tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397437594770557803Fri, 12 Dec 2025 05:02:19 +0000OutingsWorld201020112012Agri-tourismAgro-TourismChecklistGoaHill stationIndiaKarnatakaKonkanwishlisthttp://alphanomad.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Vivek)Blogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397437594770557803.post-5379869834060352167Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:28:00 +00002012-02-11T20:58:16.118+05:302012WorldIn January 2012 I got a chance to visit South Korea. It was a business trip of 2 weeks. This was first time that I was visiting east Asian country and I was excited about the visit. I googled about it tried to collect as much information as possible. The first challenge I perceived was language barrier. English is not very popular language in S.Korea. Second challenge was food! I was worried http://alphanomad.blogspot.com/2012/02/south-korea-land-of-morning-calm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivek)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397437594770557803.post-6946362089659889304Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:31:00 +00002011-04-19T22:01:07.648+05:302011GoaIndiaOutingsI went to Goa in February-2011 but some things kept me from writing about it…I don't know whether I should call it my laziness or writers block :p This time (again) I stayed at Colva beach. I love this beach for its liveliness and for the shacks. Colva is neither very crowded like Calangute nor deserted like Miramar. Very safe even for a walk at night. Have not heard of any untoward incidences http://alphanomad.blogspot.com/2011/04/go-goa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivek)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397437594770557803.post-9055115246556843241Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:46:00 +00002011-02-24T23:16:08.867+05:30KarnatakaOutings&#160; After visiting Bijapur we proceeded to Kudal Sangam. It is a holy place for people who follow Lingayat faith. Also three rivers namely Krishna,Malaprabha and Ghataprabha culminate at this place. The holy samadhi of Basavanna, founder of Lingayat faith lies on river bed. A huge hollow pillar is constructed and the Samadhi lies at its bottom. A staircase leads to it. 360 degrees view of http://alphanomad.blogspot.com/2011/02/kudal-sangam-and-almatti-dam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivek)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397437594770557803.post-1112600439265334364Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:24:00 +00002011-01-13T23:02:36.030+05:30A couple of months back I visited the Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur in Karnataka. I was at Solapur, visiting my relatives when this plan of going to Bijapur took shape. We started early in the morning. In about 3 hours or so we entered the Bijapur town. The Gol Gumbaz is visible right from the city entrance. It is very impressive structure built by Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah (AD 1627 –57). Sultan’s tomb http://alphanomad.blogspot.com/2011/01/gol-gumbaz-of-bijapur.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivek)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397437594770557803.post-1796426609252490671Fri, 26 Nov 2010 16:16:00 +00002010-11-26T21:46:59.128+05:30&#160; I had a chance to spend one day at Agra and I jumped at the thought of visiting one of the 7 wonders of the world! I reached Agra Cantonment at around 10am. Straight away I headed to the Pre-paid rickshaws booth outside the railway station. It is manned by a police man so no worries. I choose the option of 4 hours rickshaw and 3 places to visit… The Taj, Agra fort and market. It was abouthttp://alphanomad.blogspot.com/2010/11/agra-city-of-taj-mahal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivek)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397437594770557803.post-6168203951090472625Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:17:00 +00002010-10-25T23:17:33.869+05:30If you have read my wish list of the places to visit, Jaipur was one of it. And I managed to plan a trip in the month of September. It was a four days tour and I also visited the Agra for a day. More about Agra in another post. In Jaipur I stayed at The Palms Hotel. The hotel is located in good area of the city very close to the Raj Mandir – A well known cinema theatre. The hotel was not exactlyhttp://alphanomad.blogspot.com/2010/10/jaipur-pink-city.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivek)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397437594770557803.post-5179838994672501043Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:54:00 +00002010-09-15T22:55:54.588+05:30OutingsIt has been long time that my family wanted to visit the Khandoba of Jejuri, Datta mandir of Narayangaon and the Balaji temple. I had been to Balaji temple last year and I was quite impressed by the cleanliness and the automosphere of the location. When I say balaji temple I mean the one which is near to Pune. With the help of google and few friends we chalked out the path so as to cover all http://alphanomad.blogspot.com/2010/09/jejuri-narayangaon-and-balaji.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivek)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397437594770557803.post-4566934944102398339Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:38:00 +00002010-08-12T22:08:36.716+05:30WorldIn june I had to go to Velizy, France for a business trip. But there was only one problem... no two... nah three... or may be more. The first one - my passport was about to expire. I applied for it's renewal at the regional passport office. In first instance itself I managed to submit all the necessary documents. And then started the long wait for the passport to arrive. After 30 odd days I stillhttp://alphanomad.blogspot.com/2010/08/paris-business-trip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivek)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397437594770557803.post-8272399122524529785Sun, 02 May 2010 16:06:00 +00002010-05-02T21:36:47.115+05:30Agri-tourismAgro-TourismOutingsFrom last few weeks I was having difficult time to find suitable place to visit during summers. The summer is a bit harsh this year and it is not helping to make this decision any easier. So while idly reading the local newspaper I spotted a news about agro-tourism. This is where I spotted the name of Vedi farms... Vedi Ve as is Way and di as in Dinar, is about 90km from Pune on Pune-Satara NH4 http://alphanomad.blogspot.com/2010/05/vedi-farms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivek)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397437594770557803.post-3866163392001558930Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:16:00 +00002010-04-26T23:46:31.514+05:30ChecklistOutingsOutings in general consists of happy moments, either with friends or family members or both. Sometimes it so happens that in the excitement of making these happy memories, one misses out to put the camera in their bag pack or to forgets to pack that special outfit bought specially for the trip. Of course the trip goes on but somewhere we know that it is little less than perfect, right?So to http://alphanomad.blogspot.com/2010/04/checklist-for-outing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivek)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397437594770557803.post-4549789176648506657Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:38:00 +00002010-04-17T00:11:44.503+05:302010wishlistWhen ever I have some time at hand I like to travel. Some of the places are my favourites and that includes Kashid Beach and Goa (specifically Colva beach). I make it a point to visit these places once a year. And most of the times I plan well before stepping out. The hotel bookings, the travel arrangements, the site seeing if any, everything is planned to last details (Satara was one of the http://alphanomad.blogspot.com/2010/04/wishlist-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivek)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397437594770557803.post-2530492550228198636Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:48:00 +00002010-04-19T20:47:39.866+05:30OutingsOne of my close friend, Manjunath, and I were discussing as to which place to visit during a weekend. We considered various options but were not able to reach a consensus. Then I threw an idea of visiting an offbeat location. It was a spontaneous decision, and we agreed to visit Satara. And of we started our journey in the morning in Manju’s WagonR Duo. About 2 hours and 120 km of drive on the http://alphanomad.blogspot.com/2010/03/satara-weekend-getaway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivek)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397437594770557803.post-8019345862299459260Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:24:00 +00002010-03-02T20:14:35.600+05:30KonkanOutings <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; http://alphanomad.blogspot.com/2010/03/kashid-with-friends.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivek)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397437594770557803.post-4164631780849974656Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:27:00 +00002010-02-15T13:50:54.598+05:30Hill stationOutings <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; http://alphanomad.blogspot.com/2010/02/chikhaldara-hill-station-of-maharashtra.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vivek)15