Travel Tips

Kanheri caves in the monsoon beats Bhushi Dam.. hands down. Of course thats a personal opinion that I have formed after my trip to the caves last Saturday. There are a number of things going for it like proximity, not as crowded, lots of trekking possible, historic site, etc. Some photos from the trip below. You decide.........

This was my second trip to Manali, but enjoyed it just as much (if not more) than the first time. Had planned my stay at the Bannon Resorts. (This resort has an interesting history. If interested do lookup on their website.) Detailed review of the resort can be accessed here . Mumbai to Manali was via Delhi. This was primarily to experience the plane journey from Delhi to Bhuntar airport (Manali is about 50 kms from this place). Kingfisher has daily flights from Delhi to Bhuntar. The flight timing is very early in the day, which necessitates a stopover in Delhi. Delhi was unbearably hot. Went to visit India Gate in the evening. We had great difficulty in finding transport from India Gate back to RBI quarters in Sarojini Nagar. This may be because we were unfamiliar with the area, but would suggest planning for return transport before planning a trip here. The flight from Delhi to Bhuntar was worth the stopover that we had to do in Delhi :) . The plane flies at a relatively low...

Went to Manali recently. Spotted a number of birds there. More photos here.

On 7th March we went on a trek to Korigad. Korigad is a fort located about 20 km away from Lonavla. This makes for an ideal one day gateaway from Mumbai. We started from Mumbai at 5:30 a.m. Took the Express way and got off at the Lonavala exit. En-route, we had a stop at the food mall. From Lonavala we took the road towards INS Shivaji. We made a short stop at Lion's Point. Its a very scenic point and makes for a good stop over. From here we drove on until we reached the Peth Shahapur village. The landmark, to get off the road here is a mobile tower. We parked our car near a temple in the village and started for the fort. The climb up the fort is easy and not too strainous as well. There are stairs all the way up to the fort. I think we missed the "standard route" to the stairs and traveled a fair distance through the bushes, not sure whether we were heading in the right direction. We did spot some interesting flowers and birds along the way. From ...

Last week we went back to see the flamingos. Was greeted by this fanatastic sight. Don't know if the census for the flamingos has happened this year. But my gut feeling is that there are more flamingos this year as compared to last year. I had carried along my HDR-HC7 along for taking the photos. Not an ideal option, but still got some good pics of flamingos + other birds Spotted some other birds as well. Indentification underway (courtesy DK) Common Sandpiper Indian Pond Heron Marsh Sandpiper Eurasian Curlew Common Sandpiper Common Sandpiper Lesser Sand Plover Sea Gull Little Egret