest all the way through the trek shows you some very beautiful views of of the shiv saagar lake. Surrounded by the river Koyna, Vasota is definitely a special destination for <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/forts.html">trekking in Pune</a>. The only to reach the base of the fort is by a boat and make sure you carry everything necessary for the trip along with you as this place is completely cut off from civilization. Prior permissions for the trek needs to be taken from the forest authorities, normally you can get that done the same day as you plan your trek.</span></div><div align="justify"><span class="ws9" style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIN07H9-A9dTYUE_NxFdOeVEFQAYyxiW4bon7iXy9lQtqwXZ9VPcrJvyvzIU5SplEG0I88cX1NOmtO0xBqEC93FrmPqosTBgOoRH-xbnEAFFuJUsPWrqdSeLltmF7wWLLKWEsf3wdLbbKd/s1600/bhandardara.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIN07H9-A9dTYUE_NxFdOeVEFQAYyxiW4bon7iXy9lQtqwXZ9VPcrJvyvzIU5SplEG0I88cX1NOmtO0xBqEC93FrmPqosTBgOoRH-xbnEAFFuJUsPWrqdSeLltmF7wWLLKWEsf3wdLbbKd/s200/bhandardara.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The digression; innate in my personality, to <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/shivneri.html">Shivneri</a> cost me less than 3 hours. I am quite happy that i took the off road to Shivneri. After this visit to the fort with more historical importance than natural aesthetic appeal i continued in the pursuit of the calling i got from <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/bhandardara.html">Kalsubai</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had referred Google maps before i left for the trip however because of the off road that i took i asked a few people about the route to <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/bhandardara.html">Bhandardara</a>. To my surprise few of them didn't even know about the place. Then i asked a lorry driver. Lorry drivers are almost always aware of all the roads around a place. However i later realized that they know more of the major routes that they normally take. So from Narayangao i ended up riding to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTmNDJL4GRxSfrWi4oYr9hh-aCWwH7lPYrm9KHCNoXYu1lUlUr0y8GukninJUDxfi-tARfVtlJz3dtgSiqhcU3kFUCTOlmb-1ckrZPC33515KR4ldvsewigpgE_LIklghsLGClP-AnUqM/s1600/bhandardara+to+ratangad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTmNDJL4GRxSfrWi4oYr9hh-aCWwH7lPYrm9KHCNoXYu1lUlUr0y8GukninJUDxfi-tARfVtlJz3dtgSiqhcU3kFUCTOlmb-1ckrZPC33515KR4ldvsewigpgE_LIklghsLGClP-AnUqM/s200/bhandardara+to+ratangad.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ale phata from there to Bota to Kotul to Rajur and finally to Bhandardara. Which meant i rode about 20 kms to ale phata another 35 odd kms to Bota another 50 odd kms to Kotul another 20 kms to Rajur and then about 20+ kms to Bhandardara. So i ended up riding close to about 150 Kms which should have been only about 50 odd kms. For the benefit of anyone planning to got <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/bhandardara.html">bhandardara</a> here is the shortest route</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Narayangao = 15km => Otur = 16km => Bhramanwada = 16km => Kotul = 16 km => Rajur = 20 km => Bhandardara </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in all bhandardara ideally should be around 70 Kms from narayangao and the total distance from Pune to Bhandardara should be 170 Kms.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I planned to reach <a href="http://www.puneritraveller.com/bhandardara.html">Bhandardara</a> in the afternoon spend the evening there and camp in Bhandardara in the wilderness some where or get to Bari village - the base village of kalsubai and camp there for the night. Then in the morning climb up Kalsubai and return. So for this trip I had a plan, not that i have stuck to my plans historically anyways atleast this time i had a plan! I left Pune early in the morning adorning two raincoats and a bag with my tent stuffed in. As expected it was raining and in fact all through the trip it was raining or raining heavily.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shivneri Fort was in quite good condition, Archaeological dept has a major hand in keeping it that way i soppose. There were seven massive gates leading to the fort and a couple of manicured gardens. Considering the number of people frequenting this fort the place was remarkably clean. I dont remember seeing anything littered anywhere. The Shivai temple is on the way to the right. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shivai is the goddess of fort Shivneri - the Godesss after whom Jijabai named her son Shivaji. The temple is really worth looking with excellent </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">carving on its door.</span>The Amberkhana comes next. The arcaeological dept has put up signboards on almost all the major structures. The way ahead leads to the badami talao and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shivkunj</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; white-space: normal;"> with the statue of young Shivaji and Jijabai.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shiv-janmasthan or Birthplace of Shivaji Maharaj - The Wada or small palace where Shivaji was born is still in place. This is a two story structure at the ground floor of which, this great king was born. The remnants around the building are now being rebuilt.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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