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..”
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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 !”
From Bombaim to Mumbai and Other Lesser Known Facts
I have been a resident of Mumbai for over 50 years going back to 1970. I have always enjoyed my trips to downtown which houses some of the quaint heritage architecture buildings like the CSTM (erstwhile Victoria Terminus-VT), BMC HQ, The Prince of Wales Museum ( now known as Chatrapti Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya) ,Continue reading “From Bombaim to Mumbai and Other Lesser Known Facts”
Kenyan Safari and Our Hunt for the Ankole Watusi Horn
Depending on the stage in your life, two travel destinations on everyone’s bucket list would be – Disney and Kenyan Safari. For pre-teens, it is Disney and then as kids cross the teens, Kenyan safari starts coming up in travel conversations. For us, Disney happened around 2009 when kids were aged 12 and 9 respectivelyContinue reading “Kenyan Safari and Our Hunt for the Ankole Watusi Horn”
Travel Blog – Two MUST Do Road Trips-Great Ocean Drive & PCH – US #1
Two of the must do road trips from across the world are the Great Ocean Drive from Melbourne to the Twelve Apostles in Australia and The Pacific Hwy (PCH) – US#1 which runs parallel to the Route 101 in California, USA which hugs the Pacific coast along the way. Fortunately for me, in 2019, IContinue reading “Travel Blog – Two MUST Do Road Trips-Great Ocean Drive & PCH – US #1”
Birding at Bhigwan– An awesome experience !!
I have been a wildlife enthusiast. In India have been to Corbet, Tadoba, Kabini near Mysore and overseas we have done safari trips to Masai Mara in Kenya alongwith a few National Parks such as Yellowstone, Yosemite , Zion, Bryce, Arches, Sequoia, Grand Canyons in the USA. During these trips, even though I did getContinue reading “Birding at Bhigwan– An awesome experience !!”
Hampi Travel Log
Hampi has been on our travel bucket list for some time. Since travel to Hampi requires quite a few logistical hoops, every time we started to think about planning the trip, it seemed to be getting pushed forward. This time around the stars fell into place and we managed to make it. This trip involvedContinue reading “Hampi Travel Log”
Birding – An awesome experience !!
I have been a wildlife enthusiast. In India have been to Corbet, Tadoba, Kabini near Mysore and overseas we have done safari trips to Masai Mara in Kenya alongwith a few National Parks such as Yellowstone, Yosemite , Zion, Bryce, Arches, Sequoia, Grand Canyons in the USA. During these trips, even though I did getContinue reading “Birding – An awesome experience !!”
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