Ganapatipule is about 300 kms away from Mumbai. This meant about a 7-8 hour drive that would include stopping for breakfast and washrooms on the way. The day before, we packed a big snacks basket that included bananas, apples, sweet buns, juice packets, dry fruits, chips and water. Thus armed […]
Dukes Retreat in Khandala is fantastic … Didn’t realise it till I landed up there! Khandala is a 2-hour drive from Mumbai and lies in the beautiful, verdant Western Ghats. Go past the second Lonavala exit and drive a short bit more to reach Dukes Retreat. Sprawling and very well maintained, you are […]
Weekend getaway options (within 6-8 hours) are many from Mumbai … right from the Western Ghats (hill region) around Pune and beyond, to the beaches in the south like Ganpatiphule. One option that stands out much closer is Alibagh / Murud — some where between 2 ½ – 3 ½ […]
And to think that all this while I had taken it for a dirty, dingy place. Don’t know how I got this wrong notion. But in all these years of Mumbai living, I had never been too keen to go to Kanheri Caves thinking that it isn’t worth a visit. […]