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An Indian Traveler March 20, 2019

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Visiting Los Angeles on a Budget: 3 Days Itinerary

At the start of 2018, I traveled to the USA to attend the Sundance Film Festival. The first stop of my U.S. trip was Los Angeles. After the long flight and the long sleep, I felt completely fresh and energised to go out and explore Los Angeles! I catch the L.A. metro to reach my first destination of the day. 3 Days are not enough to explore Los Angeles but it was almost sufficient for a budget…

An Indian Traveler February 26, 2019

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Q & A Series With Locals: Anjana From Turkey

After Uzbekistan & Kazakhstan, In my third post of Q & A Series With Locals, I interviewed Anjana from Turkey. We got in touch via Instagram. During our online conversations, she came across as a nice, thoughtful and gentle person. Anjana is an Indian expat who’s been living in Turkey. She is an artist from Istanbul, you can check out her stunning artwork here. I discovered/learned many things about Turkey from our Questionnaire. It’s been close…

An Indian Traveler February 18, 2019

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My First Couchsurfing Experience: Dos & Don’ts

COUCHSURFING as an idea really appealed to me and I wanted to try it out for some time. For those who don’t know, Couchsurfing is a Mobile Application/Website which connects travelers from around the world as a Host or as a Surfer. A Host accepts a Surfer’s request to stay at his/her home without any monetary gain and vice versa. But it transcends beyond the sustainable traveling option as one get to meet and connect with…

An Indian Traveler January 14, 2019

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My Sundance Film Festival Volunteer Experience: An Encounter With Robert Redford

Almost a year ago, I traveled to USA to volunteer at Sundance Film Festival. It all started with an accidental Google search. One day, I was writing one of my short stories and for my research I need to check some fact about the film “Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid.” No, I’m not a professional writer. Like cinema and traveling, writing is one of my passions. I just typed “sundance” and hurriedly pressed enter. In no…

An Indian Traveler December 26, 2018

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A Guide To Karnataka: My First Trip To South India

SOUTH INDIA has always fascinated me. Being born and brought up in North India, visiting South India seems like a distant possibility as a child given the long distance. The distance drastically changed when I moved to Mumbai but so does life. When I decided to solo travel, visiting far end places seems more tempting than nearby South India. The classic case of “The grass is always greener on the other side.” During Last month Deepavali holidays,…

An Indian Traveler December 5, 2018

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Q & A Series With Locals: Gabit From Kazakhstan

After Uzbekistan, In my second post of Q & A Series With Locals, I interviewed Gabit from Kazakhstan. I met Gabit in Astana, Kazakhstan. He hosted me in his apartment via Couchsurfing. Like me he is a big cinema buff. Apart from Cinema he love traveling and Football. We had some really interesting conversations ranging from Cinema, Cultures, India, Kazakhstan, USA, Asian and Western mentality, Exploring western countries as an Asian and so on. He…