Wishlist-2010

When 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 exception and the trip turned out to be great). So a thought came to my mind ... why not create a wish list of the place which I would like to visit! And so here it goes:

Goa (Colva beach): This time around would like to try Vinay beach resort. It is close by to the GTDC resort and the beach as well. Last time I had checked it and found that the rooms are much cleaner and better than the GTDC's. And the charges are almost same. The GTDC service is good, so I hope that GTDC paints and cleans their property. I would like to spend around 4-5 days in Goa and would be visiting Panjim and explore some interior parts of Goa. And yes I want to try my hand at photography too! Bangda fry on plate and watching sunset in the silver sands is definitely a bliss! Goa is the place where one can be enjoy being lazy and not feel guilty about it :-)

Kashid: The start of my winter would be at Kashid, around 3-4 days is good enough. Would be eating at Patil Khanawal (hotel or mess) but would also like to find some other local food joint. Kokani fish recipes are hmmmm... my mouth is already watering. Seen it twice already so this time around I might give a miss to the Janjira fort. On the other hand would explore the Phansad Wild Life Sanctuary. I understand that it is somewhere near-by to Kashid.

Jaipur: Always wanted to see the pink city for myself. Seen this magnificient city on television many times... the pink buildings, the hawa mahal, the palaces, the intricate art work, the kathputlis (puppets), the Rajasthani cuisine. I think it will need 4-5 days to do justice to Jaipur. But I need to do some research to find which season/months are more suitable for this visit. May be you can help me in this. I would like to know your experiences if you have visited Jaipur... or are from Jaipur.

Koyna Backwaters: Saw the pictures on net and they are superb, especially during monsoon season. I certainly would like to spend 2-3 days at Koyna dam. Just want to get wet and roam in rains. The back water would be magnificient with mist and the breeze. Wow, I wish to be at Koyna dam in 2010.

Kaas: How can I miss this one. I have been to Satara and after visiting the near-by Kaas Lake I was so taken a back by the greenery that I decided to re-visit it. Later the locals told that the right time would be September-October. During these times all kinds of flowers bloom near the Lake and the view is mesmerizing. It is said that many of the flowers seen here are not even categorized by the botanist. These flowers are said to be found only in this region.

For smaller duration, am considering some near by resorts. Durshet, Saguna Baug, Panhala, Malshej Ghat, stay at Sinhagad.

Now that my wish list for touurist places for 2010 is almost finalised, I am going to try every bit to make it real. With my fingers crossed I am looking at 2010.

By the way if you have to spend say 5 days at a destination, where would that be? C'mon be sporty now.