Hi Guys,
How about exploring a Konkan??
The Konkan is a coastal strip of Land bounded by the Sahyadri hills on the east, and Arabian Sea on the West. Every state in the konkan offers tremendous variety - History, Adventure, Wildlife and Sun- Kissed beaches. There are basically 3 main regions.
Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Raigad.
Here are some options.
Option 1 - Ganapatipule
If we are thinking of Beaches, Then we can go for Ganapatipule which is in Ratnagiri District having a 400-year old temple which houses the Swayambhu Ganapati (a naturally formed idol) and a glittering white-sand beach.
By Road: Mumbai-Ganpatipule is around 375 kms. Visit link below for details.
http://www.indiatravelogue.com/dest/maha/maha5.html
http://www.konkandarshan.com/tourist/r_be_ganpatipule.htm
Option 2 - Dapoli
Dapoli is hill station in Ratnagiri District.There are so many places around Dapoli - Beaches - temples, Caves, Forts - like... It is a small yet nice place. It is at a height of 700 to 800 feet from the sea level & is a cool & pleasant place. As it is located at a height, it is surrounded by beautiful natural surroundings. People are attracted to Dapoli village because of its natural beauty. In summer holdings & Christmas holidays, people especially from Mumbai & Pune come to spend their time.
Link for a Konkan Darshan site.
http://www.konkandarshan.com/tourist/index.htm
I am still searching for some good places, You guys let me know if you have any idea.
- Sam
Note: Do not expect luxorious resorts and exotic seaside getaways. There are quite a few motels and lodges and occassionaly a few good (but not so great resorts) dotting the region. Most motels are situated along the busy Mumbai-Goa national highway. These usually cater to the local tourists and trade travellers. The state-run MTDC - Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation runs a few (so-called) resorts at Malvan, Ratnagir, Ganpatipule and Kihim. These however are badly managed and in most cases poorly equipped.
However, if you can take care of yourself and manage to spend a few nights without much comfort and luxory, then you are in for a wonderful experience. A journey to this region with a wealth of natural resources is well worth compromising on comfort for a few days. Malwani food is fast becoming famous across the country. If fish is your favourite, start packing your bags. Go, indulge into one of the most unique travelling experiences in India!
25 July 2007
24 July 2007
Guys, I am packing my bags!
Hi Guys,
I got free from one project yesterday and was thinking of taking a leave as soon as poosible. Today morning I was about to fill my leave form when I got a mail saying that I have been allocated on a project called Quantas. Which is obviously having some tight deadlines as useal. Guys, I was so upset..but then I directly went to my seniors and asked for a leave...and you know what?.... After a loooong natakbaji, finally I got a leave on 2nd and 3rd of August..but I have to finish the given task before goin on a leave..so have to work hard this week...Lekin Chalta hai yaar..as far as we all are going to get some good time togather, it's ok to work late this week.
Guys, I am done from my side now and ready for an expedition...What about you all???
I got free from one project yesterday and was thinking of taking a leave as soon as poosible. Today morning I was about to fill my leave form when I got a mail saying that I have been allocated on a project called Quantas. Which is obviously having some tight deadlines as useal. Guys, I was so upset..but then I directly went to my seniors and asked for a leave...and you know what?.... After a loooong natakbaji, finally I got a leave on 2nd and 3rd of August..but I have to finish the given task before goin on a leave..so have to work hard this week...Lekin Chalta hai yaar..as far as we all are going to get some good time togather, it's ok to work late this week.
Guys, I am done from my side now and ready for an expedition...What about you all???
23 July 2007
from Cape Town with love
hello ppl.....
its been very long as always....how r u all doing?....planning a picnic n all so must b very tired i guess....i wd love to have all of u here....in this beautiful place on earth.....
my parents in law r vising us here....they r already here n will b for a month more....as usual can check mails quite often....
just this weekend n last we went sight seeing .... but it was more than that....i have never seen nature so beautiful....the vast atlantic ocean the mountains the beaches.....the city everything is so wonderful....i just have no words.....we visited table mountain which is just another heaven on earth....then we took a ride in helicopter for 15 min...which were so thrilling....it was an open helicopter n i was sitting just by the edge....n below all i cd see was ocean....it was so frightning n thrilling.....n chilliing too.....
all the beaches here r so beautiful....there r ones with clean white sand n freezing water....the one with boulders....clean again....the with with apartments surrounding it....kind of private n roads running up on the terrace (u'll see in one of the pics...clifton bay).....the wild rains covering mountains....everything is wonderful....
n then there is our home in which we've shifted....its so beautiful...just like in the magzines...with a terrace from where u can see just mountains...three of them...table mountain, lions head n one more...
please c all the pics....sending the link....miss u all....like never b4....
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=asd7jees.6s987o0g&x=0&y=jkgkz5
its been very long as always....how r u all doing?....planning a picnic n all so must b very tired i guess....i wd love to have all of u here....in this beautiful place on earth.....
my parents in law r vising us here....they r already here n will b for a month more....as usual can check mails quite often....
just this weekend n last we went sight seeing .... but it was more than that....i have never seen nature so beautiful....the vast atlantic ocean the mountains the beaches.....the city everything is so wonderful....i just have no words.....we visited table mountain which is just another heaven on earth....then we took a ride in helicopter for 15 min...which were so thrilling....it was an open helicopter n i was sitting just by the edge....n below all i cd see was ocean....it was so frightning n thrilling.....n chilliing too.....
all the beaches here r so beautiful....there r ones with clean white sand n freezing water....the one with boulders....clean again....the with with apartments surrounding it....kind of private n roads running up on the terrace (u'll see in one of the pics...clifton bay).....the wild rains covering mountains....everything is wonderful....
n then there is our home in which we've shifted....its so beautiful...just like in the magzines...with a terrace from where u can see just mountains...three of them...table mountain, lions head n one more...
please c all the pics....sending the link....miss u all....like never b4....
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=asd7jees.6s987o0g&x=0&y=jkgkz5
21 July 2007
20 July 2007
lets get going.......
hello everyone......
first of all i have uploaded some pics on ur photobox a/c so please check them out....
they are abt when nusu was last in bombay and one more album is abt some of our frozen moments from our much delighted memories. thats about the memories from our last trip to pune.....
and seeing those bright golden days makes me think that its been 7 months since our last trip n its time to go for one more.
so people lets plan something nice this time also and lets just go......
i guess everyone is bored with the routine life and needs a break. andmore we think more the plan gets delayed so lets not waste time lets just go somewhere........ walk a lot, talk a lot, explore a bit and enjoy a lottttttt.
we were looking at going in last week of july (23rd july to 29th) or 1st week of august (30th july to 5th august) rt?. so i dont mind any one of the weeks.... if the coming week which is the last week of july seems tough for everyone then we can even take half the week off or else we can plan for something which falls on weekend (like may be including thursday, friday, monday type of a thing). or we can plan for the next to next week (30/7 to 5/8).
wat say everyone?
first of all i have uploaded some pics on ur photobox a/c so please check them out....
they are abt when nusu was last in bombay and one more album is abt some of our frozen moments from our much delighted memories. thats about the memories from our last trip to pune.....
and seeing those bright golden days makes me think that its been 7 months since our last trip n its time to go for one more.
so people lets plan something nice this time also and lets just go......
i guess everyone is bored with the routine life and needs a break. andmore we think more the plan gets delayed so lets not waste time lets just go somewhere........ walk a lot, talk a lot, explore a bit and enjoy a lottttttt.
we were looking at going in last week of july (23rd july to 29th) or 1st week of august (30th july to 5th august) rt?. so i dont mind any one of the weeks.... if the coming week which is the last week of july seems tough for everyone then we can even take half the week off or else we can plan for something which falls on weekend (like may be including thursday, friday, monday type of a thing). or we can plan for the next to next week (30/7 to 5/8).
wat say everyone?
19 July 2007
To sasu
Dear sasubai ,this cars and bikes were on display as part of TRANSPORT FESTIVAL known as TRAM SUNDAY over here ,it was on sunday 15-07-07 so iwas just roaming around and clicked the shots it was an nice experience .The cars and bikes ihave shot were part of it and they are still in running condition they have maintain it well .I was enable to shoot all the vehicles so you can imagine how much more there were so you guys missed it .
18 July 2007
17 July 2007
HI THE PHOTOGRAPHER
HI let me introduce you to the official photographer of THE TRANSPORT FESTIVAL IN FLEETWOOD
16 July 2007
13 July 2007
05 July 2007
02 July 2007
deadline pushed !!!
hiyo after everyone’s hardworking weekends and busy schedule we have decided to push the deadline by 9th Monday. lets see how many ppl stick to this deadline...