Showing posts with label around mumbai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label around mumbai. Show all posts

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Mumbai 2011- A different point of view

We did a heritage walk around Hutatma Chowk and the Taj and took a few pictures.

We went for a heritage walk, early on a sunday morning- and we saw the many faces that make my city the city that it is... where the hardworking barbers were toiling at 0630, the hardest working sleep the sleep of the honest at 0900, where we rebuild and come stronger after terrorists visit, where foreign and Indian companies vie to maintain our heritage buildings, while some of us keep our gardens clean while others let structures collapse, signboards serving tourists our 'desi cool drink' and where shamelessly government-owned companies take credit for supplying free gas to a light up a national monument.


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Texas A&M, Class of '94

"For all your days prepare,
And meet them ever alike:
When you are the anvil, bear-
When you are the hammer, Strike."
Preparedness, an Epigram by Edwin Markham (1852-1940)

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Seven One Day Monsoon rides around Mumbai

Working with a real estate firm in Mumbai, I had the opportunity to extensively travel around the Mumbai region. I am putting up seven maps for your reference, mostly all doable on Saturday (0600 to 2030Hrs)- so you relax at home on Sunday. These are the ones I did.

I have another set of maps for two day rides, but I would need more time to assemble and post that.

All these roads are good (no off raoading, unless you want to) and safe to travel on, and all should be really scenic come June15th.

1. Powai- Kolad- Tamhini- Lonavala- Powai (345Km)

Powai, Maharashtra to Powai, Maharashtra - Google Maps

2. Powai- Kon Gaon- Kalyan- Malsej Ghat- Karjat- Chowk- Powai (359 Km)

Powai, Maharashtra to Powai, Maharashtra - Google Maps


3. Powai- Nagothane- Murud-Janjira- Alibag-Vadkhal- Powai (306 Km)

Powai, Maharashtra to Powai, Maharashtra - Google Maps


4. Powai- Kolad- Tamhini- Paud- Lonavala- Khopoli- Pen- Panvel- Powai (376 Km)

Powai, Maharashtra to Powai, Maharashtra - Google Maps

5. Powai- Mahad- Shirwal- Lonavala- Powai (453Km)
Powai, Maharashtra to Powai, Maharashtra - Google Maps

6. Powai- Kalyan- Malsej Ghat- Otur-Bhandardara Dam- Asangaon_Powai (352 Km)
Powai, Maharashtra to Powai, Maharashtra - Google Maps

7. Powai- Mahad- Mahabaleshwar- Panchgani- Pune(Chandni Chwk)- Tamhini- Kolad- Powai (2 days- 563Km)

Powai, Maharashtra to Powai, Maharashtra - Google Maps



Here is the consolidated eprint article and comments from readers:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/route-travel-queries/99060-7-one-day-routes-mumbai.html

Finally I had time this long weekend to indulge in my hobby- driving and riding andd writing, and this weekend the agenda was to share drives that I have done in bits, parts and full.

I finally posted them on a Forum to make it more accessible to others.

Do take a min and review the same, with the monsoon coming in, I am sure you will just about have 7 weekends to indulge with family and friends.

For those of you not in Mumbai, you must know someone in Mumbai - forward it.