Lavthaleshwar

I badly needed a ‘bhatanki-break’ to kill my boredom. On saturday night, I started hunting for a place to drive and suddenly ‘Lavthaleshwar’ stuck my mind. Actually ‘Lavthaleshwar’ needs to be clubbed with Jejuri as it is 1-1.5kms just before Jejuri but i had not been there earlier in my Jejuri visits. It is known [...]

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Mulashi-Tamhini: off track, reverse monsoon & wildlife treat

Reverse monsoon (November rain) is not a pleasant thing anymore. Moreover as it was accompanied with storms, cyclone Phyan and what not. Rains made the days dull and lazy. Weekdays were spent in the office and then came weekend. My friend wanted to capture clouds/fog for time lapse in Mulashi-Tamhini and I decided to accompany [...]

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Morachi Chincholi Revisited!!!

I visited “Morachi Chincholi” for second time last weekend. From learning from last visit, this time we started very early morning at 5:00 AM. I had my friend and her family along with me. They were very keen to see this place and we made a plan. After reading my earlier post on “Morachi Chincholi“, [...]

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Ghorwadeshwar

‘Ghorwadeshwar’ (मराठी: घोरवडेश्वर) was on my mind since quite some time. Last Sunday, I visited this place with one of my friends. We got up early in the morning and drove to Ghorwadeshwar base. We parked our vehicle there and started climbing the mountain. To reach Ghorwadeshwar: Start from Pune and take old Pune-Mumbai highway. [...]

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Kavdi

I have been to Kavdi (also called as “Kavdipat“) for couple of times.  Each trip is a treat in itself. We started for Kavdi at 6:30 AM. After crossing ‘Loni Kalbhor’ toll plaza, we traveled for 2 mins more and took left turn. We found Bush chat (Female) and clicked few snaps on the way. [...]

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Ananda Valley

I visited ‘Ananda Valley’ with my colleagues last saturday. It was a more of a team building activity than a picnic. We gathered near our office and started at 8:30 AM. Best thing I like about Pune is – as you drive few kilometers away from city immediately the scene changes, you can breathe fresh [...]

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Baneshwar

My friends and I were planning for some monsoon outing since long. Finally we decided to go to Baneshwar last monsoon. We packed our backpacks and started in morning. There were light showers and atmosphere was very pleasant. To reach Baneshwar: Take Pune-Satara highway. Drive approx. 30-32 Kms to reach Nasarapur phata (function). You can [...]

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Mulashi-Tamhini

“Sometimes the road traveled turns out to be more beautiful than the destination…” This holds true for Mulashi and Tamhini. I call this lovely path as “Road to heaven…“ To enjoy monsoon season, Mulashi and Tamhini are THE destinations. I have been to Mulashi twice. First time was thorough enjoyment in rains and waterfalls. I [...]

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Jejuri

Ever since I got my car, I always wanted to take my Uncle for drive. I asked him where he wish to go. He instantly expressed his desire to visit “Jejuri”. I was not very surprised as I was well aware of his curiosity to see different places. Before we proceed, let me tell you [...]

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Morachi Chincholi

“Mor” means peacock and “Chincholi” means dense tamarind trees in Marathi. Morachi chincholi is a small village which is around 85-90 kms from Pune on Pune- Ahmednagar highway. This information does not catch your attention unless and until you read next lines. Yes, this village is now a peacock sanctuary which shelters more than thousands [...]

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