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 with a very dear listener - Geo Sebastian, a rural development professional who takes us to the quaint town of Diu
Today's destination: Diu, Union territory
Nearest Airport: Diu Airport, DIU
Nearest Railway Station: Veraval Railway Stn, VRL
Prerequisites: N/A
Packing: Pack light and carry extra liquids as it can get hot during the day in the summers
Time of the year: October to Febr...
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!
Today's destination: Sawantwadi, Maharashtra
Nearest Airport: Dabolim Airport, GOI
Nearest Railway Station: Sawantwadi Railway Stn, SWV
Prerequisites: N/A
Packing: Pack light and carry extra liquids as it can get hot during the day in the summers
Time ...
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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!
Today's destination: Chettinad region, Tamil Nadu!
Nearest Airport: Madurai Airport, IXM
Nearest Railway Station: Chettinad Railway Station, CTDN
Prerequisites - N/A
Pack...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Prasenjit Sharma, founder of Kamakhya walks and Six Degree Adventures!
Today's destination: Guwahati, Assam!
Nearest Airport: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, GAU
Nearest Railway Station: Guwahati Railway Station, GHY
Prerequisites - N/A
Packing - N/A
Time of the year - October to March
Length of the itinerary: 5-6 days
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a slow traveller and returning guest, Tanisha Guin from @stepsandstreets on Instagram.
Today's destination: Raigad District, Maharashtra!
Nearest Airport: Pune International Airport (PNQ)
Nearest Railway Station: Mumbai CST, Pune Railway Station
Prerequisites - Ensure to check for ground conditions before traveling
Packing - Pack rain gear to be safe
Time of the y...
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with slow traveller and host of the podcast - Postcards from Nowhere, Utsav Mamoria!
Today's destination: Kashmir!
Nearest Airport: Srinagar Airport (SXR)
Nearest Railway Station: Udhampur Railway Station (UHP)
Prerequisites - Ensure to check for ground conditions before traveling
Packing - Pack warm cloth...
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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!
Today's destination: Goa!
Nearest Airport: Goa International Airport (GOI)
Nearest Railway Station: Karmali Railwa...
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!
Today's destination: Madras aka Chennai!
Nearest Airport: Chennai International airport (MAA)
Nearest Railway Station: Chennai Central Railway Station (MAS)
Prerequisites - N/A
Packing - N/A
Time of the year - Nov - Jan
Le...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Antarik Anwesan, a vlogger and Youtuber as we take you to India’s Little Lhasa - McLeod Ganj!
Today's destination: McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh!
Nearest Airport: DharamShala Airport, (DHM)
Nearest Railway Station: Pathankot (PTK)
Prerequisites - N/A
Packing - Pack warm clothes as well as rain gear!
Time of the year - March to June, Oct to December
Length of the itinerary: 3-5 days
Itinerary H...
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 - Sle...
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 H...
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, depend...
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 mon...
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 ...
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
Tim...
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 Febr...
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
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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 Highlight...
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 Janu...
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