Over the last couple of years of travelling and documenting our journeys on our blog we have built a vibrant community of like-minded travel junkies who are as enthused about the idea of discovering more of India as we are. Often when we are travelling through a state, locals following our journey on social media…
Category: Hidden Treasures
Pinguli’s Kala Aangan that preserves the dying art of the Thakkar community
You should meet Chetan and check out the Thakkar art, I think you’ll find it interesting. This is how many of our journeys begin and this suggestion from a fellow traveller, when we were researching stuff to explore on our Maharashtra road trip proved to be an excellent tip! Pinguli is a little town on…
Exploring Dapoli: An offbeat weekend getaway
The black sand was soft and gooey under my floaters. I debated walking barefoot but decided against that. There was utter chaos in front of me, or what seemed like chaos but was in fact a highly organized, well-oiled machine, otherwise known as the Harnai fish auction. Far out in the sea were the large…
Explore Divar Island & Discover Goa’s true susegad lifestyle
Discover the susegad life on Goa’s beautiful river Island of Divar on the Mandovi whilst living in a beautiful resorted 18th century Goan mansion.
Goa’s stunning Heritage Mansions: The last link to its Portuguese Past
Drive around Goa’s interiors and prepare to be amazed by the beautiful old mansions that dot the countryside, many of which you can visit.
The reDiscovery Podcast S02E08: Exploring Bombay!
One of the major themes of the reDiscovery Project is exploring your own backyard and so when we began our India exploration a couple of years back we decide to start with exploring our home base, Bombay! Now much has been written about the diversity and vibrancy of Bombay from the heritage areas of South…
A Royal Retreat: Live Like a King at Jambughoda Palace, Gujarat
I’m sitting on a swing, sipping tea with my host Vikramsinh, Maharana of the former princely state of Jambughoda. We’ve been walking around his gardens, and have settled near a large organic vegetable patch. A Great Dane and a Doberman lie at our feet, while several pups scamper around. Vikramsinh, whose estate is almost self-sufficient…
Rewa’s White Tiger Legacy and why it left a bad taste in our mouths.
Most of you would have heard of Bundelkhand, the region in which the famous Khajuraho temples sit and which is home to the storied Chambal valley. East of Bundelkhand is the Bagelkhand region, which in pre independent India had a smattering of princely states, the largest of which was Rewa. The Maharajas of Rewa once…
Magical Mandu: Central India’s Afghan heritage & a love story for the ages
Perched high up in the Vindhyas, Mandu was once the bastion of dynasties from the Afghans to the Uzbeks & was also the scene of one of the more poignant love stories of its time.
Satpura National Park, A walk in the wild
In the Satpura Tiger Reserve you can ride in a canoe down the crocodile filled Denwa river or track wildlife on foot in the core area of the National Park!
A home in the jungle
Looking for a place to stay on your next Tiger safari ? Check out the wonderful Salban Homestay, Kanha’s best kept secret.
The reDiscovery Podcast – Ep 7: Lonar Crater
Our latest Podcast on Maharashtra’s EPIC Lonar Crater is Up Now!