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 …

Bhimashankar Temple

I literally dragged Arnab to this trip. After several calls, when he finally showed up around 8.30am, Ola outstation cancelled my trip. Just when We thought we have to spend the rest of the day at home, I got another ride. lucky me!! We started off around 9.15am. Apart from being a trekking site,  Bhimashankar …

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 …

Mumbai

As my quest to discover Mumbai is still in progress, I went there again. I have always felt that it might be fun to live there but for travelling, it is not that exciting. I have heard about Mumbai lifestyle, nightlife, rain and Mumbai locals but never got the flavor of it. I have been …

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 …

Ganapati Festival 2018 in Pune

Ganapati Festival does all the justice when we say that it is the biggest celebration in Maharashtra. For 10 days, all the lanes and localities of Pune are decorated with the vibes of celebration. The roads are decorated with lights and pandals can be spotted in every corner. The celebration of birth of Ganapati, one …