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Trek to Neelkanteshwar Temple

Rudy Drive, Travel, Treks September 9, 2014March 26, 2015blog, Drongo, Khadakvasla dam, mahabharata, malabar lark, neelkanteshwar, ramayana, shiva, trek, vishnu 0 Comment

Way back in June we came across this place called Neelkanteshwar on some blog… It was indeed on our list since then, but we decided to do it at leisure as it is pretty close to Pune and also relatively easy. Back from our trip to Goa last week, we decided to go Neelkanteshwar as we wanted to do a relaxed short trip. We started relatively late this time, i.e. by 8:30 AM. We reached Khadakvasla backwaters area by 9:30 AM post which I drove relatively slow hoping to see some birds. Soon we reached Katawadi village, from where you need to take a left. There are huge sign-boards all along the way, which ensure that you don’t take a wrong turn. Read more

Trip to Shivneri Fort & Pimpalgaon Joga Dam

Rudy Travel blogs August 23, 2014November 29, 2017black shouldered kite, lesser pied Kingfisher, malabar lark, malshej ghat, pied kingfisher, pimpalgaon joga dam, Shivneri fort, trek to shivneri fort 2 Comments

It was the Independence Day; hence we decided to do a relatively short trek to the birth place of Shivaji Maharaj, the Shivneri Fort..! The journey started at around 7:00 am where we took the Pune-Nashik road. The best road to Shivneri is to go via Rajgurunagar -> Peth -> Narayangaon -> Junnar -> Shivneri, however I took a diversion at Peth into village roads in a hope of capturing some landscapes and birds. After taking the village road from Peth, we were in for a surprise. The hot sunny weather in Pune suddenly became cloudy followed by heavy rains. Read more