End of the year. Not in a mood for the usual parties. My husband searches for offbeat holidays with an intention of staying in a village and finds this village that are on a mission to save the turtles. VELAS, about 250 kms from Borivali, sounded very interesting. Bookings made in a home stay and […]

Hurray!!! Velas Turtle Beach sighting day. We got up early with enthusiasm around 6:45 am and after drinking tea went to see Olive Ridley Turtle hatchlings. We all especially Rhea, my niece were really looking forward to see tiny baby turtles. We met Mr. Mohan, he is part of a local NGO who promotes turtle […]

Velas beach trip gang – Chanak, Nehal, Vishal, Mansi, Rhea, Bhavin and Tina. We were really excited to see the Olive Ridley turtle hatchlings which were expected around last week of December 2013. So we planned our trip to Velas on 28th December 2013. We started at 3:00 pm for Velas which is 210 km […]

I wanted to go to Elephanta caves or Gharapuri caves since last few years but could not due to some reasons. Finally my wife could not say no since it was a birthday request 🙂 (my birthday was on next day – 16th December). So the long wait of more than 10 years was coming […]

Our last day in Wai was going to end with a trip to Sajjangad Fort in Satara city of Maharashtra. We wanted to visit Kaas Plateau which is only 20 km from Sajjangad Fort but since flowering season was over, we decided against it. Sajjangad means Fort of Good People is the final resting place of Swami Ramdas, a saint […]

Today we were going to visit Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar. We started from Wai at 10: 00 am and reached Mahabaleshwar in 45 minutes. Mahabaleshwar is 32 km from Wai and Panchgani is only 12 km from Wai. Our sweet craving forced us to stop at Bagicha Corner, the famous place in Mahabaleshwar for Fresh Strawberry […]

Our plan on second day in Wai was to visit the nearby temples and Balkawadi dam in the evening. We got up early and did yoga in the fresh natural air of the surroundings. We left at 10:00 am and our first stop was the famous “Mahaganpati temple or Dholya Ganpati temple”. The statue of Lord […]

After a long time our Diwali Family trip (18 persons) to Wai (Anandvan Holiday Home) was planned and we were looking forward to it. We got up early, did Laxmi Puja as it was first day of Diwali and left at 9:45 am from Mumbai. Wai is around 240 km from Mumbai. Our first halt at 12:00 […]

The Kaas Plateau or Kas Pathar is situated in the Western Ghat Sahyadri range, 25 kilometers from Satara city in Maharashtra state of India. The name Kaas originates from Kaasa tree (Elaeocarpus glandulosus). Leaves of this tree turn green to red as they mature. It gets white flowers only for 15 days in the month […]

The Advantages of Staying in a Homestay More space: The three biggest benefits of homestays are more living space, privacy and amenities compared with hotel rooms. Choice of location: You are also spoilt for choice when it comes to location. Better amenities: The amenities may include fully equipped kitchen, TV and DVD players, or even […]