Lookout-bagging in Matheran
October 11th 2010 I'm back in sweltering Mumbai this morning after a weekend in Matheran sucking up some fresh air.
Matheran is the nearest hill station to Mumbai, about two hours' drive away. It's about 800m above sea level in the Sahyadri Hills, a range of the Western Ghats.
The area was more spectacular than I expected. A six kilometre taxi ride took us from the dusty base of the hill up a series of switch
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