Episodes
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Krishan Insan, a traveller and clean energy professional as he takes us to this lesser known gem of the North East - Tripura!
Published 06/22/23
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Saloni Prasad, curator at the Surat Heritage Project as she talks about the story of Surat, through a fascinating heritage walk!
Published 06/08/23
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Ila Reddy, a returning guest and listener as she takes us to the ancient kingdoms of Newar.
Published 05/25/23
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Tathagata Neogi, co-founder and CXO at Immersive Trails - a purpose-driven company that converts ethical, in-depth research into immersive experiences.
Published 05/11/23
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a very dear listener - Geo Sebastian, a rural development professional who takes us to the quaint town of Diu
Published 03/16/23
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a very dear listener - Amruta Dhalkar, a museologist and archivist, who takes us to a beautiful yet underrated part of Maharashtra!
Published 03/02/23
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Girin Nayak, the founder of XOtoXO games as he takes us on a trip to the Chettinad region!
Published 02/16/23
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Prasenjit Sharma, founder of Kamakhya walks and Six Degree Adventures!
Published 02/02/23
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a slow traveller and returning guest, Tanisha Guin from @stepsandstreets on Instagram.
Published 01/19/23
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with slow traveller and host of the podcast - Postcards from Nowhere, Utsav Mamoria!
Published 01/05/23
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to 3x author and podcaster, Clyde D’Souza as we talk about the concept of Susegad - the Goan art of Contentment!
Published 12/08/22
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to a returning guest, Arjun Narayanan, as we talk about the popular Madras Music season aka Chennai Music festival aka December Music Season or Margazhi music season!
Published 11/24/22
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Antarik Anwesan, a vlogger and Youtuber as we take you to India’s Little Lhasa - McLeod Ganj!
Published 11/10/22
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Darshan Dudhoria, an ardent heritage enthusiast and co-owner of Murshidabad’s first Luxury Heritage hotel!
Today's destination: Murshidabad, West Bengal!
Nearest Airport: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)
Nearest Railway Station: Azimganj City Rly Station(ACLE)
Prerequisites - N/A
Packing - Pack according to the weather
Time of the year - Winters are the best time
Length of the itinerary: 3-8 days
Itinerary Highlights:
Darshan...
Published 10/13/22
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to blogger and traveler Upasana Kakati from www.unconventionalandvivid.com!
Today's destination: Seven Lakes Trek, Arunachal Pradesh!
Nearest Airport: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Intl Airport - GAU
Nearest Railway Station: Naharlagun Railway Stn (NHLN)
Prerequisites - Inner line permit is required (https://itanagar.nic.in/service/inner-line-permitilp/)
Packing - Sleeping bags, odomos, hat, rain gear, gum boots, trekking gear, backpack, raincoat, down...
Published 09/29/22
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to lawyer turned travel entrepreneur Paro from rawdiaries.in!
Today's destination: Gokarna, Karnataka
Nearest Airport: Goa International Airport - GOI
Nearest Railway Station: Gokarna Road Station (GOK)
Prerequisites - NA
Packing - Pack clothes for the beach, sunscreen, sunglasses and your flipflops
Time of the year - Oct to March
Length of the itinerary: 5 days
Itinerary Highlights:
Paro starts with the origin story of Gokarna and the etymology of...
Published 09/15/22
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to traveller, entrepreneur and content creator Abhishek Vaid from the Untravel Show!
Today's destination: Ladakh, a Union Territory in India
Nearest Airport: Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport - IXL
Nearest Railway Station: Jammu Tawi Railway Station (JAT)
Prerequisites - Inner line permit may be required depending on your itinerary
Packing - Pack warm clothes, depending on the time of the year; medications for AMS
Time of the year - Winter (November to...
Published 09/01/22
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to podcaster Keshave Chaturvedi as he takes us on a temple trail across North Karnataka!
Today's destination: Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal, Karnataka
Nearest Airport: Hubballi Airport - HBX
Nearest Railway Station: Badami Railway Station (BDM)
Prerequisites - N/A
Packing - Pack light clothes, as it is hot most of the year
Time of the year - Winter (November to Jan) and monsoons (June to Aug) are ideal time to visit
Length of the itinerary: 3-4...
Published 08/18/22
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Ayush Kumar, solo traveller and photographer as he takes us to the hill town of Coonoor in Tamil Nadu!
Today's destination: Coonoor, Tamil Nadu
Nearest Airport: Coimbatore International Airport - CJB
Nearest Railway Station: Coonoor Railway Station (ONR)
Prerequisites - N/A
Packing - Pack warm clothes, depending on the time of the year
Time of the year - Summers (March to May) and winters (October to February) are ideal time to visit
Length of the...
Published 08/04/22
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Surya Raju who was the very first guest on the podcast when we started more than 5 years ago talking about her experience on the Kedarkantha Trek!
Today's destination: Kedarkantha, Uttarakhand!
Nearest Airport: Dehradun Airport (DED)
Nearest Railway Station: Dehradun Railway Station (DDN)
Prerequisites - Permit required
Packing - Pack trekking gear and warm clothes
Time of the year - December
Length of the itinerary: 6 days
Itinerary Highlights:...
Published 07/21/22
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Amol Wanjari, co-founder of Orange Odyssey - a tour company specialising in curating heritage experiences around Nagpur, Maharashtra!
Today's destination: Nagpur, Maharashtra
Nearest Airport: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport (NAG)
Nearest Railway Station: Nagpur Railway Station (NGP)
Prerequisites - N/A
Packing - Pack light
Time of the year - October to February, winters are ideal time to visit
Length of the itinerary: 3 hours
Itinerary...
Published 07/07/22
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Ajay Kamalakaran, a writer and traveller as we explore the beautiful town of Calicut or Kozhikode, in the Malabar region of Kerala!!!
Today's destination: Calicut or Kozhikode, Kerala
Nearest Airport: Calicut International Airport (CCJ)
Nearest Railway Station: Kozhikode Railway Station (CLT)
Prerequisites - N/A
Packing - Pack light
Time of the year - October to February
Length of the itinerary: 2-3 days
Itinerary Highlights:
Ajay sets off on our...
Published 06/23/22
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Sagar Senapati from Travel Safar aur Hum as we explore the historical town of Aurangabad.
Today's destination: Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Nearest Airport: Aurangabad Airport (IXU)
Nearest Railway Station: Aurangabad Railway Station (AWB)
Prerequisites - N/A
Packing - Pack light
Time of the year - October to February
Length of the itinerary: 2-3 days
Itinerary Highlights:
Sagar starts off the journey by taking an overnight bus to Aurangabad from Mumbai....
Published 06/09/22
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Subhadip Mukherjee from www.indianvagabond.com as we explore India’s only China Town!
Today's destination: Kolkata, India
Nearest Airport: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Intl Airport, CCU
Nearest Railway Station: Kolkata Railway Station, KOAA
Prerequisites - N/A
Packing - Pack light, carry warm clothes as it can get bit chilly in winter
Time of the year - End of January
Length of the itinerary: 2-3 days
Itinerary Highlights:
Subhadip starts off by...
Published 05/27/22
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to the travel couple - Ranjani and Raghavan of rararaasta as we take you to the quaint little town of Bundi in Rajasthan!
Today's destination: Bundi, Rajasthan
Nearest Airport: Sanganer Airport, JAI
Nearest Railway Station: Kota Railway Stn, KOTA
Prerequisites - N/A
Packing - Pack light, carry extra liquids as it can get hot during the day
Time of the year - November to February is the best time to visit; you could also visit in October for the Bundi...
Published 05/12/22