Travel- NH4 from Mumbai (South East)

South East India- National Highway 4 (NH4)

Distance from Mumbai to various cities and mode of transport

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Dhaba's are outdoor (garden restaurants) on outskirts of Mumbai highways, normally open in evenings and food is freshly cooked after placing orders. There are few on NH4 near Lonavala on old pune highway area such as Kinara, Sunny's dhaba etc  
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NH4 Pune, Bangalore, Chennai from Mumbai

Matheran 98km Altitude 2500ft, By car or local train to Neral and 2 hours toy train ride which runs from 7.30 am Matheran or shared taxi to Dasturi (6km from Neral, 40 minutes rides) then 4km trekking. Sightseeing- Charlotte lake, Paymasters park and various points. www.matheranresorts.com

Khapoli 1830ft, Resorts- Monteria, Aayusha, Rishivan, UK's,   

Khandala 96km, Altitude 1875ft, Resorts: Zara, Mystica, Hillscape, Velvett

Lonavla, 106km, Altitude 1800ft, 
Resorts- Treasure Island, Lagoona, Kumar, www.resortsinlonavala.co.in

Talegaon- Somtane phata for nurseries, 
Townships before pune- Leelavati Greens, Daffodils, Tata La Montana, 

Lavasa: www.lavasa.com, 

Pune 160km, 1840ft, Population 2.5m, Areas 700 km2 (8th) ,Pune by car 3 hours. CST to Pune Intercity AC Chair train 3 hours, Pune is on Mutha river. Pune Kolahpur 232km, Pune Bijapur 330km, Pune Gulbarga 375km. Pune Ahmednagar 220km, Ahmednagar Aurangabad 120km. 
Pune map... Pune Metro (2018)

North areas- Chakan, Bhosari*, Moshi, Bopodi, Pimpri, Chinchwad (Queenstown), Nigdi, Hinjewadi (Kul ecoloch), Talegaon, Dapodi, Punawale, Khadki, Charoli (Pride), Wakdewadi. 
In North Pimpri Chinchwad has own Municipality Corporation as PCMC.
Townships: Pittie kortyard, life republic, Blue ridge, Megapolis, Pride world city,
Malls: 

Central areas- JM Road, Deccan Gymkhana, Prabhat Road, Bhandarkar Road, Law College Road, Fergusson College Road, Laxmi Road, Shanivar peth, Parvati, Shivaji Nagar.
Peth History: Year 1300 saw first Peth under license from Peshwa to establish peth and collect taxes. Peth were established as commercial, residential and with places of worship etc. It was like present day townships but in larger area. The list with year established and specialism is as follows. 
Kasba Peth (1300)- Utensils, Bhamburden Peth (1600)- Garages & spares (now Shivaji Nagar Gaothan), Somwar Peth (1600)- Residential, Shaniwar Peth (1650)- Residential, Shukurwar Peth (largest)- Vegetable market, Sadashive Peth (1760)- Residential, Bhavani Peth (1763)- Timber & Hardware, Budhwar Peth (1660)- Electrical Goods, Guruwar Peth (1730)- Residential, Ganesh Peth (1755)- Milk market & Theater/Tamasha, Narayan Peth (1773)- Paper & statinoney, Rasta Peth (1776), Raviwar Peth- Jewellery & Cloths, Ghorpadi Peth- Residential, Gunj Peth- Residential, Mangalwar Peth- Transport, Nana Peth- Automotive, Navi Peth (1961).
Malls: s-mall

East areas- M. G Road, Hadapsar, Vishtantwadi, Alandi, Airport Road, Dhanori, Kalyani Nagar, Manjri (Kul), Viman Nagar (Rohan), Lohegaon, Wagholi, Mundhwa Road, Koregaon Park, Vimannagar, Kharadi*, Wagholi
Townships: Magarpatta
Malls: Pheonix, Inorbit, Amanora, Seasons, Koregaon Park Plaza mall, SGS mall. 

South areas- Pune-Bangalore Highway, Salunke Vihar, Fatima Nagar, Shankarsheth Road, Salisbary Park, Bibwewadi, Kothrud, NIBM, NIBM Annexe, Undri, Kondhwa*, Wanowrie, Mukundnagar, Sinhagad Road, Ambegaon
Townships: Nanded city, Songbird,  
Malls: Vishall, Reliance mart, Fun n shop,

West areas- Aundh, Baner, Wakad*, Ravet, Pimple Saudagar, Pimple Gurav, Pimple Nilakh, Balewadi, N.C.L, Bavdhan, Range Hills, Bhosale Nagar, Ganeshkhind Road, 
Model Colony, Senapati Bapat Road, Pashan Sus Road

Pune Portals: Poona Best, 

Pune Real Estate: Real Estate Portal: www.proptiger.com, Blog: Ravi Karandikar Pune Property blog, 

Weather: average temperatures ranging between 20 to 28 °C (68 to 82 °F). 
Pune weather:     March to June- 20- 38, July to October 20 - 30, Nov - Feb 12 to 30
Mumbai weather: March to June- 23- 33, July to October 25 - 33, Nov - Feb 20 to 33

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Satara 260km, Altitude 2445ft,

Sangli Miraj: Developed as medical town
Tasgaon: 116km from Satar, 69 km from Kolhapur. Grape producing town

Kolahpur 352km, Altitude 1795ft. Pune Kolahpur 232km 4hrs. Kolahpur Miraj 50km, 

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Belguam  (Karnataka) 500km  Belgaum to Goa 104km- Through Bhimgad wildlife sanctury,         

Bangalore 1100km, Altitude 3000 ft, (Belgaum 500km 7hrs + further 7hrs= 14 hrs drive), Bangalore- Chennai  350km 7 hours, (Bangalore Hyderabad 560km) . Mumbai Banglore train takes 23 hrs, flight takes 2 hours. 
Bangalore Mysore 145km fast train takes 2 hours by train, Mysore Ooty 130km, 
Hill stations near Bangalore are: Ooty- Altitude 8650ft, 270km 6hrs. Coorg- Altitude 5750ft, 255km 6hrs. Kodaikanal- Altitude 7000ft  460km 6hrs. Munnar- Altitude 8800ft, 520km.

Sightseeing: Lal Bagh (Botanical garden),Cubbon Park, JP park, Bangalore Fort, 
Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, Bangalore Palace, Mayo Hall, Government Museum, 
Masjid-e-Khadria on Millers Road. 
Shopping- Brigade Road,Commercial Street, MG road, Chikpet,

Malls- The Forum, GarudaMall, Bangalore Central, Esteem Mall, UB City , Mantri Square, Total Mall, PhoenixMarket City , Auchan (Formerly known as Spar), ParkSquare Mall, Royal Meenakshi Mall, Inorbit Mall, Lido Mall.
Tourism... Bangalore city map...  Blogs/ Portals: www.mybangalore.com

Metro stations operational.  Bangalore metro...  Metro map... 

Green line- Peenya Industry, Peenya, Yeshwanthpur Industry, Yeshwanthpur Sandal Soap Factory, Mahalakshmi, Rajajinagar, Kuvempu Road, Srirampura, Sampige Road,

Purple line- Vidhana Soudha, Cubbon Park, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Trinity, Halasuru, Indiranagar, Swami Vivekananda Road, Baiyappanahalli

North Bangalore area: Habbal (Equinox water edge, Prestige misty water)  6000 YOY 28%, Jakur 4600 YOY 8%, Banaswadi 4500 YOY 18%, Hennur 4000 YOY 8%, Yalahanka 4000 YOY 10%, Yelahunka (RMZ Gallaria, Purva venezia) 6000, Hannur road (Brigad altamont, Mantri webcity,, Thanisandra,

East Bangalore area: Whitefeild (Brigade Bigonia, Brigade lake front, Nitesh floushinh medows, Prestige park view, Vaswani), Marathali (Prestige Ivy terrace, East point, Adarsh lakefront, Embassy pristine) 5000, 66% increase in 5 years.

South Bangalore area: Sarjapur Road ORR, HSR(Salapurya Serenity), Rs 5000

Rental yield 4% to 5%, Appreciation 9% to 10%,

Mysore 2500ft: Mysore- Bangalore 145km, Bangalore Mysore trains- Fast train takes 2 hours, slow train will take 3.5hrs.
Sightseeing: Mysore Palace, Illuminated Brindavan Gardens, Tourism...
Malls- Mall of Mysore, 
Blogs/ Portals: www.masthmysore.com

Ooty 8650ft:  Mysore (karnataka)- Ooty(8650ft) 160km takes 5 hrs (Mysore– Nanjangud– Gundlupet- Gudalur- Ooty), 20 buses every day from KSRTC bus stand. Tickets from Rs 85 to 185 depends on bus type. (Banglore Ooty 270km 7 hours drive),  Ooty- Calicut 157km).

Sightseeing: Upper Bhavani Lake,Pykara Lake,other lakes, Botanical Gardens, Rose Garden, Thread Garden, Shooting Point, Nilgiri Mountain Railway 

Blogs/ Portals: www.ootytour.com, 

Kodaikanal (7000ft) 255km: Ooty- Kodaikanal  (Ooty- Coonoor– Mettupalayam– Coimbatore– Pollachi– Udumalaipettai– Palani- Kodaikanal)

Kodaikanal- Munnar (8000ft) 190 kms (Kodaikanal- theni- pooppara- Munnar) OR Ooty to Munnar 242km- Ooty Coimbatore- pollachi- udumalpet- munnar(40kms plain + 40 kms hills). approximately 5-6 hrs from munnar to coimbatore.

Blogs/ Portals: www.kodaikanal.com, www.kodaitourism.com

Ooty- kochi 280km. Ooty- Calicut 157km 7000ft, Ooty (Karnataka)- Kodaikanal (Kerala) 7000ft 255km. Kodaikanal (Kerala) Munnar (Kerala) 120km, Ooty  to Munnar 7000ft 4hrs 240km

From Bangalore Right is Tamil Nadu (Chennai) and Left is Kerala

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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) 1350km. Bangalore- Chennai  350km 7 hours, Chennai Pondicherry 155km, 

Pondicherry 1405km, (former French Colony)   

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From Pune NH9: Pune Sholapur 250km,

Sholapur:  Sholapur Bijapur (NH13) 100km, Sholapur Hyderabad 300km, 4.5 hrs drive,
Bijapur Gulbarga (NH218) 165km, Gulbarga Hyderabad 225km.  

Bijapur (Altitude 2000ft): Historical city of south. Gol Gumbaz (Tomb of Adil Shah, 350 years old, largest domb 18,000 sq ft. Tourism...
10th century Chalukyas dynasty, 1290-1320 Khilji sultanate, 1347 Bahmni sultanate (South breakway), 1518 Deccan Sultanates (Vidharbha, Vijaynagar, Ahmednagar, Golkonda & Bijapur), 1686 Aurangzeb took Bijapur, later Peshwas and 1848 British

Gulbarga: 1321- 1422 Bande Nawaz dargah.  
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Hyderabad (Andhra) 725km, Altitude 1800ft, From Pune to Hyderabad NH9. Pune Mumbai Hyderabad flight 2 hours, Airport transfer bus, From Mumbai 10 hrs drive, Train takes 14 hours (Nampally), Durronto train From LTT to Seconderabad Travel Time: 12h 0m,  4 halts,  Distance: 773 km, Hyderabad- Chennai 636km, Hyderabad- Vijaywada 275km. Seconderabad & Cyberabad are areas.
1724 Asif Jha- Rebel Mughal General created Nizam's dynasty.  
Sightseeing- Charminar, Laad Bazar, Mecca masjid, Chowmallah palace, Begum bazar, Sultan bazar, Abid, Hussain Sagar, NTR Gardens, Indira Park, Sanjeevah park, Lumbini park (laser show and boat trip of Hussain Sagar), Ramoji film city, Nehru zoo park
Malls- GVK one, Hyderabad Central, Food Street, Paradise food court, Eat Street- Neckless road Hussain sagar, Abc chicken, Inorbit Mall, Ashoka Metropolitan, Babu Khan Mall
Sanali Mall, Shoppers Stop, Lifestyle, MPM Mall, Big Bazaar, Reliance Mart, Metro, ANR Center. Nampally mela/ exhibition from 1st Jan to 15th Feb every year.
Metro... is under construction, Metro map, Hyderabad city map...  Tourism...
Blogs/ Portal: Hyderabad Metromela,   

Hyderabad Metro has three lines. Red, Green and Blue line

Green Line runs North to South connecting Seconderabad East Railway station to Sultan Bazar, MG Bus Station (Chowmahalla), Salarjung Museum and Charminar area. It has 15 stations. 

Red line runs Nortn East to South West and has 27 stations from Miyapur (Exhibition Centre), KPHB (Marjeera Mall),  Amerpet and Punjagutta (Central & Lifestyle Mall),  Irrum Manzil (Gallaria mall, Hussain sagar), Khairatabad (NTR Garden & Lupini Park), Lakdi ka pul (Indira Park), Assembly, Nampally (Railway Station), Crosses Green line at MG Bus Stand and las stop is L B Nagar.    

Blue line runs East to west and has 23 stations from Nagole, crossing green line at Seconderabad east, Rasoolpura (Sanjeeviah park, Butterfly garden), Begumpet,  Amerpet (Central & Lifestyle Mall, GVK one Mall, Gallaria Mall), Hi tech city (In Orbit Mall) Last stop Raldurg. 

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Vijaywada 1000km, Vijaywada- Vishakhapatnam 400km,  Vijaywada- Chennai 450km

Vishakhapatnam 1390km, Hyderabad- Vishakhapatnam 665km