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Things to see and do in Maharastra.
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Murud Beach

Murud Beach

Murud is a foodies’ paradise – delicious, fresh seafood including Pomfret, Kingfish and Prawns is served at the local shacks.

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Hotel Review : Akshay Bungalow (Alibag, Maharashtra)

Hotel Review : Akshay Bungalow (Alibag, Maharashtra)

Madhu found Akshay Bungalow on the internet and the pictures looked quite appealing. What I liked most was that the structure looked newly built, which would mean that the bathrooms would be new too . We called them from Alibag’s bus stand and were happy to find that rooms were available. However, getting there turned […]

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Photo Post : Kolaba Fort (Alibaug, Konkan Coast, Maharastra)

Photo Post : Kolaba Fort (Alibaug, Konkan Coast, Maharastra)

Kolaba Fort was built in 1652 by Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to keep a check on Siddhis of Janjira. Inside the Fort During low tide, one can either walk the 2 Km stretch or take a Buggy. Marching towards the Fort Buggy An interesting feature of this fort is that it has freshwater wells in its […]

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Alibag – our first Maharashtra destination

Alibag – our first Maharashtra destination

Almost everyone we spoke to, regarding our Maharashtra itinerary, discouraged us from stopping at Alibag. Even Lonely Planet did not mention it in their ‘Maharashtra coastline’ section . But Madhu and I, somehow, couldn’t let go of it. We’ve both visited it as kids and have fond memories of walking to the ‘fort in the […]

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Chilling at home… gearing up for Maharashtra

We’ve been at my parents’ home in Thane (Mumbai suburb, some 35kms NE) since last Sunday. It has been a nice break. The MP tour was both fun and tiring. All those monuments and World Heritage sites had zapped our energy completely. We were totally looking forward to putting our feet up and doing absolutely nothing […]

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Restaurant Review : Vihang’s (Thane)

Vihang’s Inn Rating: 8 out of 10 Opp.Cine Wonder, Ghodbunder Road Thane (W) 400 607. Phone : +91-22-24042501 Vihang’s Inn is a 3-star hotel, which has a vegetarian restaurant on the ground floor and a non-vegetarian one on the 1st floor. We ate at the non-vegetarian one. It is brightly lit and has a nice […]

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Review : Restaurant Tareef (Aundh, Pune)

The kababs literally melted in our mouth; they were absolutely fantastic. The mutton biryaniwas quite different from any that we’ve had in the past – not too spicy but extremely flavorful.

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