High on History – Hampi

From the splendor of past to a saddening ending to a place with substantial historical importance- Hampi, the last great Hindu Kingdom in South India, has seen it all. Instead of weed, I got high on History in Hampi. There is a distinct vantage point of Hampi apart from the hippie culture. This post is …

Omkareshwar

Since childhood, I have been that blessed soul whose parents took her to various places. As a result, when someone asks me to travel with them within India, most of the time my answer is:”Ohh! I have been there!”. They don’t like me anymore. :p Anyway, after completing 6 of the holy Jyotirlingas out of …

Bandel Church and Hoogly Imambara

Apparently good 20+ years in Bengal was not enough time to plan a trip to Bandel Church and Hoogly Imambara! So this one time when I went to hometown, I made a list of places to visit and the oldest Church of the state, West Bengal was one of them. Just a reminder: There are …

Ajodhya Hills, Purulia

Since childhood we have heard this song, "Tu ranga Matir Dashe Jaa" meaning "Go to the land of red soil". It was time for us to visit the land of red soil, Purulia. Even after staying in Bengal for years, it saddens me that how ignorant we are of the scenic pleasure that Bengal has …

Udupi/Udipi

-"Vasco da Gama has set his foot first here." -"Wait. What?" -"Yeah." To escape the bleak January evenings of Pune, we made a quick weekend gateway plan to Udupi/Udipi, a beach town in Karnataka. Udupi is 60 kilometers away from Mangalore and is 700 kilometers from Pune. The beauty of the journey was some part …

South Goa Beaches

This was my 5th time in Goa and in my defense all I can say is when my Company sponsored our hotel stay, I could not afford to miss it. I have been to North Goa, Panjim and extreme North Goa. I have heard about the beauty of South Goa so much that although our …

Panjim

Now that I am done with New Goa, it was time to explore places and beaches in Old Goa. This time I went with my parents to celebrate their Marriage Anniversary. The planning was done within 3 days and on a Saturday at 4.30 am, we started our journey from Pune. It took 11 hours …

Places to Visit in Pune

3.5 years of staying in Pune and I can leave my job to be your city tour guide(Condition: If I get paid enough :p ). Now that my financial situation is not allowing me to do so, I thought of doing it virtually. If you love to get true flavors of a city and are …

Shantiniketan, West Bengal

Have you ever heard of a place where classrooms are beyond walls, boundaries and are set up just under trees? Shantiniketan has its own school, colleges and university (Bisva Bharati) where students sit in the lap of nature (no, it's not because of poverty). That’s how students are taught to get close to mother earth. …

Bhuleswar, Pune

Carrying history of 1200 century, Bhuleswar was right there in front of my eyes and I did not see until my mother told me about this place! I get my traits to explore from my parents and Bhuleswar is one of the results. Situated at a distance of 50 kilometers from Pune, Bhuleswar was a …