Picturesque Panhala.

Panhala is ideal for those looking for a picturesque long weekend break from Pune/Mumbai.. She tells you why you should quickly plan a trip as the monsoons threaten to disappear soon.Sugarcane fields and occasional hills of the Sahyadri range put up an unforgettable ‘slideshow’ on a car’s windows while we drive from Pune to Kolhapur on the NH4. The uphill road to Panhala is about 20 kms away from Kolhapur on the Kolhapur-Ratnagiri highway NH 204. The road climbing up to the fort is often covered in clouds during the monsoons, reducing the visibility to barely 100m.Panhala is a walled settlement though parts of the wall have been demolished or...

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Ooty - Monsoon

If you love to experience the monsoon romance, the mist and the emerald beauty of nature, head to Ooty during the monsoons.The locals say monsoon in Ooty is unlike in other cities and it’s mostly a drizzle, except for the rare occasions when the wind and the rain get naughty and play havoc with nature, uprooting trees and blocking roads. If you are willing to take risk, if at all the rare phenomenon of a natural disaster occurs, head to Ooty for a memorable monsoon holiday. The hill station will be less-crowded, you will get the space to move around freely and of course the greenery around and the tiny droplets of water will awaken your senses....

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