Best places to visit in Aizawl
Aizawl is the capital city of Mizoram and is the entry point of the state for most travellers. Before exploring the state, it is a good idea to spend a day in Aizawl and visit a few spots. We spent … Continued
Mizoram travel guide
Mizoram is one of the least visited states by travellers in India. Its remote location, lack of information about the tourist places and less advertisement by the government to promote tourism are the main reasons for people not visiting this … Continued
Manoli waterfall at Amba ghat
As usual, we were driving as directed by Google Maps. The destination was Manoli waterfall, but we ended up at Manoli Resort! We parked the car and looked around to find nobody from the resort. I was not bothered as … Continued
Paleshwar waterfall
Paleshwar is one of the many waterfalls in the western ghat range of Maharashtra. The water from the dam falls into the valley forming this waterfall. (See the video below) Searching for the falls Google Maps let us down on … Continued
Reverse waterfall
A reverse waterfall is a phenomenon where the falling water defies gravity and goes up due to strong winds. I had seen this situation in a waterfall that I had visited earlier (link here). There was news sometime back that … Continued
Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands
During my recent travel to the Netherlands, I had a day to spare before boarding the flight home. A simple search on Google for the places to visit listed several locations, and one of them was Hoge Veluwe National Park. … Continued
First International trip after Pandemic
I recently travelled to the Netherlands on an official visit. It was my first International visit after the pandemic. The earlier visit was in Feb-Mar 2020 when I visited the US a few days before lockdown. Overall, I must say … Continued
Travel to Panhala fort
Maharashtra has many forts, and Panhala is one of them. It is a large fort near Kolhapur. Due to its easy access, it is popular with tourists. Its history spans nearly a thousand years!! Panhala fort was on my bucket … Continued
Waterfalls of Koynanagar
Koynanagar is a town in the western ghats area of Maharashtra on the Sangli-Chiplun highway. It is famous for the Koyna hydroelectric project, one of the largest in India. The several waterfalls that dot the area attract a lot of … Continued
The two waterfalls of Kitwad
I had heard about the two reservoirs in the village of Kitwad near Belagavi. The water released from these dams formed waterfalls downstream. When I was in Belagavi recently, I included Kitwad in my itinerary. The village was about … Continued