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 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: ...
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 tim...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a very dear listener - Amruta Dhalkar, a museologist, who takes us to a beautiful yet underrated city in Maharashtra!
Today's destination: Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Nearest Airport: Kolhapur Airport, KLH
Nearest Railway Station: Kolhapur Railway Stn, KOP
Prerequisites - N/A
Packing - Pack light, carry extra liquids as it can get hot during the day
Time of the year - September to February is th...
Winner of Giveaway - Lords of the Deccan by Anirudh Kanisetti
Sarbani Mohapatra
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Akshita Bhanj Deo, Director of the Belgadia Palace - an 18th century Victorian era styled palace that is now a boutique hotel in Mayurbhanj, Odisha!
Today's destination: Mayurbhanj, Odisha
Nearest Airport: Dum Dum Airport, CCU; Biju Patnaik International airport, BBI
Nearest Railway Station: Baripada Railway Stn...
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a returning guest, Anirudh Kanisetti, as we discuss Ellora and his debut book, Lords of the Deccan!
Today's destination: Ellora, Maharashtra
Nearest Airport: Aurangabad Airport, IXU
Nearest Railway Station: Aurangabad Railway station, AWB
Prerequisites - N/A
Packing - Pack light, ...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Tanisha Guin - a traveller who enjoys slow travelling to offbeat destinations and blogs at www.stepsandstreets.com
Today's destination: Mirik, West Bengal
Nearest Airport: Bagdogra Airport, IXB
Nearest Railway Station: Jalpaiguri Railway station, NJP
Prerequisites - N/A
Packing - Pack light, carry some warm clothes!
Time of the year - March - November
Length of ...
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Udbhav Agarwal, a PHD candidate and author of the travel memoir - “A for Prayagraj: A short biography of Allahabad”
Today's destination: Prayagraj, Uttar Prade...
WINNER OF GIVEAWAY FROM NASHIK EPISODE
RIKIN MERCHANT
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Akanksha Siwach, solo traveller, amateur gardener and a terrific storyteller who blogs at https://talesofthehiddentrails.wordpress.com
Today's destination: Glaw Lake, Arunachal Pradesh
Nearest Airport: Dibrugarh Airport, DIB
Nearest Railway Station: New Tinsukia Railway Station, NTSK
Prerequisites - Inner Line permit, Perm...
GIVEAWAY ALERT!
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WINNERS OF TALES OF HAZARIBAGH GIVEAWAY
Poonam Pragya
Yashaskar Shubham
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Amrita Gangatirkar, researcher, filmmaker and the founder of travel experience company Nashik Heritage Trails (formerly Urban Serai)
T...
GIVEAWAY ALERT!
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with author and poet, Mihir Vatsa, as we discover the plateau town of Hazaribagh through Mihir’s book - Tales of Hazaribagh: An intimate exploration of the Chotanagpur plateau!
Today's destination: Hazaribagh!
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a dear friend, traveler and host of the podcast Baap beeti, Vaibhav Dewan!
Today's destination: Darjeeling and Kalimpong!
Nearest Airport: Bagdogra Airport, IXB
Nearest Railway Station: New Jalpaiguri, NJP
Prerequisites - NA
Packing - Make sure to carry warm clothes and accessories
Time of the year - April, September-October is a good time
Length of the itinerary: 6-7 days
Itinerary Highlights...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with traveler and content creator, Stuti Bhadauria who creates content at www.nomadographer.com
Today's destination: Islands of Goa!
Nearest Airport: Goa International Airport, Panjim, GOI
Nearest Railway Station: Karmali Railway Station, KRMI
Prerequisites - NA
Packing - Pack light, wear a good pair of walking shoes
Time of the year - Round the year, except summers
Length of the itinerary: 3-...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with traveler and history & culture nerd - Ayush Khanna, as he takes us back in time to explore an important milestone in India’s independence.
Today's destination: Kanpur & Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Nearest Airport: Kanpur Airport, KNU or Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, LKO
Nearest Railway Station: Kanpur Central Railway Station (CNB) or Lucknow Railway Station (LKO)
Pre...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Lakshmi Sharath, one of the top travel writers and bloggers in India, who blogs under Travel with Lakshmi or lakshmisharath.com !
Today's destination: Coromandel Coast!
Nearest Airport: Chennai International Airport, MAA
Nearest Railway Station: Chennai Central, MAS
Prerequisites - NA
Packing - Pack light, carry sunscreen and shades.
Time of the year - June-Feb, avoid the cyclone seaso...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Husein and Keshav, hosts of the podcast “Far From Fact” (now you get the title of the episode?)
Today's destination: Day trips and lesser explored places in and around Mumbai!
Nearest Airport: Chattrapati Shivaraj Maharaj International Airport, BOM
Nearest Railway Station: Mumbai Central, MMCT
Prerequisites - NA
Packing - NA
Time of the year - Round the year
Length of the itinerary: Day t...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Aakash Mehrotra from the blog www.handofcolors.me
Today's destination: Pragpur and Garli, Himachal Pradesh!
Nearest Airport: Kangra Airport, DHM
Nearest Railway Station: Raimehtpur, MTPR or Ambh/Pathankot
Prerequisites - NA
Packing - Pack according to the weather, warm clothes preferable
Time of the year - Round the year
Length of the itinerary: 2 days
Itinerary Highlights:
Aakash takes us to ...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Anshul Akhoury from the blog dailypassengerr.com!
WINNER OF THE GIVEAWAY ALERT: ANUJ
Today's destination: Rajgir and Nalanda, Bihar!
Nearest Airport: Gaya Airport, Bodhgaya, GAY
Nearest Railway Station: Rajgir Railway Station, RGD
Prerequisites - NA
Packing - Pack according to the weather.
Time of the year - October to February
Length of the itinerary: 2 days
Itinerary Highlights:
Anshul tak...
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Ila Reddy, as she takes us on a trip to the land of the Headhunters, Nagaland!
GIVEAWAY ALERT:
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Answer 3 simple questions and stand a chance to win a copy of the book “The Konyaks: Last of the tattooed Headhunters”
Today's destination: Nagaland
Nearest Airport: Dimapur Airport, DMU
Nearest Railway Station: Dimapur Railway Station, DMV
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