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Reflections of Time: Malshej Ghat – A Recce

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Wednesday, September 2, 2009. Malshej Ghat – A Recce. Captains Log; Star Date 29082009. Malshej Ghat – nestled in the lofty rugged hills of the Western Ghats, dons a green hue during the monsoons. The usual route from Mumbai is NH 3 up to Bhivandi and then on to Murbad and Malshej ghat on the NH 222 that runs from Kalyan to Ahmednagar. From Navi Mumbai we decide to recon the route from Shilphata Ambernath Badlapur Barvi Dam Murbad Nane Ghat Malshej Ghat. About 4 km ahead is Su-Shant Resort which has the ...

Reflections of Time: Hyderabad

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Sunday, January 24, 2010. Captains Log; Star Date 20012010. Great pictorial view sir. Hope the trip was amazing. January 25, 2010 at 6:41 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Birding at Sinhagad Valley, Pune. Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. Phansad Sanctuary, Murud. Kayaking at Tapola, Mahabaleshwar. Birding at Bhigwan, Pune. Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary, Nashik. Sinhagad Fort, Pune. Falmingos, Navi Mumbai. Velas, Turtle Conservation. Fern Samali, Dapoli. Nagla Block, SGNP.

Reflections of Time: Matheran

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Captains Log; Star Date 2611.2011. The road between Chowk (on the old Mumbai-Pune highway), Karjat and Neral is patchy. The last 6 odd kms, the road twists, turns and climbs some 600 odd meters. Upper sections of the road are pretty steep. The second gear on the Swift diesel is sluggish to start with. Sluggish changes to aggressive as the turbo kicks in at about 1800 RPM. Shifts to the first gear are frequent on slow climbing turns. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Kayaking a...

Reflections of Time: Panchgani

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Monday, March 14, 2011. Panchgani has been on the travel list for some time now. A few days off from work and we’re off. Fuel up at Belapur. Stop at MacDonald’s for a quick breakfast. The burgers are stale. That’s the last time I am going to stop here. Idli-vada at Kamat, Panvel or at Open Umberalla, Mangaon on the NH17would have made better sense. Distance Covered – 219 Kms. Toll paid – Rs. 15/-. Time taken – almost 5 hours. Distance Covered – 219 Kms. Toll paid – Rs. 200/-. Zero down on Il palazzo Hotel.

Reflections of Time: Ganapatipule

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Thursday, November 26, 2009. Captains Log; Stardate 22112009. When in soul kadi land you don’t drink water, you only drink soul kadi! So after soul kadi, thalipeeth, and wada sambar for breakfast followed by some lounging around in the well maintained Riverview garden we’re back on the road. A km. down the NH 17, brings us to the cut for Marg Tamhane. Check for directions for Hedvi and the Rai-Bhatgaon bridge and move on. The tarmac gets pretty rough, and the road turns, twists, climbs and falls. The JSW...