This week I take a ride down memory lane, as I recall my trip to Velas to see turtles on the beach I am in sleepy Velas, a coastal village in Maharashtra. I’m here to see Olive Ridley turtles take their first baby steps into the sea. And unlike last […]
This week we discover an ancient relic in the bylanes of a village in the interior of Maharashtra. Join us on this expedition. Sameer motions to the driver and hails him to stop the car. We pass by a small village on our way home after an excellent hike in […]
This week I take you on a journey into an untouched forest, deep in the interiors of Maharashtra as I explore the unknown. We lose our way in the early dawn and end up about an hour away from where we were supposed to. We turn around our cars and […]
Take a look at the quaint Kavnai fort near Igatpuri, as I hike up to catch the first rays of the sun from atop this historic fort We stop by a roadside dhaba for some tea and coffee to keep the sleep monster away. It’s a little after 2:00 […]
Clouds covered the trail in the distance, as the path vanished into nothingness. On both sides of the path there were hundreds of little purple blooms, adding color to the greyness. I am in Kaas, the poetically named “Plateau of Flowers”. Walking in the clouds, I begin to think that […]
We were sitting on top of a beautiful green plateau, looking at the final climb up the hill. It was about time for lunch, when the rain clouds darkened the skies and the heavens poured open on us. I admit I have been a tad lazy of late. After the […]