The Musafir Stories - India Travel Podcast
The Musafir Stories is an audio podcast that documents Indian travel tales. Each episode, we share the journey of travelers in their own words and relive their experience with you, our listeners. The sole aim of our podcast is to share the rich experiences of traveling in India and inspire listeners to take the leap of faith, grab those backpacks and set out to explore the beautiful and exotic country, India!
Episodes
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to a traveler and product manager, Anaya Vats, as she takes us to the princess of hills!
Today's destination: Kodaikanal!!
Nearest Airport: Madurai International airport (IXM)
Nearest Railway Station: Kodaikanal railway station (KQN)
Requirements: n/a
Packing: Pack depending on the weather, winters are cool and summers can be HOT!
Time of the year: June to Feb
Length of the itinerary: 7 days
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to returning guest, Aditya Worah, a traveler and audio producer as he takes us to New Delhi
Today's destination: New Delhi!!
Nearest Airport: Indira Gandhi International airport (DEL)
Nearest Railway Station: New Delhi railway station (NDLS)
Requirements: n/a
Packing: Pack depending on the weather, winters can be cool and summers can be HOT!
Time of the year: October to Nov
Length of the itine...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to returning guest, Sahana Kulur from https://vacaywork.com/
Today's destination: Chikmagalur, Karnataka!!
Nearest Airport: Mangalore airport (IXE)
Nearest Railway Station: Kadur railway station (DRU)
Requirements: n/a
Packing: Pack depending on the weather, winters can be cool and monsoon
Time of the year: October to February
Length of the itinerary: 5 days
Itinerary Highlights:
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to museologist and archivist, Amruta Dhalkar as she takes around the district of Ratnagiri in Maharashtra!
Today's destination: Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra!!
Nearest Airport: Kolhapur airport (KLH)
Nearest Railway Station: Ratnagiri railway station, RN
Requirements: n/a
Packing: Pack depending on the weather, summers can be hot
Time of the year: Post monsoon or winter month...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to traveller and writer Priyanka Gupta as she gives takes us around some villages in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh!
Today's destination: Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh!
Nearest Airport: Kullu Airport (KUU)
Nearest Railway Station: Joginder Nagar railway station, JDNX
Requirements: n/a
Packing: Pack depending on the weather, winters are cold
Time of the year: Summer
Length of the iti...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to author and writer and illustrator, Seema Misra as she takes us to the land of the rising sun, Arunachal Pradesh!
Today's destination: Arunachal Pradesh!
Nearest Airport: Dibrugarh Airport (DIB)
Nearest Railway Station: Naharlagun railway station, NHLN
Requirements: Inner-line permit
Packing: Pack depending on the weather, winters are cold and monsoons are wet!
Time of the year: Dec-Feb, or d...
Winner of Giveaway of Pranav’s book - Kunal Sachdev
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to author and content creator, Aakash Mehrotra as he takes us to his hometown of Allahabad of the yesteryears, now known as Prayagraj!
Today's destination: Allahabad, UP!
Nearest Airport: Prayagraj Airport (IXD)
Nearest Railway Station: Prayagraj Railway station, PRYJ
Packing: Pack depending on the weather, winters ar...
GIVEAWAY of Pranav’s book - Expedition to an Alternate Swarajya - Where the subcontinent remained uncolonised!
https://forms.gle/T72T2w72RMM4Hhye7
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to author and content creator, Pranav Gogwekar as he takes us to the coastal town of Vengurla!
Today's destination: Vengurla, Maharashtra
Nearest Airport: Goa, Mopa (GOX)
Nearest Railway Station: Kudal Railway station, KUDL
Packing: Pack light clot...
Winners of the GIVEAWAY of Anmol’s book - Wanderings in the Land of Mist - A complete story of Mussoorie! : Arjun Harish & Vijaya Bhat
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to founder of Kannur City Heritage Foundation, Muhammed Shihad as he takes us to Kannur!
Today's destination: Kannur, Kerala
Nearest Airport: Kannur international airport (CNN)
Nearest Railway Station: Kannur Railway station, CAN
Packing: Pack light cloth...
GIVEAWAY ALERT: Listen to the episode and answer 3 simple questions linked in the URL below: https://forms.gle/V383GKghqBfarsNi6
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to columnist and author, Anmol Jain, as we discuss his book Wanderings in the Land of Mist - A complete story of Mussoorie!
Today's destination: Mussoorie, Uttarakhand
Nearest Airport: Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun (DED)
Nearest Railway Station: Dehradun Railway Stat...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to our favorite listener and traveler, Tushar Shukla!
Today's destination: Indore & Ujjain, MP!
Nearest Airport: Devi Ahilya Bai airport, IDR
Nearest Railway Station: Ujjain Junction, UJJN
Packing: Pack according to the weather conditions
Time of the year: October - Mar
Length of the itinerary: 3 days
Itinerary Highlights:
- Tushar starts the conversation outlining t...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to returning guest, listener and traveller, Krishan Insan!
Today's destination: Mizoram!
Nearest Airport: Aizawl airport, AJL
Nearest Railway Station: Bairabi Railway station, BHRB
Prerequisites: Innerline permit - https://ilp.mizoram.gov.in/
Packing: Pack according to the weather conditions
Time of the year: October - April
Length of the itinerary: 7 days
Itinerary Highlights:
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to returning guest, Sahana Kulur from https://vacaywork.com
Today's destination: Madurai, Tamil Nadu!
Nearest Airport: Madurai International airport, IXM
Nearest Railway Station: Madurai Junction, MDU
Prerequisites: NA
Packing: Pack according to the weather conditions, summers can be hot.
Time of the year: October
Length of the itinerary: 2-4 days
Itinerary Highlights:
WINNERS OF THE GIVEAWAY (NAMMA BANGALORE), pls check your email for further instructions.
Tanushree Tyagi
Vijay Prakash
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to returning guest, Saakshi Rajat - a traveller and co-founder at True Joy Travels, as she takes us to Goa with seniors!∂
Today's destination: Goa!!
Nearest Airport: Dabolim Airport, GOI
Nearest Railway Station: Karmali Railway Station, KRMI
Prerequisites: NA
Packing: Pack ...
GIVEAWAY ALERT: Answer 3 simple questions in the linked google form and stand a chance to win a copy of Shoba’s book on Bangalore!
https://forms.gle/3AYKXjBpULeXUJSP7
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a author, columnist and podcaster Shoba Narayan as we talk about her latest book, Namma Bangalore: The soul of a metropolis
Today's destination: Bengaluru!
Nearest Airport: Kempegowda International Airport (BLR)
Nearest Rail...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a award winning travel writer Varun Suchday as he talks about time spent with the Tribes of Chhattisgarh and Odisha
Today's destination: Chhattisgarh and Odisha!
Nearest Airport: Maa Danteshwari Airport, Jagdalpur (JGB)
Nearest Railway Station: Jagdalpur Train Station (JDB)
Prerequisites: NA
Packing: Pack according to the weather conditions
Time of the year: Oct-Feb
Length of the itinerar...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a returning guest, Ayush Kumar, a solo traveller and listener who takes us to the spiritual city of Udupi!
Today's destination: Udupi, Karnataka!
Nearest Airport: Mangalore International airport (IXE)
Nearest Railway Station: Udupi Railway Station (UD)
Prerequisites: NA
Packing: Good walking shoes and rain gear, dress appropriately while visiting temples
Time of the year: Nov-Feb
Length o...
GIVEAWAY ALERT!
Stand a chance to win Nomads of India merchandise - follow our stories on Instagram for more details!
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Vatsal Nandu, a traveller and founder of travel community Nomads of India as he takes us to the breathtaking Zanskar and Suru Valley!
Today's destination: Zanskar and Suru Valley, Ladakh!
Nearest Airport: Srinagar International airport (SXR)
Nearest Railway Station: Jammu ...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Prasenjit Sharma from Six Degree Adventures as we explore Nagaland on foot!
Today's destination: Nagaland
Nearest Airport: Dimapur airport (DMU)
Nearest Railway Station: Dimapur Railway station (DMV)
Prerequisites - Inner line permit, will be arranged by Six Degree Adventures
Packing - Good walking shoes, water to stay hydrated, warm clothing
Time of the year - Sept - Mar
Length of the it...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Vishnu Menon, a traveller and a student of History, as he takes us to Old Delhi aka Shahjahanabad!
Today's destination: Old Delhi!
Nearest Airport: Indira Gandhi International airport (DEL)
Nearest Railway Station: New Delhi Railway station (NDLS)
Prerequisites - NA
Packing - Good walking shoes, water to stay hydrated, umbrella, shades
Time of the year - Oct, Feb, Mar
Length of the itin...
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