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!
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June 8, 2021 • 47 min
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Ranjani and Raghavan from the blog Rararaasta!Today's destination: Tranquebar or Tharangambadi, Tamil NaduNearest Airport: Chennai International Airport, MAA Nearest Railway Station: Chidambaram Railway Station, CDMPrerequisites - N/APacking - Pack according to the weather as summers can be hot and humidTime of the year - November to February is a good time. Length of the itinerary: We...
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May 24, 2021 • 49 min
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Atul Maharaj as he takes us down the memory lane to the dreamy town of Panchgani!
Today's destination: Panchgani, Maharashtra
Nearest Airport: Pune International Airport, PNQ
Nearest Railway Station: Pune Junction, PUNE
Prerequisites - n/a
Packing - pack according to the weather
Time of the year - June to January can be a good time to travel
Length of the itinerary - Weekend itinerary is optima...
Today's destination: Panchgani, Maharashtra
Nearest Airport: Pune International Airport, PNQ
Nearest Railway Station: Pune Junction, PUNE
Prerequisites - n/a
Packing - pack according to the weather
Time of the year - June to January can be a good time to travel
Length of the itinerary - Weekend itinerary is optima...
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May 3, 2021 • 39 min
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Vishwas Raj, founder of the adventure travel company - Adventure Sindbad (www.adventuresindbad.com). Adventure Sindbad specializes in a variety of adventure activities across the Himalayas, right from hiking, cycling, whitewater rafting to family adventure tours. Sit back and enjoy as Vishwas takes us to Changthang, the land of the Pashmina!
Today's destination: Changthang, Jammu & K...
Today's destination: Changthang, Jammu & K...
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April 19, 2021 • 57 min
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to journalist and host of Madraswallah podcast, Arjun Narayanan!
Today's destination: Thrissur, Kerala!
Nearest Airport: Cochin International Airport, COK
Nearest Railway Station: Thrissur Railway station, TCR
Prerequisites - n/a
Packing - Pack according to the weather if you are traveling in the summer.
Time of the year - April-May
Length of the itinerary: 3-5 days
Itinerary Highlights:
- Arjun t...
Today's destination: Thrissur, Kerala!
Nearest Airport: Cochin International Airport, COK
Nearest Railway Station: Thrissur Railway station, TCR
Prerequisites - n/a
Packing - Pack according to the weather if you are traveling in the summer.
Time of the year - April-May
Length of the itinerary: 3-5 days
Itinerary Highlights:
- Arjun t...
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April 5, 2021 • 60 min
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Chandreyi and Joy from the blog www.themoonchasers.com
Today's destination: Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh!
Nearest Airport: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur, MP (NAG)
Nearest Railway Station: Nagpur Railway Station, NGP
Prerequisites - Make sure...
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Chandreyi and Joy from the blog www.themoonchasers.com
Today's destination: Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh!
Nearest Airport: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur, MP (NAG)
Nearest Railway Station: Nagpur Railway Station, NGP
Prerequisites - Make sure...
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March 22, 2021 • 60 min
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Today's destination: Gomukh and Tapovan Trek, Uttarakhand!
Nearest Airport: Jolly Grant Airport, DED
Nearest Railway Station: Dehradoon Railway Station, DDN
Prerequisites - Permit will be required for the trek
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http://thegreatcoursesplus.com/musafir This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to slow traveler, mountain lover and YouTuber, Chandan Prakash!
Today's destination: Gomukh and Tapovan Trek, Uttarakhand!
Nearest Airport: Jolly Grant Airport, DED
Nearest Railway Station: Dehradoon Railway Station, DDN
Prerequisites - Permit will be required for the trek
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March 8, 2021 • 61 min
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Pavan Srinath, a policy researcher and host of Pragati podcast, Thale Harate podcast and BIC Talks podcast, as he takes us around our home state of Karnataka, exploring the temples of the Hoysala kingdom!
Today's destination: Hoysala temples of ...
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Pavan Srinath, a policy researcher and host of Pragati podcast, Thale Harate podcast and BIC Talks podcast, as he takes us around our home state of Karnataka, exploring the temples of the Hoysala kingdom!
Today's destination: Hoysala temples of ...
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February 22, 2021 • 62 min
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Vaibhav Dewan, host of the pregnant papa podcast, Baapbeeti!
Today's destination: Andaman Islands!
Neare...
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Vaibhav Dewan, host of the pregnant papa podcast, Baapbeeti!
Today's destination: Andaman Islands!
Neare...
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February 8, 2021 • 38 min
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Raksha Rao from the blog The Roving Heart!
Today's destination: Auli, Uttarakhand!
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Raksha Rao from the blog The Roving Heart!
Today's destination: Auli, Uttarakhand!
Nearest Airp...
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January 25, 2021 • 70 min
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Shruti Pandey, as she takes us to the land with connections to the Ramayan, Chitrakoot!
Today's destination: Chit...
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Shruti Pandey, as she takes us to the land with connections to the Ramayan, Chitrakoot!
Today's destination: Chit...
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January 13, 2021 • 42 min
Winners of last episode's giveaway of "Into the heart of the Himalayas" by Jono Lineen:
- Praneet
- Anushika Litoria
- Shiv Khilwani
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Kaushal Karkhanis aka The Exotic Gringo. Sit back and listen to where this pro traveller and polyglot takes us to today!
Today's destination: Riverside Goa!
Nearest Airport: ...
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- Anushika Litoria
- Shiv Khilwani
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Kaushal Karkhanis aka The Exotic Gringo. Sit back and listen to where this pro traveller and polyglot takes us to today!
Today's destination: Riverside Goa!
Nearest Airport: ...
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December 28, 2020 • 53 min
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We're giving away a copy of Jono's book - "Into the heart of the Himalayas". Listen to the episode and answer 3 simple questions in the google form below to stand a chance to win a copy of the book.
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Winners of last episodes giveaway of "Superhuman River - Stories of the Ganga"
- J...
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Winners of last episodes giveaway of "Superhuman River - Stories of the Ganga"
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December 14, 2020 • 55 min
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Bidisha Banerjee, author of "Superhuman River - Stories of the Ganga"!
Today's destination- The path of the river G...
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Bidisha Banerjee, author of "Superhuman River - Stories of the Ganga"!
Today's destination- The path of the river G...
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November 27, 2020 • 63 min
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Pune, with Shraddha Maheshwari - the Shepherd Traveller!
Today's destination: Pune, Maharashtra!
Nearest Airport: Pune International Airport, PNQ
Nearest Railway Station: Pune Junction (PUNE)
Prerequisites : NA
Packing : Make sure to carry your hiking shoes!
Time of the year : Monsoons are the best time to visit, June-Aug
Length of the itinerary: 3-5 days
Itinerary Highlights:
- Shraddha starts ...
Today's destination: Pune, Maharashtra!
Nearest Airport: Pune International Airport, PNQ
Nearest Railway Station: Pune Junction (PUNE)
Prerequisites : NA
Packing : Make sure to carry your hiking shoes!
Time of the year : Monsoons are the best time to visit, June-Aug
Length of the itinerary: 3-5 days
Itinerary Highlights:
- Shraddha starts ...
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November 11, 2020 • 44 min
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to the Tanned Travel Girl, Nishu Barolia!
Today's destination: Varkala, Kerala!
Nearest Airport: Trivandrum International Airport (TRV)
Nearest Railway Station: Trivandrum Central (TVC)
Prerequisites - NA
Packing - Pack appropriately for some warm weather and sun!
Time of the year - Winters are the best, Nov-Feb
Length of the itinerary: 3-5 days
Itinerary Highlights:
- Nishu sets off by exploring t...
Today's destination: Varkala, Kerala!
Nearest Airport: Trivandrum International Airport (TRV)
Nearest Railway Station: Trivandrum Central (TVC)
Prerequisites - NA
Packing - Pack appropriately for some warm weather and sun!
Time of the year - Winters are the best, Nov-Feb
Length of the itinerary: 3-5 days
Itinerary Highlights:
- Nishu sets off by exploring t...
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October 24, 2020 • 61 min
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Madhurima Chakraborty from the blog www.orangewayfarer.com!!!
Today's destination: North Kolkata!
Nearest Airport: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)
Nearest Railway Station: KOLKATA (KOAA) Railway Station
Prerequisites :n/a
Packing : Packing according to the weather, summers can be hot and humid!
Time of the year: October/During Durga Puja
Length of the itinerary: A weeken...
Today's destination: North Kolkata!
Nearest Airport: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)
Nearest Railway Station: KOLKATA (KOAA) Railway Station
Prerequisites :n/a
Packing : Packing according to the weather, summers can be hot and humid!
Time of the year: October/During Durga Puja
Length of the itinerary: A weeken...
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October 9, 2020 • 48 min
Thank you New Indian Express & EdexLive for '40 Under 40 Award for Socially Responsible Social Media Superstars' to The Musafir Stories!!
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This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Utsav Mamoria, host...
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September 21, 2020 • 45 min
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Satyarup Siddhanta - a Bengaluru-based Bengali mountaineer.[1] On December 15, 2017 he became the first Bengali civilian from India to complete the seven highest summits in the 7 continents. He is the President and founder of ABETO – "A better tomorrow" foundation, and works as a consultant at Brady Corporation, India.[5]
Today's destination: Mt. Everest, Nepal
Nearest Airport: L...
Today's destination: Mt. Everest, Nepal
Nearest Airport: L...
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September 3, 2020 • 60 min
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to host of the hit podcast "Echoes of India" - Anirudh Kanisetti!
Today's destination: Hampi!
Nearest Airport: Hubli Airport (HBX)
Nearest Railway Station: Hospet Junction (HPT)
Prerequisites - NA
Packing - Pack according to the weather - summers can be HOT!
Time of the year - Nov to Jan is a good time to visit!
Length of the itinerary- 5 days
Itinerary Highlights:
- Anirudh speaks about the...
Today's destination: Hampi!
Nearest Airport: Hubli Airport (HBX)
Nearest Railway Station: Hospet Junction (HPT)
Prerequisites - NA
Packing - Pack according to the weather - summers can be HOT!
Time of the year - Nov to Jan is a good time to visit!
Length of the itinerary- 5 days
Itinerary Highlights:
- Anirudh speaks about the...
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August 17, 2020 • 59 min
This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Edwina D'Souza from the blog wannabemaven.com!
Today's destination: Bastar, Chattisgarh
Nearest Airport: Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur (RPR)
Nearest Railway Station: Jagdalpur Railway Station (JDB)
Prerequisites: Local tour guide/agency, reservations for all stays. Unexplored Bastar does a great job with travel in the state.
Packing: Pack according to the weather
Time of the year: Apri...
Today's destination: Bastar, Chattisgarh
Nearest Airport: Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur (RPR)
Nearest Railway Station: Jagdalpur Railway Station (JDB)
Prerequisites: Local tour guide/agency, reservations for all stays. Unexplored Bastar does a great job with travel in the state.
Packing: Pack according to the weather
Time of the year: Apri...
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