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Walks in India: Complete List
June 29, 2008
The ‘Walks in India’ series, which was running through the month of June is now complete. The series has featured fifteen walking tours from all corners of the country, and has covered a great variety, such as walking among ancient ruins, tropical forest, sand dunes, snow, beach, plains and cities. Here is the complete list.
* Introduction
* Old Delhi
* Rishikesh
* Varanasi
* Jaipur
* Shimla
* Auli, Uttarakhand
* Khuri Village, Rajasthan
* Pondicherry
* Gokarna, Karnataka
* Hampi
* Along
* Orchha
* Thekkady
* Pushkar
* Mumbai
A lot of work has gone into compiling these walks, and it was all possible, thanks to help from many friends and fellow bloggers who contributed in many ways to complete it. I received considerable help to promote the walks and spread the word and also to select, design and fine tune a few walks.
It was tempting to go on and add more – there are many more places that are great for walking and it did not feel too good not to have them in the series. Shekhawati, Melukote, Kolkata, Wayanad, just to name a few. But then, I had to stop somewhere.
At the end of it, I do hope that it has been a useful exercise, and people heading to any of the destinations covered would find the information here useful, and perform these walks. Do leave a comment if you happen to take any of the featured walks, and if you found the maps and description useful, and also if you happen to find missing or incorrect information here.
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Walks in India: Marine Drive, Mumbai
June 28, 2008
This post is part of a series on ‘Walks in India‘.
Place: Mumbai
Highlights: Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Beach
Season: July to September, to get a feel of the monsoons in Mumbai. Also in December – January, when it is not very hot.
Time of the day: Evening – 4pm to 7pm
Distance: Approximately 5kms
Difficulty: Easy
Map. This is an interactive map of the walk. Zoom in to get a closer look. Click on the blue markers to identify of each location.
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Places to See and walking map of Marine Drive, Mumbai
The Walk.
With photographs from Poonam.
Mumbai’s walk is predictably along it’s sea shore. It is the most celebrated walk in the nation, adored by Bollywood, and the city’s rich and poor alike.
The number of sightseeing places along the walk are many – Prince of Wales Museum, National Gallery of Modern Art, Knesseth Eliyahod Synagogue, Taraporewala Aquarium – just to name a few. But the walk along marine drive is best done as a leisurely stroll without worrying about any sightseeing, and watching the life in the city.
Start from Gateway of India, one of the most well known monuments in the country. Take Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg to Regal Circle, and continue further on Madame Cama Road till you reach Marine drive or Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road. Take the long promenade of Marine Drive towards north, and get to Girgaum Chowpatty Beach.
Walk along the sandy shore at Girgaum Chowpatty and spend time here till dark. The walk ends at Chowpatty.
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