In the past 2 years, it was one of the rare times when we slept at 1:15 AM IST on Saturday. However, the body clock was set to wake up at 6:30 AM, and there was a slight discomfort in our body due to insufficient sleep. Both of us had completed the routine morning tasks. I have prepared vegetable pulao and my partner packed it in a steel box.
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Jewels of Odisha | Travel Guide to Odisha
Jai Jagannath!Locals would greet you when you are in Odisha. Jagannath is a diety in Jagannath Temple at Puri, Odisha. This temple is also part of the Char Dham pilgrimage site. Odisha offers a variety of places for tourists/devotees/explorers/historians such as great architectural temples, clean beaches, national parks, scenic road journeys, good food, handicrafts, andContinue reading “Jewels of Odisha | Travel Guide to Odisha”
Largest Mangrove Forest In The World, Sunderbans
The mangrove area in the delta formed by the confluence of Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal is known as Sundarbans. It is the largest mangrove forest in the world. It is home to several animals, birds, and dreadful `Man-Eating Royal Bengal Tigers`. Trip Itinerary Day 1 Reach Gadkhali ferry ghatContinue reading “Largest Mangrove Forest In The World, Sunderbans”
Getting Lost In Andharban Dense Forest !
Yes, you read it right ! I saw a couple of fireflies videos on Facebook and I couldn’t stop thinking about the same for the rest of the day. I enquired about it with my friend and after a day I found a group on Facebook who were organizing similar event at Andharban. Without wastingContinue reading “Getting Lost In Andharban Dense Forest !”
Bhigwan – Paradise for nature lovers
Bhigwan is a town on the border of Pune and Solapur districts in Maharashtra. It is famous for bird watching, especially flamingo and wildlife photography. You could see flocks of hundreds of Greater Flamingos, Common Cranes, Brown Headed Gulls, Painted Storks, Grey Herons and many more.. 🙂 We visited Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary on Saturday andContinue reading “Bhigwan – Paradise for nature lovers”
Nag Tibba
On a random Friday snack break, I asked my colleague – Let’s go trekking !!She replied – Let’s go!Being novice trekkers we both didn’t know where to go! So we went to one of the trekkers, Yogesh in our team to get some idea where we could go. He suggested trekking Nag Tibba !! TillContinue reading “Nag Tibba”
The Mysterious Lake With A Floating Island, Parashar Lake
Two of my office colleagues came up with an idea of trekking to Parashar lake. I pulled my laptop to find more about it. It is located approx 50 km away from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. Bhima, one of the Pandava brothers rams his elbow on one of the mountains which created a dent inContinue reading “The Mysterious Lake With A Floating Island, Parashar Lake”
Early Morning Ride To Sinhagad Fort
I was eagerly waiting for this day, the last day of the semester !! I was balancing my exam preparations, office work, and three hrs office travel every day. I wanted to take a break from everything so I decided to go somewhere near Katraj early morning. My three friends joined me for an earlyContinue reading “Early Morning Ride To Sinhagad Fort”
Kataldhar Waterfall Rappelling and Trekking
Kataldhar is a big waterfall near Lonavla in the Pune district of Maharashtra. This waterfall is not very popular because it is somewhat difficult to reach the valley and needs some experience of basic trekking before exploring this place. Though it is a little difficult there is heaven at the end of the fall. I decided toContinue reading “Kataldhar Waterfall Rappelling and Trekking”
Torna Fort
A year back, when I came to Pune I had a long list of forts that I wanted to climb. One of them was Torna, the tallest pinnacle in the south region of Pune and the first hill fort to be captured by the great warrior Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at age of 16! The elevation ofContinue reading “Torna Fort”