My better half and I, both are ardent sports enthusiasts with a deep love for the great outdoors. This year we embarked on an extraordinary journey to celebrate our pearl anniversary. We decided to mark this special occasion with an adventure that perfectly aligned with our early September anniversary date – participating in the LadakhContinue reading “Leh Trip#2 – Adventure with a Twist: “Impossible Is Nothing””
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Leh Trip#1- Julley: Exploring the Land of High Passes
Leh, situated at an altitude of 11,155 feet, is often hailed as the “Land of High Passes.” Nestled within the cold desert of Ladakh, Leh, unlike Manali, remains remarkably accessible more or less round the year, thanks to the airport with its direct flight connections from Mumbai and Delhi. This picturesque region is a magnetContinue reading “Leh Trip#1- Julley: Exploring the Land of High Passes”
US Visit Diary – Exploring Austin: A City without Limits
This year, in June, after a couple of false starts, we finally managed to visit our son at Austin, Texas. During our visit, we got a flavour of the life and times of the Gen Next as he took us through the city’s eclectic social scene allowing us to discover its unique character. Austin extendedContinue reading “US Visit Diary – Exploring Austin: A City without Limits”
Off The Beaten Track – Travel blog – Rameshwar – Chettinad – Madurai- Part 2
The Bangala – excitement of a surprise guestAs we moved in to enjoy our stay at The Bangala we could sense the pristine glory of this nice and spacious 90+ year old property. It has a pool with a lot of greenery and open space which gives it a colonial club type feel. When weContinue reading “Off The Beaten Track – Travel blog – Rameshwar – Chettinad – Madurai- Part 2”
Off The Beaten Track – Travel blog – Rameshwar – Chettinad – Madurai
Recently my parents joined a package tour covering Rameshwar-Chettinad- Madurai. They were all praise for the Rameshwaram temple, chettiar mansions at Chettinad and of course the Meenakshi Amman temple at Madurai. We too decided to explore this route on our own to be able to do it at our own pace. Rameshwar and Madurai areContinue reading “Off The Beaten Track – Travel blog – Rameshwar – Chettinad – Madurai“
Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav- Statue of Unity Travel log
Celebrating the 75th independence day, I had quite a few exciting moments. On 15th Aug, one of my friends shared a reprint of the 15th Aug 1947 edition of Free Press journal. While going through the paper, I came across this very interesting advertisement from Tata Mills on the state of India’s per capita clothContinue reading “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav- Statue of Unity Travel log“
Travel Blog- The Taj Mahal- story of the perfect shot and more..
In 2020, my son had planned to visit us in Mumbai from the USA around April/ May before plunging into his internship. But then the pandemic broke in April 2020 and all travel plans got cancelled and the wait became longer. Now finally after two and a half years as his Feb-end 2022 travel dateContinue reading “Travel Blog- The Taj Mahal- story of the perfect shot and more..”
Travel Blog – Amritsar and Dharamshala- A near-miss and a thrilling adventure!!
Before covid, our last vacation was in Jan 2020 to Hampi. Post covid we have been lucky to have been able to take short trips to places around Mumbai Lonavala, Pune, Mahabaleshwar. So this time when at a short notice, we got a free slot at Club Mahindra Dharamshala we were quite thrilled and wereContinue reading “Travel Blog – Amritsar and Dharamshala- A near-miss and a thrilling adventure!!”
Unwinding in the garden city
Recently I got an opportunity to visit Bengaluru. This was the first time since the pandemic that I was visiting a city outside of Maharashtra. Besides being popularly known as the Silicon Valley of India, Bengaluru is also known as the garden city. So far every time I visited the city, it would invariably beContinue reading “Unwinding in the garden city”
India’s Own “Great Ocean Drive – Devgad to Ganpatipule” can become Konkan’s road to prosperity !
In 2019, I visited Australia and was fascinated by the Great Ocean drive from Melbourne to the Twelve Apostles. Similarly, I was in awe of the beauty offered by the PCH route drive right along the pacific coast (click here for my previous blog on Great Ocean drive and PCH route). Since then, I haveContinue reading “India’s Own “Great Ocean Drive – Devgad to Ganpatipule” can become Konkan’s road to prosperity !”
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