Varun Hegde is a storyteller, local expert guide, and the founder of Soul Travelling. When he's not researching trails in new destinations, you might bump into him backpacking somewhere in the world. Listen to his journey from gaining an electronics education followed by a stint in the IT industry to travelling across Europe when he moved for work, and now contributing to Goa's shifting perspectives by sharing offbeat experiences. Soul Travelling is a boutique travel operator that specializes in offbeat travel experiences. Currently offering a couple dozen small-group guided trails across the villages of Goa, you can explore local legends, festivals, architecture, food, history, and lifestyles. Check their website Follow them on Instagram Like their Facebook page Join in for immersive experiences courtesy of local subject experts. Hop between local taverns or traditional food joints. Gain an insight into Goa's rich history through its people and hidden finds. Enjoy traditional games of old at the annual Games of Goa festival. Have fun playing outdoor and board games that were significant in the growing up years of the 90s kids. 

During the intimate Safarnama Courtyard sessions, listen to individuals with amazing travel stories, which are expressed through poetry, music, or a stand up comedy! ******* Kindly note while listening: Since 2016, Simone Moro, Alex Txicon & Ali Sadpara completed the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat (8,126 m), reaching its summit on February 16, 2016. In this episode we speak of a video advertisement that The North Face released prior to this. Also mentioned in this episode: Archimedes AustraliaBascilica of Bom Jesus Bebinca Ben Nevis Bhoomij Heritage Canacona Cazulo Chandor Chikal Kalo Chondeshwar Chorao Clyde Tellis Curdi DesmondJi Eiffel Tower Goa Tourism Department Gunpowder Hansel Vaz Ibn Battuta Iceland Infosys Insider Japan Kadambas Kaavi Art Kedar Borker La Tomatina Le Catacombes de Paris Lhotse Mackinlay Barreto Maendra Alvares Make It Happen Maria Victor McLeodganj Mount Everest Musal Khell Nanga Parbat Netflix Old Goa Paroda Prajal Sakhardande Rachol Ruin Pubs Sanjeev Sardesai Sawani Shetye Shisharanni Soro South America Spiti Valley Subodh Kerkar Supriya Vohra Tallulah D'silva Tawang TCS The Local Beat The North Face The Ugly Indian UNESCO Uzbekistan Venice Villa Blanche WOW Air ****** Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue Episode background tunes courtesy of Icons8 and YouTube Audio Library Et Voila by Chris Haugen Silkworm by Quincas Moreira Music by Ilya Marphin from Fugue

Ignatius Camilo is a DJ, and creator of a music and art community called Cirrus. Hustling his way through sound equipment rentals, he found vinyls and the love for a variety of everyday sounds. Hustling alongside like-minded partners, he has been instrumental in establishing several related projects that embrace their interests at large. Listen to his tunes on SoundCloud Follow him on Instagram Like his Facebook page Listen to his journey from collecting rare vinyls and a modelling stint to now promoting underground music and an organic lifestyle. A jungle hideaway, Cirrus is an inclusive space where people can come together and create music and art in a free environment. Follow the fish and find Cirrus somewhere on the highway to Chapora. Follow them on Instagram Like their Facebook Stay in eco-friendly accommodations that were handbuilt using recycled and upcycled materials. Drop by for impromptu jamming sessions, especially during the weekends, when Iggy and his crew of back alley DJs showcase their curated underground music from around the world. You may also get a glimpse of his rare vinyl collection! Hang out with local kids and skateboarders from across the globe who gather and flaunt their balancing skills at the jungle skate park here. Alzira is a floating accommodation and a party boat that cruises the tranquil waters of Chapora river. Check in to sleep under the stars and drop by for curated music gatherings during the winter season in Goa.

Bhopoo Audio is an independent sound system manufacturer that produces customised handcrafted audio systems and speakers using analog equipment to bring the best out of the music you listen to.

Gandu Records is a boutique record label, where genre-independent music is created and shared, just the love of pure underground sounds. Goa Underground Tribe is a bunch of artists and musicians who share intimate experiences that include music events, boat parties, visual arts, installations, and fire and light shows among other fun stuff! Vinyl Ambulance is a vintage van fully-equipped with a handcrafted sound system to bring the party to you! Follow their select events and tours where back-alley musicians entertain you with underground sounds. ******* Also mentioned in the episode 3 Flights Up Adnan Sami Allen & Heath Arjun Saluja Bacardi Blast Bharat Arora Bob Marley Club Cabana Crisp Ferrari Guzzler's Inn Hemant Trivedi Hero Honda Splendor Ivan Lakme Fashion Week Madhu Sapre Michael Jackson Ministry of Sound Mintoo Nikhil Chinapa Nrtya Olive Qutub Parvati Valley Pete Tong Pioneer Prakash Qutub Minar Richard Shyam Shekar Shido Sunburn Tasha Weinstein Vaayu Vijay Wendell Rodricks ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue Episode background tunes courtesy of YouTube Audio Library Music by JGRLNG from Fugue Man by Rondo Brothers Sunrise Drive by South London HiFi

Gurudeep Ramakrishna is an outdoor evangelist, cycling buff, and co-founder of Unventured. When not guiding tours, find him clocking miles on his cycling adventures, and also looking for new experiences to share with the travel community. Listen to his journey from planning cycle trips to Nandi Hills as a teenager, and marketing stints in tech startups, to now showcasing offbeat experiences across India, Scandinavia, and Southeast Asia to name a few. Unventured is an experiential travel company that offers curated tours across Indian, and certain handpicked locations in the rest of the world. You can customise tours be it long cycling expeditions, or shorter walking city tours to get under the skin of the region. See their website Follow them Instagram Like their Facebook page Browse their Pinterest Chat with them on Twitter ******* Also mentioned in this episode 3 Idiots Asiatic Elephants Asiatic Lion Aurora Borealis Bangalore Palace Dharavi Great Malnad Challenge Hercules MTB Hero Ranger ICycle ISCKON Kabini Kempegowda Khmer Rouge Ladakh Lonely Planet Maldhari Manali to Leh Mekong Delta Nandi Hills Pedals & Wheels PETA Rough Guides Sachin Spiti Valley Sunil Nanjappa Taj Mahal Tandem Trails Tejaswini Gopalaswamy The Grand Tour The Green Triangle Tipu Summer Palace Top Gear Venky Vidhana Soudha V V Puram Food Street Western Ghats Wheels Sports ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue Episode background tunes courtesy of Icons8Music by Helicalin from Fugue Music by Backspace from Fugue

Jyothy Karat is a photographer and filmmaker who tells stories that impact her and the surroundings. Catch her diving, surfing, trekking, rock climbing, and out in the wild, usually covering a story close to her heart. Visit her website Follow her on Instagram Watch her films on YouTube Like her Facebook page Chat with her on Twitter

Through a series of short documentary films, you will find her encouraging people to care about certain issues in our society, which revolve around indigenous communities, human-animal conflict, and the environment, among other subjects. Listen to her journey that involves being Lonely Planet India's go to photographer, and creating short documentaries for UNESCO's Asia projects!

******* Also mentioned in the episode Amy J Berg Anup J Kattukaran AOL Assignment Asia Ateneo de Manila University Bull Shark Canon Chennai Photo Biennale China Global Television Network Chobi Mela Conde Nast Elephant Country Fiji Shark Dive Forbes Indian Express Konrad Adenauer Kumbh Mela Les Rencontres d'Arles Lonely Planet LOOK Photo Biennial Memoirs of a Geisha Nandan Nature in Focus Nilgiris Outlook Traveller Praveen C M Pulitzer Roads & Kingdoms Skillshare Sonee The Enthu Cutlets The Guardian The New York Times Tokyographie UNESCO Unseen Amsterdam Vice Visa Pour l'Image Vox World Press Photo Wonder Woman ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue Episode background tunes courtesy of YouTube Audio Library Jazz Mango by Joey Pecoraro Miles Beyond by Quincas Moreira

Manasi Prasad is a Carnatic vocalist, Bharatanatyam dancer, and the Museum Director of Indian Music Experience. Listen to her journey from learning classical Indian music at a very young age, fielding a stint in investment banking, to now realising a dream of creating a contemporary space for musical interactions and related arts. See her website Follow her on Instagram Like her Facebook page Find her performing both traditional Carnatic concerts and also contemporary renditions at music halls and intimate settings across India and the rest of the world. Indian Music Experience is the first-of-its-kind experiential museum dedicated to the diverse expressions of music in India. Between playful learning at the Sound Garden to building your own mini tracks using interactive consoles, you are encouraged to connect with the world of music at a personal level. See their website Follow on Instagram Like their Facebook page Chat with them on Twitter Watch their videos on YouTube Explore the expansive complex that houses an impressive collection of music instruments, shares stories of cultural significance in the country's soundscape, and hosts a variety of events across various genres. ****** Also mentioned in this episode3 Idiots Aamir Khan Abba Adele AdvaitaAesop's Fables Agam Ambi Subramaniam Architecture Paradigm Arijit Singh Beyerdynamic Blink Pictures Boney M Brigade Group Brigade Millenium Welfare trust Brodha V Carnegie Hall Cirrus Coke Studio Darryl Noronha Deepak Raja Experience Music Project Fado Flights of Fantasy John McLaughlin Gallagher & Association Ganjam Ganjam Mantapa Garage Band Goa International Jazz Live Festival Grammy Museum Harmann Kardon Hariprasad Chaurasiya Hindolam Ignatius Camillo Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore Indrajit Nattoji Indian Ocean Jimi Hendrix Joshua Bell L Shankar Lata Mangeshkar Made in India M R Jaishankar Manganiyar Me Too Microsoft MOPOP Musical Instrument Museum Muthuswamy Dikshithar NH7 Weekender Nucleya Pappu Venugopalarao Paul Allen Paulo Coelho Pearl Jam Pt Bhimsen Joshi Raghu Dixit Rajiv Vijaykar Rangashankara Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines ScholarshipSmitha Prasad Smithsonian Museums Sofar Sounds Sonia Shirsat Sony Experience Center Suma Sudhindra SulaFest Sunburn Tara Prasad The Beatles The Live Music Project Vinesh Iyer Vinyl Ambulance T M Krishna Thyagaraja Ustad Rashid Khan Vikram Sampath Zakir Hussain ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue Episode background tunes courtesy of Icons8 and YouTube Audio Library Music by Max Sergeev from FugueEther by Bobby Renz Night Drive by Quincas Moreira One Last Time by South London HiFi

The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to the conservation of heritage spaces and historical sites across India. It's Bengaluru Chapter focuses on showcasing colonial neighborhoods, local markets, landmarks and royal connections. Sign up for their intimate tours that offer a glimpse into the fascinating past and hidden treasures of the city. See the website Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Carnelian offers immersive travel experiences to heritage sites across India. Come away learning more about the history of human civilization with an Indian context during their highly curated small group tours. See the website Like on Facebook Aravind Chandramohan is a co-convener at INTACH Bengaluru chapter, and a partner at Carnelian. With his arsenal of diverse talents and trusty personal network, he is in his element when exploring uncharted sections on heritage tours, and while chatting about automobiles! Meera Iyer is a convener at INTACH Bengaluru chapter, and a partner at Carnelian. She introduced the Parichay series of heritage walks in Bangalore. With varied interests including conservation, forest ecology, heritage, and culture, she is delighted when taking on preservation of natural and built heritage, and while travelling to historical sites. Also mentioned on the podcastAbhishek Poddar Ajanta Anup Naik Archaeological Survey of India Ashok Panda Azim Premji University Bangalore Museum Badami Balavana Basant Poddar Begur BMRCL Champs-Élysée Chettinad Chiranjiv Singh Deccan College Devanahalli Fort Dholavira Eiffel Tower Ellora Fort High School Gavipuram Geoffrey Bawa George Michell Göbekli Tepe Gundappa Vishwanath Gunung Padang Harini Nagendra Harish Padmanabha Hical Hoysala iCap Jaimal Johnson Market Jawaharlal Nehru University Kanchipuram Kengal Hanumanthaiah Kochi Muziris Bienalle Kota Shivaram Karanth Kripa Krumbiegel Hall KN Iyengar Lalbagh Lothal Mahabalipuram 'Mapu' Martan Singh Michigan State University Milton Park N Rajam Pattadakal Pupul Jayakar Rakhigarhi Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Patel Rann of Utsav RBNMS Richard's Park Riyas Komu Romila Thapar RV College Russell Market Salesforce Samsung Samsung Opera House SVP Halakatti Shashikiran Mullur Somanathpur Sujay B T M Krishna Thanjavur Tipu Sultan Ulsoor UNESCO Vantage Agora Vasant Shinde Vellore Vidhana Soudha ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue Episode background tune courtesy of YouTube Audio Library Silkworm by Quincas Moreira

Praveen C M is a rock climber, and the founder of Sport Climbing India. Between leisure climbs across Karnataka and competing in international championships, he holds a record for being an undefeated national champion in rock climbing for 14 consecutive years! Follow him on Instagram Like his Facebook page His adventures span expeditions to Mount Everest base camps, saving lives during flood rescue missions, and training the border security forces. He is also the only person to scale the peak of Mount Zambala in Siachen! Listen to his journey from climbing up trees as a kid to now training kids in rural India in the sport of climbing. Expect to find him bolting new routes across India! Sport Climbing India is a dedicated platform and community that promotes rock climbing in India. With Praveen at the helm, this is a step in creating sustainable livelihoods for rock climbing athletes in India. Sign up for workshops on urban climbing walls and dramatic rocks in the Indian countryside. See the website Like on Facebook ******* Also mentioned in this episode Avati Bouldering Flathold Free Solo Ganesha 8b+ Gethnaa Golden Boulders GriGri Indian Mountaineering Foundation Jyothi Raj 'Monkey Man' Kala Patthar Kanteerava Stadium Government of Karnataka Keerthi Pais Khumbu Icefall Madras Regiment Pumori Rajputana Rifles Ravugodlu Savandurga Superman Suru Boulder Fest Udo Neumann ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue Episode background tunes courtesy of YouTube Audio Library Schizo by Anno Domini Beats Scratch the Itch by Quincas Moreira

Listen to the ambient sounds of Bangalore's iconic Krishna Rajendra Market, and get an audio glimpse into how it sounds like, every single day. A historical landmark with royal connections, it houses one among the largest flower markets in Asia! Things to do People watching, and the daily grind of local vendors Shopping for a variety of fresh produce, especially flowers Hopping between historical buildings Nearby Bangalore Fort Chickpet Lalbagh Mavalli Tiffin Room Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace ******* Incidental music may captured from cellphone radio in the background during this recording Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue

Sankara Subramanian is a travel blogger, influencer, and motorcycling enthusiast, who is the brain behind the renowned Indian blog called Be On The Road. He covers various subjects from Visa requirements for Indians, travel tips, offbeat locations and his many travel experiences.  Be On The Road See the website Like on Facebook Chat on Twitter Listen to his journey from doing tech sales to now embarking on motorcycling holidays, exploring the world, and finding a home in India's Western Ghats! He also frequents educational institutions and travel forums inspiring people to take failures in their stride. You might bump into him on a highway or at an airport near you. Sankara Subramanian Follow on instagram

******* Also mentioned in this episode: 300 Alexander the Great Bernoulli's Principle Chitrahaar Constantinople Cyrus the Great Darius the Great Doordarshan Duck Tales Eiffel Tower Genghis Khan Gobekli Tepe IIT Guwahati IIT Jodhpur Isfahan Marco Polo Mahabharata Menemen Mohenjo-daro Mukesh Ambani Narendra Modi Netflix Northern Lights Nubian Pyramids, Sudan Ramayana Rynox Gears Royal Enfield Shah Rukh Khan Silverback Gorilla Spice Routes Tata Steel TED The Great Migration The Great Wall of China The Invention of Lying The Silk Road Times of India Times Passion Trails Tona Toraja Travel Tips Vegetarian Travel Guide Visa Guides Western Ghats ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue Episode background tunes courtesy of YouTube Audio Library Sound of Aging by Max McFerren Triumph by Yung Logos

Sunil Nanjappa is a passionate mountain biker, state-level racer, and founder of Bangalore Mountain Festival. He placed seventh on his first ever race several years ago, at MTB Himalaya, one among the world's toughest mountain bike events.

Listen to his journey from an agricultural background and investment banking to currently training young kids, and organising international standard race events across South India. During his downtime, he is found searching for new cycling routes in the Western Ghats. Bangalore Mountain Festival is an annual gathering of mountain bikers and runners at Avati on the outskirts of Bangalore, India. Happening over the last weekend in January, sign up for races and activities in cross country, downhill, trail running and bouldering. Masters Championships is a road cycling race for individuals aged 35 and above. Tour of Glory is multi-day road cycling stage race in the Western Ghats. ******* Also mentioned in this episode:Ajay Padval Avalahalli Forest Avati Bangalore Cycling Championship BBCH Cycling Federation of India Cycling GoaDecathlon Firefox Goa International Mountain Biking Challenge Himalayan Mountain Biking Festival IPL Jungle Book GoaKHS KPL Ironman Kiran Kumar Raju Manitou Towerpro MTB Himalaya Nandi Hills Naveen Raj Pedal for the Planet Rahul Dravid Ramesh RFC Richard McDowell Royal Enfield Sachin Tendulkar Shimano Shiven Aerohawk Sourav GangulySram Tejasvi The Coorg Escapade The Impossible Race Tour of Dragon TriThonnur Turahalli Forest Vinay Menon Wheel Sports ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue Unintentional incidental music by various artists in the background. Kindly excuse!