Hey raiders, Its a farewell trip planned for a schoolmate going off to Univ of N.C. Starting: Pune Destination: Alibag, Maharashtra Duration: 2 days + 2 nights, starting on 29/Jun afternoon & returning on 1/Jul evening. Group: 5-6 guys Distance: 140km from Pune Transport: Booking Cabs from Pune. Plan: Site-seeing, Beaches, Drinking. --Any/all tips will be appreciated on .. Packing Planning Precautions and General revelry. Current temperature is from 32-28 degrees. --- Post Merged: Jun 12, 2012 11:19 AM --- JD666 ManISinJpr rpm Luciffer kauffmann harryneopotter MOZ Xanan mystic_dreamer SumitB --- Post Merged: Jun 12, 2012 11:20 AM --- John RajaPraveen Shatter
You're in Pimpri / Cinchwad? I used to live in Shivajinagar a Looong time back (went to school at Loyola at the time) See that you'll be going thru.. so why not take a stopover at.. Lonavala? Should be nice there this time of the year (hillstation)
No .. I'm in Hyd .. All of us will rendezvous in Pune on Friday morning and then start from there. The route does lead through Lonavala .. would love to check it out. but not sure what the plan is exactly
Nice trip !! but why the heck do you need cabs?? for such a short ride !!! Get to it on your bikes but ( don't drink and drive !! ) you will love it !!
Umm .. yea.. none of us have any bikes .. Also we'll be going via Mum-Pune Expressway so we will need Cars ... No question of drinking & driving.
The weather is gonna be humid for sure, however do pack a rain jacket to actually have fun in the rain! And lonavala will be great this time of the year! If being mobile is essential, then take a cab, else there are some nice volvos which will do the route as well.
Alibag from what I know is a great place for modding bullets etc. So you should be able to get bikes on hire even. And it would be a great experience! Dil Chahta hai style!
If you're planning to halt at lonavala, I would suggest going to Lion's hill/ Tiger point and enjoying the breeze, landscape some corn pakodas and if you would fancy some hookah. They have good enough shelters there to protect you from the rain as well. I see that you're 5 guys, consider getting a villa/bunglow there on rent, would cost ~4k a night. Speakers can also be carried for in-house entertainment. For water sports - BARGAIN as much as possible. Well, thats all I can help you with Have an awesome time, cheers!
Many thanks for replying.. Quick question on the weather ..Whats the weather like now a days.. any chances of rain ? if it rains is it still advisable to go .. Do the beaches/Water_Sports close up in case of rainfall ? What if it rain, like a hell lot, then any backup plan/destination.
Its been raining on and off in Pune, I really have no clue about Alibagh at this time of the year. I was just snooping around and stumbled on this -http://goindia.about.com/od/beachesbackwaters/p/alibaug.htm I hope the link will answer all your questions. As for Backup destination, Mahabaleshwar is quite popular during this season. A MUST visit to Mapro farms, the strawberries, the sandwiches and the water drenched green hills. =))
Okay .. time for the Post-Trip update.. IT DIDNT HAPPEN .. Well, many of our friends couldnt turn up to Pune for the trip so that plan was cancelled. Instead had a laid-back extended weekend in Pune .. Weather was great with just some bit of rain in between. Amazing Spiderman 2D & 3D .. lots of food n booze, Pune is great for this as I discovered. Thanks to pELLuRD & RC for being the wonderful hosts. Few lessons learnt - 1. Stay informed about impending Dry-Days (which tend to ruin a weekend) .. Stock-up in advance. 2. Don't mess with Auto-Rickshaw drivers in Pune. 3. Always have a carefully crafted exit plan when going to shady pubs.. 4. Whiskey makes everything better .. .. and final remark , Its your company that makes any trip awesome, not the destination --dbg out!
