Velas Turtle Festival: Dates, homestays & complete planning guide
A small coastal town in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra is home to the annual Velas Turtle Festival. India is…
Tag: things to see in Maharashtra
Day trip to Kolad: River Rafting experience and planning guide
As a Mumbaikar, we’re starved for weekend getaway experiences. I happened to read about river rafting in Kolad, a small…
Kolhapur food guide and other things to see and do in the city
Until a while ago, a small outlet of Purepur Kolhapur restaurant in the suburbs of Mumbai was my window to…
Top 5 places to see in Mahabaleshwar
Mahabaleshwar, a hill station in the Western Ghats, is the ultimate retreat if you want to get away from the…
A staycation in Ganpatipule
I’ve said enough of how I have turned into a corporate slave. Work is getting the better of me. And…
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…
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…
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…