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  • TC: Ep 25. A Recap of the Last Six Months with Hemant, Rajesh & Tanvi

    In this special episode titled “A Recap of the Last Six Months with Hemant, Rajesh & Tanvi” of the show Travel Conversations (TC) on The Rustik Travel Podcast we take a recap of our podcasting journey so far through the travel experiences as narrated by our guests.

    Podcast Summary: A Recap of the Last Six Months

    Guests: Hemant Soreng & Rajesh Nair

    Host & Producer: Tanvi Jain

    00:00:00-00:01:33: Intro

    00:01:33-00:07:14: How did The Rustik Travel Podcast start?

    00:07:14-00:13:55: The Podcasting Process

    - Identifying a guest traveler

    - Prep call to select a theme and broad topics to cover. Focusing on experiences, stories, learnings.

    - Podcast recording.

    - Editing (multiple rounds)

    - Hosting on Podcast host and website

    - Promoting the episode on social media

    00:13:55-00:56:03: Recap of various episodes

    - Learning about scuba diving from Ep 16. Scuba Diving with Rajkumar.

    - Driving through Europe esp. with a toddler - Ep 6. Driving and Traveling with Arpita, Amitava & Baby Anju

    - Covid guidelines - Ep 1. Traveling in the time of Covid with Hemant & Rajesh

    - Tapas’ inspirational story - Ep 2. Conquering Cancer and Climbing Mountains with Tapas Biala

    - Rajkumar’s accident, recovery and positive outlook - Ep 8 & 9. Rajkumar’s Motorcycle Diaries I-II

    - Kranthi Kiran’s positive vibes and resilience post serious mountain sickness and evacuation during the Everest Base Camp Trek.

    - “Follow your passion and not your dreams, as the dreams might keep on changing”. “There are no real travelers. There are different types of travelers ” - Rahul Prakash. Ep 19 & 20. Unconventional Travel with Rahul Prakash I-II

    - Surya Prasad - passionate about history and archaeology - Ep 23 & 24. Rediscovering Ancient Civilisations with Surya Prasad

    - Ep 10. Reminiscing Train Journeys with Rajeev Bhattathripad - Passionate rail fan.

    - Destination specific episodes:

    - with Poorvi Daxini’s amazing story telling - Ep 12. Exploring Iceland, the Land of Fire and Ice and Ep 13. Riding the Trans Siberian Railway across Russia, Mongolia and China.

    - with Nitesh & Reshma’s awesome experiences - Ep 17. Chasing the Northern Lights and Ep 18. Exploring Svalbard.

    - Travel is the best teacher - Ep 14. The Adventures of Keya Srinivas. Connection between traveling and learning.

    - Traveling and trekking as a family with Neelima & Nikhil. Discovering, bonding and becoming aware of nature. - Ep 15. Trekking with the Mother-Son Duo.

    - “Varanasi is a microcosm of what India is.” - Aparna Sanjay

    Traveling responsibly and in a sustainable way with Aparna Sanjay - Ep 22. Sustainable and Experiential Travel.

    - Closer local interactions with Srini - Ep 7. One Hundred and Counting with Srinivas Kasturi.

    - Traveling like a local with Kranthi Kiran - Ep 3. Backpacking in South America.

    - Great tips and experiences from Vishnu Rajesh traveling in Europe on a shoestring budget - Ep 4. Backpacking in Europe.

    - Lakshmi Sharath, India’s top travel blogger’s journey Ep 11. The Art of Storytelling

    - Passion, the common trait amongst all the guests

    - Amazing photography tips while traveling with Ramnath Siva - Ep 5. Travel and Street Photography. Shooting a documentary on Varanasi.

    - Sharath Krishnamurthy’s passion for road trips - Ep 21. Driving through Croatia, Slovenia & Italy. Unscripted journey, discovering new places on the road trip.

    00:56:04-00:58:50: Best feedback

    00:58:51-01:05:37: Future plans for the podcast

    - Interesting guests & episodes

    - New shows

    01:05:37 - 01:06:50: Conclusion and Outro

    1 hr 7 min
  • TC: Ep 24. Rediscovering Ancient Civilisations in Africa & the Americas with Surya Prasad

    This episode titled “Rediscovering Ancient Civilisations in Africa & the Americas with Surya Prasad” of the show Travel Conversations (TC) on The Rustik Travel Podcast is the second part of the two-part series (Listen to the previous episode at Rediscovering Ancient Civilisations in Asia & Europe with Surya Prasad). In this episode, Surya continues to explore the hidden secrets of the past of various ancient civilisations in Africa and the Americas.

    Surya Prasad studied to be an engineer, but given a choice he would’ve preferred to be an archaeologist traveling around the world discovering historical sites and civilisations a la Indiana Jones. It is a passion has remained with him and has become a part of his prolific travels around the world. Inspite of visiting some 70 plus countries he is always eager to travel to new destinations and uncover some old civilisations.

    He is a successful fintech entrepreneur and is totally passionate about Cross Fit.

    Podcast Summary: Rediscovering Ancient Civilisations in Africa & the Americas with Surya Prasad

    Hosts: Hemant Soreng & Rajesh Nair

    Producer: Tanvi Jain

    00:00:00-00:02:45: Intro

    00:02:45-00:21:10: The Americas:

    - Christopher Columbus - landed in Bahamas, buried in Dominican Republic

    - The Incans, the Mayans & the Aztecs

    - El Dorado - The city of gold

    - History of food - maize/corn

    - Central America: El Salvador, Panama, Guyana, Costa Rica

    - Peru: Inca civilisation

    - European influence and cultural fusion

    - Who discovered America? 

    00:21:10-01:10:00: Africa:

    - Large continent with 54 countries

    - Africa: The birthplace of humankind

    - East Africa, Ethiopia: Lucy (3.9 - 2.9 million years old), the first human skeleton (Australopithecus afarensis) found now in a museum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia museum

    - South Africa: The cradle of humankind, stone age caves.

    - West Africa, Ghana: Gold Coast - The history nobody wants to talk about.

    - Slave Trade: From Africa to the Americas. Coolies from India to the Americas (West Indies). 

    - Reasons to travel in the past: Religion, Trade, War and Work (forced). Guyana, Mauritius.

    - Ethiopia: The Jewish connection. Have their own script. Have a different system of measuring day & time. Superfoods. Home for the Ark of the Covenant. Ancient Bible.

    Zimbabwe - Zambia: Bungee jumping in Victoria Falls.

    - Swaziland, Rwanda - Safaris. Geopolitical situation in Africa

    - Uganda: The origin of River Nile. Mountain Gorilla safari.

    - Story behind the The Red Sea Diving Resort movie.

    - Botswana - Okavango Inland Delta. Namibia.

    - North Africa: Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Carthage. Punic wars. Hannibal.

    01:10:00-01:14:12: Museums: Learning history.

    01:14:12-01:16:04: Conclusion and Outro

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    1 hr 17 min
  • TC: Ep 23. Rediscovering Ancient Civilisations in Asia & Europe with Surya Prasad

    Surya Prasad studied to be an engineer, but given a choice he would’ve preferred to be an archaeologist traveling around the world discovering historical sites and civilisations a la Indiana Jones. It is a passion has remained with him and has become a part of his prolific travels around the world. Inspite of visiting some 70 plus countries he is always eager to travel to new destinations and uncover some old civilisations.

    He is a successful fintech entrepreneur and is totally passionate about Cross Fit.

    In this episode titled “Rediscovering Ancient Civilisations  in Asia & Europe with Surya Prasad” of the show Travel Conversations (TC) on The Rustik Travel Podcast we pack up our digging tools and don our Indiana Jones hat to follow Surya on his various trips and excavations to rediscover and maybe uncover some unknown ancient civilisations.

    Podcast Summary: Rediscovering Ancient Civilisations in Asia & Europe with Surya Prasad

    Hosts: Hemant Soreng & Rajesh Nair

    Producer: Tanvi Jain

    00:00:00-00:12:45: Intro. How the passion for history and travel start? Curiosity about ancient civilisation and culture. Architecture and structures.

    - Lepakshi Temple

    - Ajanta and Ellora Temple

    - Pyramids

    - Visiting traveling for work. Visiting 70+ countries.

    00:12:45-00:29:40: Europe:

    Italy - Rome: Roman Civilisation

    - Roman Fora

    - Vatican Museum: Sistine Chapel

    - Movies: Roman Holiday, Da Vinci Code.

    Greece: Greek Civilisation

    - Meteora (Featured in James Bond movie - For your eyes only)

    - Athens

    - Similarities between mythologies - Greek, Roman, Indian

    - Greek Philosophy

    00:29:40-00:29:40: Asia:

    Israel:

    - Jerusalem: Birthplace of three religions

    - Jericho

    - Biblical lands and stories. Crusades.

    - The legend of Masada

    Jordan:

    - Petra (Nabataean Kingdom)

    Mesopotamia:

    - From the museums - Louvre

    Mongolia:

    - Mongol Empire

    South East Asia: Cambodia

    - Angkor Wat and other temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia

    - Thailand

    - Myanmar

    01:03:08 - 01:04:07: Conclusion and Outro

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    1 hr 5 min
  • TC: Ep 22. Sustainable and Experiential Travel with Aparna Sanjay

    Aparna Sanjay is the epitome of a mindful traveler taking the road less traveled. Very early on in her career she followed her calling as she moved away from a lucrative corporate job to join the non-profit sector. And it is here during her travels to remote and rural parts of India, working with the various craft clusters she learned the essence of sustainable and experiential travel. A learning that she continues to imbibe and apply in all her travels.

    A business management graduate (from the prestigious IIM-Bangalore), blogger, trained Carnatic singer with deep interest in yoga and mindfulness, Aparna is truly multi-faceted.

    In this episode titled “Sustainable and Experiential Travel with Aparna Sanjay” of the show Travel Conversations (TC) on The Rustik Travel Podcast we look into her experiential travels through the lens of sustainability.

    Podcast Summary: Sustainable and Experiential Travel with Aparna Sanjay

    Hosts: Hemant Soreng & Rajesh Nair

    Producer: Tanvi Jain

    00:00:00 - 00:07:26: Intro. How the passion for traveling start?

    - Traveling as and with kids.

    - Varanasi, Bodhgaya

    00:07:26 - 00:16:22: Professional Journey & related Work Travel:

    - Move from corporate to social impact sector.

    - Traveling to Craft clusters in India. Working with artisans.

    - Sustainable Tourism in Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh.

    - Exploring and experiencing the rural destinations

    00:13:59 - 00:39:55: Sustainable Travel

    - The dynamics, landscape and the problems of Sustainable Travel

    - Peru: How they do it?

    - Rajasthan

    - Bali, Indonesia

    - Declining Art & Craft Traditions: Helping though Patronage vs consumerism

    - Problems facing Sustainable Travel

    00:39:55 - 01:11:27: Sustainable Travel Experiences:

    Countries/Destinations that are doing it right/wrong. Experiences/stories from:

    - Costa Rica: Pura Vida - Pure Life

    - Madhya Pradesh, India: National Parks - Conservation & Tourism

    - Sri Lanka: Local experiences.

    - India: Kashmir, Amritsar - Doing it wrong

    - Varanasi: India as a microcosm.

    - Israel: Discovering the place through the lens of food

    - Kashmir: Interactions with locals

    - Cotswolds, England: Making a human connect

    - Virginia, US: Story of Thomas Jefferson: Traveling in a way to become aware of the local and not so dominant narrative

    - Over tourism

    01:11:27 - 01:16:05: Reactions from travel companions: Friends, family

    - How to subtly curate sustainable and experiential travel?

    01:16:12 - 01:17:30: Is sustainable travel expensive?

    01:17:32 - 01:20:37: Tips and advise.

    01:20:37 - 01:25:32: Travel & Music: Signing off with a song from the Hindi movie set in Spain - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.

    Conclusion and Outro.

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    1 hr 26 min
  • TC: Ep 21. Driving through Croatia, Slovenia & Italy with Sharath Krishnamurthy

    Sharath Krishnamurthy is a digital media professional and a passionate traveler. He is a certified open water diver and loves adventure in his travels. He prefers taking off the beaten path and exploring a destination through a different lens. Driving is one such lens for him while exploring a place, be it in India or anywhere else in the world.

    In this episode titled “Driving through Croatia, Slovenia & Italy with Sharath Krishnamurthy” of the show Travel Conversations (TC) on The Rustik Travel Podcast he drives through the picturesque locales, quaint villages and beautiful countryside exposing a totally different side to traveling in these countries.

    Podcast Summary: Driving through Croatia, Slovenia & Italy with Sharath Krishnamurthy

    Hosts: Hemant Soreng & Rajesh Nair
    Producer: Tanvi Jain

    00:00:00 - 00:04:50: Introduction. Early days of traveling to different destinations, countries.

    00:04:50 - 00:05:32: Traveling in India

    00:05:32 - 00:10:39: First driving trips in Australia and driving tips

    00:10:39 - 00:13:01: Driving abroad

    - Left-hand driving in Croatia

    - Advantages of driving holidays and the Croatia trip

    - Using GPS while driving

    - Game of thrones locations in Croatia

    00:13:12 - 00:18:48: Driving trip in Croatia (2017)

    - Croatia: Zagreb, Plitvice, Trogir, Split, Dubrovnik

    00:18:49 - 00:19:48: Tips on hiring a car:

    - Driver’s license, type of cars, insurance

    - The downsides of using GPS

    00:19:48 - 00:32:35: Driving trip in Italy, Croatia & Slovenia (2018)

    - Italy (Milan-Trieste) - Croatia - Slovenia - Italy (Venice)

    - Croatia: Pula, Hum (smallest town in the world), Istria, Rovinj

    - Slovenia: Ljubljana, Lake Bled

    - Italy: Milan, Trieste, Venice

    - Economics of driving trips

    00:32:36 - 00:41:15: Tips on hiring a car (contd.):

    - Driver’s license (local vs. International Driver’s License)

    - Which car rental company to choose?

    - Type of car

    - Insurance - which one to take?

    00:41:15 - 01:07:05: Driving trip in Italy, Croatia & Slovenia (2018) - contd.

    - Getting lost and finding new destinations and experiences: Slovenia - Julian Alps, Lake Bohinj

    - People make places: Taking tips and guidance from locals. Warm hospitality. Local interactions.

    - Spending time at a bar in Ljubljana, Slovenia after closing time

    - Trying to get a Rabies injection in Croatia

    - Getting a ride from a city bus in the night to get to the hotel in Italy. Helped by a local.

    01:07:05 - 01:08:29: Driving holidays elsewhere:

    - Scotland: Missing out an opportunity for a driving trip

    - USA: Skipping tollbooths and driving experience

    01:07:05 - 01:12:15: More tips and advise:

    - Car Rental companies

    - Parking lots

    - Toll booths

    01:12:15 - 01:13:25 - Future driving holidays

    01:13:25 - 1:15:12 - Conclusion. Outro.

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    1 hr 16 min
  • TC: Ep 20. Unconventional Travel with Rahul Prakash II

    This episode titled “Unconventional Travel with Rahul Prakash II” of the show Travel Conversations (TC) on The Rustik Travel Podcast is the second part of the two-part series (Listen to Part I at Unconventional Travel with Rahul Prakash I). Rahul narrates some of the interesting stories from his brand of unplanned travels. Unconventional as they may seem, imitate how he lives his life. An author, electrical engineer, sociologist, business graduate (from the premier IIM - Bangalore), IT consultant, advanced open water scuba diver, and many such diverse titles describe Rahul. He lives in Seattle, US with his family, but has temporarily moved with them to Mexico exploring the place, learning a new language while working remotely. He joins us from there to tell us about his amazing adventures traveling.

    In this episode he will take us through many of his amazing and crazy travel adventures.

    Podcast Summary: Unconventional Travel with Rahul Prakash II

    Hosts: Hemant Soreng & Rajesh Nair

    Producer: Tanvi Jain

    00:00-03:52: Intro

    03:52-15:09: Russia:

    - Solovotsky island and police incident

    - Travelling through Russia and meeting Vovan’s family

    15:09-28:26: Stye of travelling:

    - Relating academics to travel

    - Dead Sea, Jordan

    - Travel-work balance and how travel styles reflect on your life. Life choices.

    - Inspiration from John Lennon, David Bowie.

    - What is a “real traveler”?

    - Choosing a travel destination

    - Travelling to developed, tourist locations versus travelling to developing countries

    28:26 - 33:37: Swaziland & South Africa:

    - Lord of the flies

    - Being dubbed a “white man” on a bus to South Africa

    33:37 -37:40: East Africa:

    - Tanzania and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

    37:53-44:10: China:

    - Breaking pre-conceived notions and talking to a middle school history teacher in Yangshuo

    - Meeting a boy travelling with his sister’s life savings

    44:10 - 50:20: Commonality in diversity across the world. Helpful folks everywhere.

    50:20 - 54:01: Tips and advise - traveling unconventionally

    54:01 - 55:34: Conclusion and Outro

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    56 min
  • TC: Ep 19. Unconventional Travel with Rahul Prakash I

    Traveling across the Sahara on the roof of an iron ore train, traveling with a local he just met in Senegal, hanging out with an US marine in Russia, surfing and cliff diving in Coffee Bay, South Africa or climbing Kilimanjaro on a Keto diet. These are some of the innumerable stories Rahul Prakash tells us from his brand of unplanned travels. Unconventional as they may seem, imitate how he lives his life. An author, electrical engineer, sociologist, business graduate (from the premier IIM - Bangalore), IT consultant, advanced open water scuba diver, and many such diverse titles describe Rahul. He lives in Seattle, US with his family, but has temporarily moved with them to Mexico exploring the place, learning a new language while working remotely. He joins us from there to tell us about his amazing adventures traveling.

    In this episode titled “Unconventional Travel with Rahul Prakash I” of the show Travel Conversations (TC) on The Rustik Travel Podcast he will take us through his amazing and crazy travel adventures.

    Podcast Summary: Unconventional Travel with Rahul Prakash I

    Hosts: Hemant Soreng & Rajesh Nair

    Producer: Tanvi Jain

    00:00:00 - 00:08:42: Intro. How did the travel bug start?

    - Mountaineering club in the University

    - Trip to Turkey with son

    - Rahul’s style of traveling

    00:08:44 - 00:13:12:  Egypt

    - Interacting with a fellow passenger wearing a hijab with SpongeBob SquarePants print, on the train from Cairo to Alexandria.

    - A mix of tradition and modern outlook

    - Literacy

    - Bollywood influence

    00:13:20 - 00:28:37: Senegal & Mauritania

    - Riding on the roof of the iron ore train

    - Traveling with Salem

    - Packing for traveling

    - Sahara desert

    - Atar/Terjit

    00:28:37 - 00:35:35: Style of traveling

    - Flexible traveling - taking decisions on the go

    - Flying back just before the Covid-19 lockdowns

    - Planning and choosing destinations to travel to

    - Style of traveling - slow, long, flexible, unplanned, people centric

    00:35:35 - 00:38:19:  Russia: Solovotsky Island….To be Continued. Outro.

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    39 min
  • TC: Ep 18. Exploring Svalbard with Nitesh & Reshma
    Svalbard, an independent country a few decades ago is now a Norwegian archipelago between Norway and the North Pole. One of the world’s northernmost inhabited areas, it's known for its rugged, remote terrain of glaciers and frozen tundra sheltering polar bears, Svalbard reindeer and Arctic foxes. The Northern Lights are visible during winter, and summer brings the “midnight sun” - sunlight 24 hours a day.
    If you had heard about this place your are surely one of the very few like the husband-wife couple of Nitesh & Reshma. Their affinity for cold remote places and their intrepid traveling characteristic took them here to explore it for themselves.
    Nitesh Saxena & Reshma Arora are both passionate travelers. They are the perfect example of how a traveling couple should be. They work as corporate executives in a large multinational company, earning a living. But, they are actually living, a life that they love through their adventures and travels. While the last year of Covid-19 pandemic was a downer for travel but it didn’t hamper their spirits as they have been using this downtime to plan for their future travels :)
    In this episode titled “Exploring Svalbard with Nitesh & Reshma” of the show Travel Conversations (TC) on The Rustik Travel Podcast they will take us to explore one of the world’s northernmost inhabited areas, Svalbard.
    Podcast Summary: Exploring Svalbard with Nitesh & Reshma
    Hosts: Hemant Soreng & Rajesh Nair
    00:00:00 - 00:05:08: Introduction. About Nitesh and Reshma - passion for travel, traveling as a couple.
    00:05:08 - 00:28:24: Svalbard.
    - Where is it?
    - Place full of superlatives. What is the place about?
    - History.
    - Working and living in Svalbard.
    - Seed vault
    - Polar bears and guns
    - Experiencing Northern Lights in different ways
    - Passion for nature and environment amongst the citizens
    00:28:24 - 00:34:08: Tips and advise for visiting & staying in Svalbard.
    - Food esp. for vegetarians
    - Experiencing cold dark days without sun
    - Clothes
    - Other tips
    00:34:08 - 00:36:23: Concluding remarks.
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    37 min
  • TC: Ep 17. Chasing the Northern Lights with Nitesh & Reshma

    Witnessing the surreal Northern Lights is a unique experience. Ask any traveler who has seen it and they will swoon over it. But what it is like to view this magnificent light show in the sky from all the different places and countries possible? Ask this husband-wife couple of Nitesh & Reshma, who have been there and done that.

    Nitesh Saxena & Reshma Arora are both passionate travelers. They are the perfect example of how a traveling couple should be. They work as corporate executives in a large multinational company, earning a living. But, they are actually living, a life that they love through their adventures and travels. While the last year of Covid-19 pandemic was a downer for travel but it didn’t hamper their spirits as they have been using this downtime to plan for their future travels :)

    In this episode titled “Chasing the Northern Lights with Nitesh & Reshma” of the show Travel Conversations (TC) on The Rustik Travel Podcast they will take us to all the places where they saw the Northern Lights from and tell us about their adventures while doing that.

    Podcast Summary: Chasing the Northern Lights with Nitesh & Reshma

    Hosts: Hemant Soreng & Rajesh Nair

    00:00:00 - 00:15:23: Introduction. Favourite places traveled to. Affinity for traveling to cold remote places.

    00:15:23 - 00:51:33: The Northern Lights

    - Scientific definition. Myths and stories.

    - How does it look? How does it appear with the conditions?

    - First Northern Lights experience - Tromso, Norway - 2013.

    - Cruise to Norway. Watching Northern Lights from the ship and other experiences.

    - How to capture it through the camera?

    - Iceland: Exploring the country - stories and experiences, along with watching the Northern Lights. Driving on icy roads in winters.

    - Canada: Watching Northern lights from the Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Exploring the quaint town.

    - Finland: Santa Claus Village and other stories.

    00:51:33 - 01:01:57: Tips for planning the Northern Lights experience.

    01:01:57 - 01:03:51: What next? Concluding remarks.

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    1 hr 4 min
  • TC: Ep 16. Scuba Diving with Rajkumar

    Rajkumar, our guest from the earlier episodes - Rajkumar’s Motorcycle Diaries I & II, both of which have been well received by the listeners, is back. And this time he is going to talk about his other passion - Scuba Diving.

    Rajkumar Koodali Tazathveetil is from Kozhikode in North Kerala where he was born and raised. After graduating as an Electronics and Telecommunication engineer he joined the IAF - Indian Air Force. After serving for 8 and a half years with the IAF he retired voluntarily in 1997 as a Squadron Leader. Since then he has been working as a Telecommunications systems expert engineer in the Oil and Gas sector with various companies in the middle east in countries such as Syria, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, where he is presently lives now along with his family comprising of his wife and two daughters. He will be retiring in 2023. He is eagerly looking forward so that he could travel more around the world on his motorcycle and Scuba Dive.

    This episode titled “Scuba Diving with Rajkumar” of the show Travel Conversations (TC) on The Rustik Travel Podcast Rajkumar talks about his passion for Scuba Diving. He talks in detail the technicalities, the skill and the diving trips to explore the beautiful world underwater.

    Podcast Summary: Scuba Diving with Rajkumar

    Host: Hemant Soreng

    00:00:00 - 00:04:49: Introduction. Quick facts about the Oceans and the state they are in.

    00:04:49 - 00:38:16: How the passion for Scuba Diving Started. Cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico. Snorkelling.

    - PADI Open Water Diver (OWD) Certification in Puerto Galera, Philippines.

    - Scuba Diving Organisations - PADI, SSI, BSAC. Different certifications.

    - What is PADI OWD?

    - Improving diving skills.

    - Which courses/certifications to do?

    - About BSAC

    - Experiencing Narcosis

    00:38:16 - 00:50:31: Scuba Diving Trips.

    - Liveaboards, Sardine Run

    - Philipines

    - Gulf of Oman

    - Jordan

    - Egypt

    - Malaysia

    - Koh Tao, Thailand

    00:50:31- 01:04:21:

    - Scuba Diving in India

    - Millennials

    - Diving gear - must haves

    - Cost of diving

    - Accidents underwater and how to act and not panic

    01:04:21- 01:07:21: Diving bucket list

    01:07:21- 01:16:38: Pollution in the oceans. Conservation. Sustainability. Concluding remarks.

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This is a podcast from the passionate travelers for the passionate travelers by the passionate travelers. It is a podcast with multiple shows that covers stories, journeys, interviews, conversations and experiences that are fun, adventurous, intriguing, interesting and inspiring, with a focus on sustainable and responsible travel.