Kuyiqiniso, kusuka eMumbai, kulula kakhulu ukuya lapho kufiswa emadolobheni angomakhelwane, ngoba yi-Hub yezokuhamba enkulu kunazo zonke ezweni. Okokuqala, udinga ukuvakashela uMahalabalar. Eqinisweni, le ntaba yokuphumula itholakala amakhilomitha angama-250 ukusuka eMumbai futhi ngaphandle kwalokho, ijabulela impumelelo enkulu kakhulu nabasanda kushada. UMahabaleshwar uyithafa elisezintabeni, elihlala endaweni engamakhilomitha-skwele angama-150. Le yindawo enhle ebabazekayo yeholide yokuphumula, yokugibela amahhashi nokuhamba. Yonke imithambeka yentaba yale ndawo igcwele amasimu, kusukela umkhiqizo osemqoka owamlethela udumo yi-sitrobheli. Lapha, cishe unyaka wonke baqoqa izilimo ezinkulu zalesi sithelo. Kule paradiko le-sitrobheli elivela eMumbai, indlela elula yokufinyelela ngebhasi cishe amahora angama-8 futhi nje ngamadola ayi-6.
Indawo elandelayo ngokungangabazeki okufanelekile ukuvakashela yiPune - elinye idolobha elikhulu laseMaharashtra. IPune itholakala kumakhilomitha ayi-150 avela eMumbai futhi abheka nesikhungo samasiko salesi simo. Izivakashi zihlala ziheha izigodlo, izinqaba kanye neminyuziyamu kule dolobha. Futhi kuleli dolobha kukhona i-ashram osho enkulu kunazo zonke futhi edumile, isikhungo sokuzindla "i-Vipassana", kanye nenani elikhulu lezikole ze-yoga. Kusuka kuMumbai ungathola ukuzungeza ngokuqeqesha cishe amahora ama-4 nama-dollar ama-3. Ungashayela ngebhasi emahoreni ama-5, kepha ngamadola angama-4,4. Ngokuyinhloko, ungandiza lapho, ngoba ePune lapho kunesikhumulo sezindiza sakho. Kodwa-ke, azikho izindiza eziningi kakhulu lapho, futhi ngezindleko zibiza kakhulu - kuzodingeka ukhokhe u- $ 100 ngendiza yemizuzu engama-45.
Okulandelayo, ungaya eNashik, okuyidolobha lesithathu ngobukhulu leMaharashtra. Ngokubambisana nePune kanye neMumbai, zibonakala zakha "unxantathu wegolide" walesi simo. UNashik utholakala amakhilomitha angama-170 ukusuka eMumbai emabhange oMfula iGodavari, okubhekwa njengengcwele ngokungcwele kobuHindu. Ama-Pilgrim amaningi eza lapha kaningi, ngoba kunemihume eminingi yasendulo namathempeli angcwele. Kusuka eMumbai, uNashik angafinyelelwa ngebhasi emahoreni ama-5-6, izindleko zethikithi lifinyelela ku- $ 4,4, noma ngesitimela ngamahora amathathu nama-dollar ama-3.
Ngokwemvelo, abaningi baseMumbai baya eGoa, futhi abahlali bendawo ngokwabo bashayela ngokuhlanzeka lapho ngempelasonto ngempelasonto kungakhathaleki ngokuphelele unyaka. Abahlali bendawo ababa namahloni bonke yizilo, futhi kusukela ngoMeyi futhi kuze kube nguSepthemba ngenyanga kaGoa cishe zigcwele izivakashi zaseNdiya kuphela. Ungangena emabhishi amahle eGoa naku-disco, ngesitimela, ngakho-ke endizeni nangebhasi. Inketho yezomnotho kakhulu yisitimela, kuyadingeka ukuchitha amahora angu-10 bese ukhokha ama-dollar ayi-6. Ibhasi libiza kakhulu - cishe amadola ayi-10 futhi lihamba isikhathi eside - amahora ayi-12 endleleni. Indiza iyindlela esheshayo yokunyakaza futhi engabizi kakhulu - $ 30, endizeni kuyadingeka ukuchitha ihora eli-1.
Amakhilomitha angama-270 avela eMumbai idolobha lase-Aurangabad. Eduze kwakhe kukhona imihume yasendulo ka-Ellora, okungowamakhulu ayisithupha nesishiyagalolunye senkathi yethu. Kukhona futhi amaBuddha, kanye nemigede yamaHindu, kanye neJainest ngasikhathi sinye. Ithempeli elidumile kakhulu kule nsimu yiKailasath. Uqoshwe ngokuphelele edwaleni futhi wathola udumo ngenxa ye-barleredam yakhe eqoshiwe ekhombisa izinganekwane ngempilo yonkulunkulu bamaHindu. Kusuka kuMumbai, kungafinyelelwa ngebhasi ngamahora ayi-10 nama-dollar ayi-10, noma ngesitimela amahora angama-7 nama-dollar angama-4,4. Hhayi-ke, kusuka ku-Aurabad ukuze ufike emihumeni, udinga ukushayela cishe amakhilomitha angama-30 ngetekisi.