The Musafir Stories - India Travel Podcast

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Saloni Prasad, curator at the Surat Heritage Project as she talks about the story of Surat, through a fascinating heritage walk! Today's destination: Surat Nearest Airport: Surat International Airport (STV) Nearest Railway Station: Surat Station (ST) Prerequisites:  N/A Packing: Good walking shoes, carry extra water as it can get hot during the day in the...

  This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Ila Reddy, a returning guest and listener as she takes us to the ancient kingdoms of Newar.  Today's destination: Nepal Nearest Airport: Tribhuvan International Airport, KTM Nearest Railway Station: N/A Prerequisites:  N/A Packing: Pack according to the season Time of the year:   September - Feb Length of the itinerary: 9 days Itinerary Highlights:  Ila...

GIVEAWAY ALERT: Listen to the episode and answer 3 simple questions on the Google form - ​​ https://forms.gle/T3dj6SN9fnEBiF1H9 and stand a chance to win access to virtual self-guided walks on the Wandr app ( https://linktr.ee/wnderapp ) TRIGGER WARNING: Some ambient sounds are used to depict War sounds.  This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with Tathagata Neogi, co-founder and CXO at Immersive T...

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 Tim...

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 durin...

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   Prer...

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  ...

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...

Winners of the Giveaway Sudip Maji Sanand Dekhane  Litishka Jagdeo 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 -...

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 Rail...

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 Tim...

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 o...

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 weather Time of the yea...

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/ ) Packi...

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 da...

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, d...

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 t...

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 - Su...

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...

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 - Oc...

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 - Octob...

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...

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...

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 - N...

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...