Farewell Stephan, Irene and Anna

Swiss nationals Stephan, Irene and Anna have been frequent visitors to Native Place the last 5 years that they have been living in Pune. Their earlier visits were to Native Place in the monsoon season…

Nirvana goes to Bir in June

Rinul takes off Bir in springtime they say is beautiful. I have often imagined the mountain slopes covered in wildflowers and hoped to get there someday in June. I almost got to experience it this…

Kamshet in the monsoon season

Every year the monsoon arrives at Kamshet by mid June and within a month of steady rain, the summer scorched face of the Shelar paragliding site turns verdant and silver waterfalls snake down the cliffs…

Nirvana Adventures End of PG Season Party June 2010

It was the 8th end of season party Nirvana Adventures has held at the Shelar site at Kamshet.  As usual the celebration began with  with the hike to pay our obeisance to ‘Gonshubai’ the deity(…

Pre Monsoon Clouds are on their way in

Driving up to Kamshet on Friday morning our eyes turn skywards and all we could see were layers and layers of cumulus clouds. Some light some dark some thick some thin,  all piled up as…