The Musafir Stories - India Travel Podcast

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

March 16, 2023 49 min

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...

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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

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February 16, 2023 60 min

Giveaway alert! Follow @musafirstoriespodcast on Instagram and check out our stories for a chance to win!

 

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

 

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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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January 19, 2023 39 min

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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December 8, 2022 60 min

Giveaway - Fill out the form to stand a chance to win a copy of Clyde’s book - Susegad: The Goan Art of Contentment - https://forms.gle/qA9hg1qMibsKWyZv7

 

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...

November 24, 2022 47 min

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

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November 10, 2022 53 min

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


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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 w...
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September 29, 2022 58 min

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...

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September 15, 2022 52 min

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

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September 1, 2022 50 min

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...

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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...

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August 4, 2022 57 min

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 ...

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July 21, 2022 55 min

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

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July 7, 2022 51 min

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...

June 23, 2022 54 min

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

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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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