My Solo Road Trips and Travel stories

Bike ride in Chilly windy dark night of January amidst a Dense Isolated Forest deep in Hinterlands of Chattisgarh.. During one of the weekend, I planned to explore a friends place in Chattisgarh on insistence of friend who was inviting me to visit his place since last 2 years. 1st question - How to go?  If you ask my Baba - Its Simple- Bus or Train..  So for Bike lover like me it was insult that my bullet will miss out on this exciting journey to a new place..  But still to convince baba a bus ticket was booked from one of the Bus vendors near Gitanjali theatre in Nagpur. For those who are not aware of Nagpur, Small area in front of Gitanjali Theatre on CA road has a Small Private Bus stand for all buses leaving for MP and Chattisgarh. Ticket was booked in advance and news was immediately shared with Baba that is am finally going to a awesome place in Chattisgarh by BUSSSSS!! He was happy that finally his boy has stopped use of his risky mode of transport-...

Best Waterfalls within 150 km of Kolhapur 1) Raut Wadi Waterfall Located at 60 Km from Kolhapur , Raut Wadi Waterfall , is a great place for a one day trip but only during the rainy season. Surrounded by lush green covers,the area around the waterfall has good pucca access road and changing rooms for ladies on paid basis are also available during peak rainy season through locals. There are also some tea, corn , Chat, Maggi vendors near the entrance of Waterfall. Its a great place for a Photography enthusiast due to lush green dense forest in this place.It's an experience that lasts a lifetime. How to Reach:    57 Km from Kolhapur . Route is Kolhapur- Devale- Kothali- Kurukali- BHogawati- Ghotawade- Gudal- Kasba Tarale- Sawardhan- Rautwadi Best Time to Visit:  Monsoon Period since it becomes dry after Dec - Jan. This place has become popular in recent time hence during monsoon visit it before 11 am since after 11 it becomes very crowded. Rautwadi...

Best Offbeat Destinations in Kolhapur    Kolhapur is an inland city located in south-west Maharashtra state, 373 km south of Mumbai & 228 km south of Pune, 615 km north-west of Bengaluru and 530 km west of Hyderabad.Kolhapur has an elevation of 569 metres (1867 ft). It lies in the Sahayadri mountains in the Western Ghats.[10] Chandgad is the coolest place in the Kolhapur district There are many popular tourist destinations in Kolhapur liek Amba Devi Temple, Jotiba Temple, Panhala Fort, Gaganbawda, Kaneri Math, Rankala and many such places.But here are some places which are untouched hidden in the lap of nature and every explorer would love to visit . There are 12 Talukas in Kolhapur District and hence i have mentioned the awesome places taluka wise: Here is map of Kolhapur District for basic understanding of Geography Map of Kolhapur District Tehsilwise  Radhanagari Taluka 1) Siddhagiri Maharaj Math Located inside Dajipur fores,t its ...