A road trip from Mumbai to Shirdi

A journey from Sunrise to Sunset....

Shri Sai Baba Devasthan in Shirdi is very famous and holds a strong religious affiliation in India. The most interesting part is that it is equally popular in all religions. Shri Sai baba used to live in this small town of Shirdi in early 19th century.  With his powers He helped many humans and animals. Now, Shirdi is the location of holy shrine of Sai baba. Like many, we also are very strong believer of Sai baba.  Known for fulfilling the wishes of His devotees, He has never let us down. So we decided to go to Shirdi for a long pending thanksgiving trip.

We usually make plan for Shirdi trip for two days. It is around 250 kms from Mumbai and takes almost 5-6 hours for family one way. But this time we decided to come back on the same day. We planned it on a Sunday and we got up at 6 am. We decided to take the Ghoti route to avoid Nashik city. So the itinery is: Mumbai - Igatpuri - Ghoti - Sinner - Shirdi.

Make a wish at Hidimba Devi Temple, Manali

If you are visiting Manali, it is due that you have to visit the protector of the town - Devi Hidimba. The lovely temple of Hidimba Devi is located at the heart of Manali town or you can say the town has grown around it's deity. As the legend says it was Raja Bhadur Singh dated A.D. 1553. The temple is located on a hill, so you may come across some traffic going up. First thing we noticed up was this wonderful creature!

A Journey to Rohtang Pass

"Madam if you want to go to Rohtang Pass, start very early", our driver earnestly told us an evening before. Seriously! I thought, afterall we are on vacation. But we realised the seriousness of the statement soon. So we took our own sweet time and started at around 9 am. 

A trip to Manali Himanchal Pradesh in May!!

See I told you!... I was a big relief as we were rejoicing upon reaching Manali. All hardship has finally paid off. The weather was perfect for a summer vacation. The vacation to Kullu, Manali and Shimla in month of May was planned with the idea get away from the heat of Mumbai. We did all the research but were doubtful and were hoping for the best.

A Trip to Mahabaleshwar

Conde Nast Traveller’s April May 2014 issue on Indian hill stations, reminded me of my last year’s trip to the lovely hill station of Mahabaleshwar. This scenic hill station near Pune is a popular weekend hangout. Famous for its strawberries, Mahabaleshwar is good to visit in all seasons. If December January comes with good cool weather and strawberries, monsoon is exciting with numerous waterfalls.

Just half an hour away from its twin sister, Panchgani, Mahabaleshwar is a typical hill station famous for it's strawberries.

Where to stay in Mauritius?

Well, the choice is difficult when there are number of options. The good news is there are resorts and hotels suiting for all the choices and pockets. Discounted rates are available if you are honeymooner.