This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to a traveler and product manager, Anaya Vats, as she takes us to the princess of hills! Today's destination: Kodaikanal!! Nearest Airport: Madurai  International airport (IXM) Nearest Railway Station: Kodaikanal railway station (KQN) Requirements: n/a Packing: Pack depending on the weather, winters are cool and summers can be HOT!  Time of the year: June to Feb Length of the itinerary: 7 days Itinerary Highlights:  Ananya covers some of the highlights from her trip to Kodaikanal, which started out as a weekend getaway but turned into a long ..read more

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to returning guest, Aditya Worah, a traveler and audio producer as he takes us to New Delhi Today's destination: New Delhi!! Nearest Airport: Indira Gandhi International airport (DEL) Nearest Railway Station: New Delhi railway station (NDLS) Requirements: n/a Packing: Pack depending on the weather, winters can be cool and summers can be HOT!  Time of the year: October to Nov Length of the itinerary: 1 days Itinerary Highlights:  The walk begins at Lodhi Gardens, following which one moves through Delhi’s iconic Khan Market with its book stores and ..read more

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to returning guest, Sahana Kulur from https://vacaywork.com/ Today's destination: Chikmagalur, Karnataka!! Nearest Airport: Mangalore airport (IXE) Nearest Railway Station: Kadur railway station (DRU) Requirements: n/a Packing: Pack depending on the weather, winters can be cool and monsoon  Time of the year: October to February Length of the itinerary: 5 days Itinerary Highlights:  Sahana begins the conversation with the meaning of the town of Chikmagalur or “younger daughter’s town”, named after one of the paleygara or town cheif. The points of ..read more

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to museologist and archivist, Amruta Dhalkar as she takes around the district of Ratnagiri in Maharashtra! Today's destination: Ratnagiri  district, Maharashtra!! Nearest Airport: Kolhapur airport  (KLH) Nearest Railway Station: Ratnagiri railway station, RN Requirements: n/a Packing: Pack depending on the weather, summers can be hot Time of the year: Post monsoon or winter months Length of the itinerary: 8-10 days Itinerary Highlights:  Amruta takes us around her hometown/district of Ratnagiri. The journey is split into four cluster of pla ..read more

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to traveller and writer Priyanka Gupta as she gives takes us around some villages in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh!  Today's destination: Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh! Nearest Airport: Kullu Airport (KUU) Nearest Railway Station: Joginder Nagar railway station, JDNX Requirements: n/a Packing: Pack depending on the weather, winters are cold Time of the year: Summer Length of the itinerary: 8-10 days Itinerary Highlights:  Priyanka shares some of her time spent in the villages of Himachal The primary locations include the lesser known ..read more

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to author and writer and illustrator, Seema Misra as she takes us to the land of the rising sun, Arunachal Pradesh! Today's destination: Arunachal Pradesh! Nearest Airport: Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) Nearest Railway Station: Naharlagun railway station, NHLN Requirements: Inner-line permit Packing: Pack depending on the weather, winters are cold and monsoons are wet! Time of the year: Dec-Feb, or during shoulder seasons after the monsoon! Length of the itinerary: 11 days Itinerary Highlights:  Start from Dibrugarh Namdapha jungle camp in Miao Roing with ..read more

Winner of Giveaway of Pranav’s book - Kunal Sachdev This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to author and content creator, Aakash Mehrotra as he takes us to his hometown of Allahabad of the yesteryears, now known as Prayagraj! Today's destination: Allahabad, UP! Nearest Airport: Prayagraj Airport (IXD) Nearest Railway Station: Prayagraj Railway station, PRYJ Packing: Pack depending on the weather, winters are cold and summers are hot and humid! Time of the year: Feb-Mar, or during the Kumbh if you have a chance! Length of the itinerary: 4-5 days Itinerary Highlights: Aakash covers a short hist ..read more

GIVEAWAY of Pranav’s book - Expedition to an Alternate Swarajya - Where the subcontinent remained uncolonised!  https://forms.gle/T72T2w72RMM4Hhye7  This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to author and content creator, Pranav Gogwekar as he takes us to the coastal town of Vengurla! Today's destination: Vengurla, Maharashtra Nearest Airport: Goa, Mopa (GOX) Nearest Railway Station: Kudal Railway station, KUDL Packing: Pack light clothes for humid weather Time of the year: Dec-Feb Length of the itinerary: 2-3 days Itinerary Highlights:  Pranav starts the conversation with the hist ..read more

Winners of the GIVEAWAY of Anmol’s book - Wanderings in the Land of Mist - A complete story of Mussoorie!  : Arjun Harish & Vijaya Bhat This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to founder of Kannur City Heritage Foundation, Muhammed Shihad as he takes us to Kannur!   Today's destination: Kannur, Kerala Nearest Airport: Kannur international airport (CNN) Nearest Railway Station: Kannur Railway station, CAN Packing: Pack light clothes for humid weather Time of the year: Dec-Feb Length of the itinerary: 3-4 days Itinerary Highlights:  Shihad talks about the history of Kannur ..read more

GIVEAWAY ALERT: Listen to the episode and answer 3 simple questions linked in the URL below: https://forms.gle/V383GKghqBfarsNi6 This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to columnist and author, Anmol Jain, as we discuss his book Wanderings in the Land of Mist - A complete story of Mussoorie!  Today's destination: Mussoorie, Uttarakhand Nearest Airport: Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun (DED) Nearest Railway Station: Dehradun Railway Station, DDN Packing: Pack warm clothes Time of the year: All year round, except monsoons Length of the itinerary: 3-5 days Itinerary Highlights:  Anmol provi ..read more