In episode 9 of Daily Passenger Podcast, I join Praveen Chauhan, the founder of Happy Hands project and discuss flowercycling and how it encourages ethical tourism in India.
9: Praveen Chauhan on Happy Hands Project Bodh Gaya
Everything you Need to Know About Backpacking Between India Myanmar and Thailand by Road
India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway i now open for tourists. As a backpacker, you can easily take a trip from India to Bangkok by road via Myanmar. Here is everything you need to know.
A Short Glimpse to My Nine Years Spent on Road
I started exploring India in 2012. In those times, terms like solo travel and backpacking were not thrown around like peanuts. Travelling in India was very different back then. In the last 9 years, the concept of travelling has evolved and a lot of places have become popular.
This video is a short glimpse about my travels around India where I explored its many terrains, tasted every type of food, and attended many festivals.
Covid-19 Lockdown: Seven Tips to Support Small Businesses
Travel industry supports a lot of jobs and small businesses. With travel industry going down, a great number of folks are sitting at home jobless, totally dependent on agencies for food and other necessary items. Here is how you can support small businesses while sitting at home.
Basic Etiquettes On How To Behave During Air Travel
With the rising popularity of air travel a lot of problems have started to find spotlight that usually comes from the side of travellers. Misbehavior with ground staff as well as the flight attendants has been really common and this needs to be eradicated.
Here are a couple of practices that you should follow while travelling in flights.
Musings from Valley of flowers
Valley of Flowers was a nice trek that I did after my initial inhibitions. The only reason I avoid travelling in Uttarakhand was because of rain. I waited for August to be over because I was in Ladakh and would have taken time to travel all the way to Uttarakhand.
Why is it important to get a 4G Sim-Card before you start travelling in India
One of the best solutions to evade travelling issues that may happen in India is by purchasing an Indian 4G sim card the moment you land in this country. Since I have faced a lot of problems while travelling in other countries because of non-availability of sim card, you can also end up facing the same issues here in India.
Cherry Blossoms Festival – An Attempt to Explore a Different Side of Shillong
Unlike Japan, Indian Cherry Blossom season arrives in November. Late November gives the hilly areas of Meghalaya, Nagaland and even Himachal Pradesh a full bloom of Cherry Blossom flowers.
Beware of these scams while traveling in Varanasi
you’ll never know if the baba you meet on the ghats of Varanasi is a genuine one or just a potential convict trying to escape the clutches of laws by masquerading as a saint.
Musings From the Last Village of India
I am on my way to Chitkul, India’s last village before Indo-Tibet border. I missed the morning bus that travels from Sangla to Chitkul everyday and instead I had to take a lift with a local family. You never know when a stupid decision turns into a blessing.
