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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…

An Indian Traveler November 23, 2018

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Q & A Series With Locals: Alvida From Uzbekistan

I created An Indian Traveler with an intention of sharing my intimate travel stories/adventures and till now the response has been overwhelming. Thanks a lot for reading and keeping me motivated to continue writing. With this post I’m broadening my horizon and entering into an unexplored territory. The idea borne out of a notion that is “The best person to tell you about a place is none other than a local.” In this Q &…

An Indian Traveler November 14, 2018

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My First Foreign Trip To Singapore As A Teenager: The Faded Memories

Long before since I was bitten by the travel bug, I traveled to Singapore. It’s been more than a decade and my memories of that trip are somewhat blurry. I tried my best to shake up those memories and write a post about my trip to Singapore! It was all luck by chance. Not just once but twice. The company I was associated with won a contest and as a result, a complimentary 2D/3N trip…