मंदाकिनी हिल – अरे नहीं, वो वाली मंदाकिनी नहीं! एक सुबह जब मैं अपनी “कुछ ना करने वाली” दिनचर्या में व्यस्त था, तभी व्हाट्सऐप पर एक टन-टन हुई – डॉ. अजय का मैसेज था – “इस रविवार मंदाकिनी हिल ट्रेक पे चलना है?”अब भाई, मंदाकिनी नाम सुनते ही मेरी आँखों के सामने एक ही...
Mandakini Hill – No, Not That Mandakini! 😜 One fine morning, just as I was getting into my groove of doing absolutely nothing, a WhatsApp ping broke the peace. It was from Dr. Ajay – “Trek to Mandakini Hill this Sunday?” Now the last time I heard Mandakini, I had a very different...
Half Ticket Travel – The Climb to Gilbert Hill & Goan Devi Temple It was a Saturday. A weekend. And as usual, the traveller inside me was getting all fidgety—kahi toh nikalna hai yaar!But then… hai hai yeh mausam, yeh majboori…On one side was my “teri do takkey ki naukri,” and on the other...
Konkan Calling – Part 3: Boats, Bullock Carts & A Fort in the Sea! “Naye din, naye safar… aur naye kisse Konkan ke!” Before we dive into today’s adventure, let’s rewind for a second… Part 1 took us from Mumbai to the soul-soothing beaches and temples of Velneshwar, Hedvi, and Guhaghar—a journey wrapped in...