Category: Travel

It all started a few weeks ago when a good friend of my family told me that I should go for a trip with the Pune based tour company, ‘Foliage’ this summer after my 10th standard board exams. Well, I had heard of the company before from friends but had never really gone for a trip with them on my own. After some mild reluctance in the beginning, I agreed to go on a trek to Chandrashila Chopta with Foliage from the 19th to the 25th of April 2017.   Day 1(19/04): Well, the trek started out pretty awkwardly for

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Alandi is a city in the state of Maharashtra which lies on the banks of the river Indrayani. A religious place, it is popular for being the location of the Samadhi of Sant Jynaneshwar. It is a famous place for pligrimage and people like to visit the Vitthala-rakhumai temple, Jynaneshwar’s wall, The Jyaneshwar Samadhi Complex and the Narsmiha Saraswati Swami Math. Here, groundnut cultivation is very popular as this is a rural area and agriculture is one of the major occupations.                              

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Recently, I visited Diveagar, a small village which is a 4 hour drive from Pune. We stayed in one of our friend’s cousin’s  house. Day 1: After leaving from Pune, we stopped at a restaurant called ‘Quick Bites’. After a long 4 hour ride, we finally reached Diveagar. We had dinner, watched the movie ‘Black Beard’s Ghost’ and then went to sleep.   Day 2: We woke up knowing we had a long day in front of us. After waking up we got ready, ate breakfast and went to the beach to play. After coming all of us had a

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Recently, my mothers father a.k.a my grandfather visited Disneyland in Hong Kong and Universal Studios in Singapore. He had been planning the trip for a while and looked pretty excited.He went with Kesari and along with a senior citizens group. He turned 80 recently and I admire him for going on this trip. Personally, I LOVE amusement parks. But, when you cross horrifying experiences , stomach churning coasters and awesome stimulation, you get-HEAVEN. When I visited Universal Studios in Singapore, my favourite rides were the Transformers 4D ride and of course, any child’s favourite ride, the Battlestar Galactica, which is

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This fort used to be one of the most impregnable forts in the early 14th century.This name was given by Muhammad-bin-Tughluq when he shifted his capital here in 1327 A.D. The fort was surrounded by moats full of crocodiles, deadly mazes and awesome defence mechanisms. One of the most important monuments here is Chand Minar, which bears a striking resemblance to the Char Minar. For more info,visit:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daulatabad,_Maharashtra

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This vacation,I visited the world famous Ellora caves. As compared to Ajanta, Ellora is very famous for sculpturing rather than painting.Well known for its caves, Ellora has many Buddhist, Hindu  and Jain rock-cut temples. Most of the caves are over 800 years old and therefore have a very musty and damp smell due to the hundreds of bats who live in the caves. They were built during the Rashtrakuta and Chalukya Dynasties. Again,I truly recommend  visiting this world class monument.                  For more information,go to:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellora_Caves

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These vacations, I visited the world famous Ajanta caves. The Ajanta caves  in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments. The area was covered by jungle until accidentally rediscovered in 1819 by a British officer of the name John Smith while hunting a tiger. He saw the tenth cave and eventually found all thirty.These caves truly are a hub of imagination and handwork. I truly recommend that you visit these wonderful works of art. Learn more at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajanta_Caves

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