Ellora cave temples in Maharastra are one of the finest UNESCO world heritage sites in India. The Kailasa temple in Ellora is the largest single monolithic excavation in the world. The sculptures and paintings of Ellora caves are one of the finest examples of ancient India’s workmanship skills. Ellora caves are not very crowded like …
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The Elephanta caves near Mumbai are one of the popular places for a half-day trip from the millennium city. These rock-cut cave temples on Elephanta island are an interesting UNESCO world heritage site. During one of my Mumbai trip, I decided to explore Elephanta caves. I was staying in Colaba so I reached the jetty …
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Mahableshwar is one of the most popular hill stations in Maharashtra. A trip to Mahableshwar should be combined with Panchgani, which is 18 Km before on the same road. There are some interesting things to do and places to visit in Panchgani also. I agree Mahabaleshwar is a touristy place but if you plan properly …
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Pune was the seat of power during Peshwa rule in the 18th and 19th century. It is still the second biggest city in Maharastra. A few years ago Pune was a popular option among retired people due to its pleasant weather throughout the year. Pune has grown a lot in the last couple of decades …
My first visit to Mumbai was more than 16 years back with friends. I noticed lots of changed in Mumbai over the years, somethings improved and some worsened. When I first visited, we spent a day in Mumbai and hired a cab for the Mumbai sightseeing tour. It was not a planned tour, we engaged …
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There are several offbeat destinations near Mumbai and I have explored many of them in the last few years. Infect I explored more weekend getaway near Mumbai in comparison to Delhi where I live. During one of my trip to Maharashtra, I decided to explore offbeat beaches in Malvan. I traveled from Mumbai to Malvan …
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Alibaug is one of the closest weekend getaways from Mumbai with clean beaches. It is easily accessible by ferry from the Gateway of India in Colaba, South Mumbai. Alibaug is one of the most popular destinations from Mumbai and Pune due to its clean beaches and laid back environment. During my last two visits to …
I had been to Mumbai many times. Most of the time we visit Colaba area or make it base to go to close by places but this time I decided to visit some other places in Mumbai. We had decided to see Global Vipassana Pagoda Mumbai, where we had not been before. We were staying …
We (I and my friend) were in Maharastra for 2 weeks around end September and during our Maharastra trip, we visited Matheran from Mumbai. Our original idea was to take toy train from Panvel to Matheran but when we tried to book the tickets, we came to know that toy train doesn’t ply in monsoon …
