What: Bliss lifestyle store, second floor, Phoenix Market City Mall, Viman Nagar, Nagar Road, products start at Rs 50.

Why: Mumbai’s quirky lifestyle store comes to Pune, bringing with it boxer shorts and furniture, tees and upcycled creations from over 60 hip designers. bpb recommends you drop in for Haathi Chaap’s elephant poo paper products and fun designs by Tuesday Afternoon and Quirk Box.

When: Slated to open next week.

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What: Gypsy House service apartments, 11, Lane no 1, Koregaon Park, call 09850812711 / 020 26052299, start at Rs 5,000 (rates flexible depending on your time of visit) includes morning tea /coffee and toast.

Why: When in roam try the Gypsy House, service apartments that come with cute, clean rooms, Wi-fi, laundry service, patches of green and a jogging track. Besides the peaceful location – a two-minute walk from the Osho ashram – we love that they let you order in food from any Pune restaurant. One chocolate mousse from Dario’s, please.

When: You are wandering where to shack up.

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What: Super trips (join theirs or get one customised) by White Collar Hippie, call Vikrant on 9820644720 or view the Facebook group here, price on request.

Why: White Collar Hippie is fresh off the boat, and we were on the docks waiting to receive it. Run by adventure junkies Sachin Parikh and Vikrant Chheda who want people to “travel, not vacation”, this company designs the coolest group trips: travelling to a music festival with a band, learning to build a boat and climb coconut trees while kayaking in Kerala, surfing on a secluded beach with sand sculpture classes and astronomy lessons in a Rajasthan desert. Watch their Facebook page for trip dates.

When: You want world piece.

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What: Low fat and no fat yogurt by Cravingz, Shop number 1 & 2, Gera Gardens 2, Koregaon Park Road, call +91-9970790008, approximately Rs 70 for a small cup.

Why: 150 flavours, 30 toppings, 8 new daily varieties, 0 cones (alas!), 60 paise per gram, no calories – this new yogurt store in Koregaon Park gets the math right. We suggest you start with green apple, blueberry and cookie and cream flavours, which you can top with pretty fruit crystals in pineapple, mango and orange.

When: You want to do some number crunching.

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What: Jewellery by Neha Sahai, n 09811086131, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or view the Facebook page here, start at Rs 1,000, ships to Pune.

Why: NIFT graduate Neha Sahai is a little bit obsessed with the birds and bees: she perches them onto brooches, pins, neck pieces and rings and even scarves. bpb loves a double brooch chain where a butterfly pin hangs on your jacket button and connects to a sparrow in a nest that sits on your shoulder – pretty fly!

When: You want to be Captain Sparrow