Four people stories from Ganpatipule and other travel anecdotes
There’s an interesting quote by Nick Miller I read on the internet which I am going to use as the basis for…
Category: Travel
Off the beaten path in Maharashtra: Phaltan-Satara with Jakson Inns
This is my 100th post on Wannabemaven. Three years and 100 posts, that’s the longest I have stuck to any…
Camping in the Satpura tiger reserve
Sunsets be like… “That’s it! I can’t walk anymore. I’m going to give up?” I thought several times while trekking…
My first time at a travel hostel – The Hosteller
Three years into travel blogger, one would have expected me to stay at a travel hostel already. But it didn’t…
Jodhpur: Mehrangarh Fort inside out
I was on a solo trip to Agra and Jodhpur, when I found myself at the Agra Cantt railway station reading…
A fleeting conversation in Kalga, Himachal
I was reading Mark Tully’s No Full Stops in India on an evening in Kalga village while bacpacking in the…
Visiting the world's three most famous monuments in Agra
Somewhere in the Satpura Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, I was sitting outside my tent and chatting with fellow campers…
Luxury Hotels in Bhopal: Jehan Numa Retreat Review
I had returned from one of the toughest treks I’ve done in my life. My head was high in pride…
Visiting a hi-tech biographical museum in Pune
When my plan to play paintball at Della Adventures didn’t work out, I drove down to Pune from Lonavla. Looking…
How I planned a trip to Udaipur in 8k
Much like the last year, I set out to visit a new city on the first day of 2016. Udaipur…
In search of the Nagla Bunder Fort, Thane and an unexpected discovery
It was a while since I rode the bike so I did a short road trip to Ghodbunder last week.…
Gallivanting in Mathura-Vrindavan
On my first ever trip to Uttar Pradesh, I saw myself getting down at the Mathura junction railway station. It…
Celebrating the Bhandara festival at Khandoba Temple, Jejuri
I was randomly surfing the web one evening when I saw a picture of a temple in Jejuri covered in…
11 takeaways from my first trip to Hyderabad
Hyderabad had always fascinated me. While the city of Nawabs is rich in culture and history, there was also the…
Beach Hopping in Maharashtra
The one thing Maharashtra must be thankful for is the Arabian Sea. Western Maharashtra is blessed with a wonderful coastline…
A Dash of Luxury in Panchgani
In 2009, when I visited Panchgani for the first time, I was certain that this is a perfect weekend getaway…
Eating Feni Ice Cream in Goa
I was in Goa for an extended weekend in September 2015 when I got a tip-off from a friend about…
My Stay at Prince Desert Camp, Jaisalmer – In the Middle of Nowhere
Everything happens for the best. No really! Earlier this year, we planned a new year’s getaway to the Rann of…