9: TMS Specials - Little Passports

05/18/17 • 35 min

The Musafir Stories - India Travel Podcast

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Prachi Kagzi, founder of Little passports, a travel company that curates travel for kids. Being an avid traveller herself, Prachi was bit by the travel bug at a very young age when she travelled extensively with her parents both within and outside of India. Prachi shares the concept and vision of the Little passports and how she aims to instill the love for travel early on with kids.

Prachi also shares her experience traveling the length and breadth of the country and beyond visitng wildlife sanctuaries, her love for the wild, some memorable moments from her visits as well as some top tips to consider while preparing for a visit to a wildlife sanctuary. Sit back and enjoy listening!

Highlights: - Prachi speaks about the concept of traveling early and how she picked it up from her parents. - How Little passports was born while she was on trips with her son - The concept that is Little passports, how she prepares for these trips, who goes on these trips - Prachi also discusses at length the process of researching and first hand visits she makes to the locations along with her son before deciding on a trip - The diverse activities that kids and moms enjoy during the trips ranging from theme parks to wildlife sanctuaries to adventure sports, hiking and cultural trips - Prachi speaks at length about trips she has made to wildlife sancutaries in and around India - How one should plan for these trips to the heart of nature, preparation - Memorable moments during the visits to the wild

Links: http://littlepassports.in/

More about Little passports:

http://littlepassports.in/#about

Email: [email protected] Facebook: Https://www.facebook.com/littlepassportsindia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littlepassportsindia/?hl=en Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/lilpassports

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Links: http://littlepassports.in/

More about Little passports:

http://littlepassports.in/#about

Email: [email protected] Facebook: Https://www.facebook.com/littlepassportsindia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littlepassportsindia/?hl=en Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/lilpassports

#India #travel #TheMusafirStories #LittlePassports #kid #family #wild #sanctuaries

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8: Kasol & Malana with Chasing Sunsets

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to the team behind the blog Chasing sunsets - Shilpa, Roomi and Nandhini. They started off like any friends in a movie, promising to meet each other every year in a foreign land. Since 2013, they have kept that promise and somewhere along the way, an urge to preserve these memories led to the blog Chasing sunsets. Sit back and enjoy listening to their exploits in Kasol, Malana and beyond

Today's destination: Kasol and Malana, Himachal Pradesh

Nearest airport: Bhuntar Airport located near Kullu Nearest Railway Station: Pathankot

Prerequisities - N/A

Packing - Light sweaters, warm clothes

Time of the year - September

Length of the itinerary: 7 days

Itinerary Highlights:

Start of the journey in Manali where you could spend a couple of days with nature, some delectable Himachali food and shopping for himachali stoles, pashmina, harem pants and souveniers.
Next stop Kasol, also known as the mini-Israel of India given the number of Israeli tourists and cafes.
Enjoy nature walks in the valley, streams, fresh mountain air and ofcourse some delicious Israeli food.
Tosh is a beautiful village close to Kasol that offers a lot of hiking/trekking spots, beautiful views and cafes!
Malana is a little village about 2 hours from Kasol, and a 2.5 hour trek further.
Also famous (infamous rather!) for the Malana cream - a hash made from heirloom cannabis grown in this remote area of the Parvati Valley.
Malana is also known as an aryan village, where the locals believe themselves to be the descendants of Alexander the great.
Locals prefer not to mingle with the outside world and do not touch outsiders
Listen to the interesting story of the goat justice!
Lastly, listen up to some fun stories and useful advice from Shilpa and Nandhini!

Links to the blog: http://www.chasing-sunsets.com/

Links to the blog posts: http://www.chasing-sunsets.com/2014/05/05/a-guide-to-kasol-india/ http://www.chasing-sunsets.com/2016/12/27/malana-village-high-parvati-valley/

More about the Guest: http://www.chasing-sunsets.com/about/

Email: [email protected] Instagram : @chasingsunsetstheblog Twitter: @chasingsunsets1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChasingSunsetstheblog

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10: Rann of Kutch with Sangeeta Das

This week, The Musafir Stories speaks to Sangeeta Das from the blog lifeisavacation.in. Sangeeta blogs about the complete experience of a destination, the sites, the people, art and the food, the experience of just being there and the soul search that follows. She believes that sites are seen by tourists but travelers seek much more wanting to immerse into the sights and sounds of the place with all their senses

Today's destination: Kutch, Gujarat

Nearest Airport: Kutch airport (Bhuj)
Nearest Railway Station: Bhuj railway station

Prerequisities - permit required for Great Rann of Kutch, can be obtained with ID proof

Packing - Sunscreen, sunglasses, hydrants for the day; Cap, warm/light jackets, sweaters for nights

Time of the year - December; Best time to travel is between October and March

Length of the itinerary: 10 days

Itinerary Highlights:

Day trip in Ahmedabad; free walk from Temple to Mosque (Swaminarayan temple in kalupur to Jama Masjid), local street food, Adalat stepwell
Sun temple at Modhera
Step-well at Patan (Rani ki vaav patan), built by Rani Udaymati for her husband & King Bhimdev
Patola sarees and how they are made at Patan
Little Rann of Kutch @Rann riders - Wild Ass sanctuary, watching migratory birds, exploring Kutchi cuisine, living in the traditional bhungaas
Indus civilization excavations at Dholaveera
Stay in Devpar @homestay by Jadeja royal family
Vijayvilas palace at Mandvi - summer home of the Jadeja royal family; Also the location of Hum Dil de chuke sanam!
Visiting the beach, Tasting Dabelis and camel rides Devouring the Osho thali at Mandvi
Koteshwar temple, Narayan Sarovar lake, Lakpat fort at the Land's end
Fossil park run by Mr. Sodhi
Rann utsav at the Great Rann of Kutch; stay at the eco-resort Sham-e-sarhad
Watching the moon at the Great Rann of Kutch; enjoying
Handicrafts at Nirona village, Dhordo, Rogan art; Kutchi bells, India Bridge near LOC
Birding and photography at chadidand
watching the 2 jackals at the temple at kalodungarh hill
Interacting with the Rabadi nomadic tribe

Links:

Link to Sangeeta's blog: http://lifeisavacation.in/

More about the Guest:

http://lifeisavacation.in/2013/06/03/ceo-body-life/

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