Goa is stunning in the monsoon.....as is Orissa-Bhubaneshwar by rickshaw in the rain
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Vinayak Hegde <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Deepa Mohan <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Vinayak Hegde <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > Munnar and Wayanad ? i usually avoid monsoons so no wise words here. > >> > >> I would also avoid the monsoons and go to Ladakh one more time. > > > > tch, tch, the one time of year when water is plentiful in our country, at > > least from the skies....Goa, Kerala, and Karnataka, especially the > Western > > Ghats, are all awesome during the monsoons. If you are going to a > wildlife > > resort in the Western Ghats, though, be prepared for leeches! You can > avoid > > them if you are careful, and have a wonderful time. > > Hmm you forgot the stretch between Mumbai and Pune (I have done some > really good treks there) and the Konkan region. It's just that my > appetite for trekking in the monsoons has been sated. That said the > best time to visit would be just after the rains (Mid-September > onwards) when there is enough water flowing in the brooks and the > waterfalls. to each his own :) > > -- Vinayak > >
