The Rustik Travel Podcast

Amitava Deb is a graduate from IIT Kanpur and an MBA from Ohio University. He has worked in the US, Europe as a Management Consultant with the top Consulting firms and has been the India Head for Insurance for a global company. He now has a Fintech company, focusing on the Insurance space. He has travelled to more than 30 countries.

Arpita, his wife is a teacher at Inventure Academy in Bangalore. Arpita is an avid traveller. She has travelled to the US, Japan and a number of European countries. And she is one person who wanted to be a teacher and nothing else & to travel.

We can say that while Amitava is a technologist to the core and loves everything about it, Arpita is a voracious reader. They have a daughter Amisha (or Anju as she is fondly called), who also follows her mother in being an avid reader and also loves travelling.

In this episode of the show Travel Conversations (TC) on The Rustik Travel Podcast we are going to hear from Arpita & Amitava Deb about their travelling experiences and stories esp. during multiple road trips they have done across the world, and their experience of traveling with an infant when their daughter, Anju was just a baby.

Podcast Summary: Driving and Traveling with Arpita, Amitava & Baby Anju

00:00:00 - 00:04:34: Introduction. How passion for traveling and esp. road trips started? What traveling means?

00:04:35 - 00:09:55: Driving and traveling, road trips in UK, Europe, US, India.

00:09:55 - 00:17:23: Planning road trips, traveling and driving with a baby.

00:17:25 - 00:20:23 : Stories and experiences from road trips - Switzerland.

00:20:24 - 00:23:17 : Tips on hiring cars, driving license requirements, driving with a child.

00:23:18 - 00:45:03 : Stories and experiences from road trips - Netherlands, Portugal, US (Florida), Belgium, India (Coorg, Munnar, Ladakh, Rajasthan, Pokhran). When to travel with kids? Driving and navigating experience stories and tips. Driving across countries and places.

00:45:04 - 00:46:25 : Conclusion. Bucket list. Concluding remarks.

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Ramnath is a Senior Business Intelligence and Analytics professional in the BFSI sector, and an expert photographer.

He loves traveling esp. exploring a city, walking the streets and alleyways, observing people and capturing the sights and sounds with his camera, which is his permanent travel companion. In fact, he studied the art and craft of photography in the US at the Chicago Photography Centre more than a decade ago. And since, then he has been perfecting the art traveling and shooting in different cities, curating photowalks and mentoring photography students. An alumnus from IIM-Bangalore and a busy corporate executive, he always finds time to pursue this passion and mentor students of photography.

In this episode of the show Travel Conversations (TC) on The Rustik Travel Podcast we are going to hear from the master himself about the art of street photography and how it enriches the experience of travel.

Podcast Summary: Travel and Street Photography with Ramnath Siva

00:00:00 - 00:07:50: Introduction. How the journey started?

00:07:50 - 00:19:28: Definition of street photography. Planning photography trips - itinerary, research, equipment to carry. Pre-trip and on-trip tips.

00:19:30 - 00:35:34: Varanasi, Kolkata, Kumbh Mela, Rath Yatra as photography destinations/events - experience, tips and stories.

00:35:35 - 00:43:25 : Teaching and mentoring photography students - Chicago, HSBC India. Curating KR Market Photowalk, Bangalore.

00:43:27 - 00:48:43 : Still vs motion photography. Shooting documentaries.

00:48:45 - 00:56:34 : Conclusion. Anecdotes, awkward moments and stories. Some more tips and info. Bucket list of places to visit for photography. Concluding remarks.

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Vishnu Rajesh is an NIT-IIM alumnus and is currently an M&A Consultant with Deloitte Consulting. But beyond the serious job titles and heavy educational qualifications he is just a young traveler out there to explore the world and himself. Just 26 years old, he has has already traveled extensively in India and backpacked across 20 countries in Europe. His passion for history, culture and the two Fs - Food and Football has prompted him to explore and discover places, stories and flavours that one just can’t find in a travel guide book. Truly a true blue new age millennial.

In this episode of the show Travel Conversations (TC), he shares his travel experiences and stories with special focus on his backpacking trip across Europe in 2019, while studying in Strasbourg as an exchange student. During that time he visited France, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Czech, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Belgium, Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Monaco, Spain and Portugal.

He also shares a detailed overview of how and and where to travel in Europe with tips on places to visit, local transports, stays, food & beverage, football, events and much more, while keeping an eye on the budget. So do listen in esp. if you are planning a trip to Europe :)

Podcast Summary: Backpacking in Europe with Vishnu Rajesh

00:00:00 - 00:12:40: Introduction. Growing up, studies, backpacking and traveling in India.

00:12:40 - 01:00:20: Stay and travel across Europe. Tips on backpacking, places to stay and visit, food, football, fans, wine, beer, Oktoberfest, chocolates and more. Cultural immersion. Anecdotes, stories and experiences.

01:00:23 - 01:06:11 : Conclusion. Some more tips and info. Concluding remarks.

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Kranthi Kiran, an IIT-IIM alumnus and currently leading the Business Excellence projects at a German conglomerate, believes in lifelong learning and sharing.

He is an ardent traveler, thrill seeker, Yoga Practitioner, dance enthusiast, doodle artist, instant photographer and an avid blogger.

In this episode of the show Travel Conversations (TC), we had a soulful chat with him on his solo 30-day backpacking trip to South America that he did in the off-peak months of September-October in 2016.

Podcast Summary: Backpacking in South America with Kranthi Kiran

00:00 - 05:54: Introduction. Philosophy of traveling, why backpacking, why South America?

05:55 - 14:15: Pre-trip preparation, itinerary and tips.

14:16 - 28:02:  Peru:  Lima. Cusco. Inca trail trek to Machu Picchu. Local cuisine. Interaction with the Incans. Iquitos. Amazonas. Interaction with the tribes. Ayahuasca ritual.

28:03 - 47:42:  Colombia: Leticia. Speed boat ride. Tres Fonteras. Tanimboca -> Zip lining over the forest canopies. Santander. Tabatinga. Cartagena -> Gabriel Garcia Marquez memorial. Rosario Island Trail. Playa Blanca. FARC rebels peace treaty. Medellin. Pablo Escobar. Salsa. Dancing. Impression of India. Bucaramanga. Barichara. San Gil -> Rappelling, Spelunking (Caving), Mountain Biking, White Water River Rafting (Rapid 5 in Suarez river). Tejo - traditional throwing game.

47:45 - 52:01: Argentina: Buenos Aires. El Calafate (Patagonia) -> Perito Moreno glacier. Upsala Glacier. El Chalten (Patagonia). Mate tea. Tango. Argentinian steak and wine.

52:01 - 59:35 : Conclusion. Some more tips and info. Concluding remarks.

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What could be better than trekking or climbing to explore the majestic Himalayas? Tapas Biala found that out pretty early on when he was just a toddler.  Since then he has not looked back. He has been trekking and climbing in the Himalayas from very early on. At 12 years old he became the youngest climber in India to climb 6,000m plus peak till that record was eventually broken by another climber. However, a few years later his passion for trekking and climbing took a major blow, when he was diagnosed with cancer…leukemia. But, the motivation of getting back to the mountains helped him overcome that. And now he is back in the mountains doing what he loves the most.

Tapas is an outdoor learning and adventure entrepreneur having co-founded My Himalayan Adventure and Rustik Travel.

His life so far is an awe inspiring one as he talks in this episode of the show Travel Conversations (TC) with the host Hemant Soreng about exploring Himalayas and more:

- Growing up trekking in the mountains (Doon School, Youngest Climber in India to scale 6000 m peak)

- Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (Basic and Advanced Mountaineering Course)

- Nature Photography

- MBA and Adventure Entrepreneurship

- Tips for first time trekkers

- Outbound learning program for schools

- Overcoming cancer

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The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world forever. The entire world came to a standstill with lockdowns and travel restrictions. In India, as the “unlock down” takes place with the steady decline in the number of active infections, there is a bit of optimism in the air. With travel restrictions easing, people have started to head out and travel wherever possible. More are panning to do so in the near future, having been cooped up in home for a long time. However, the virus is still out there. And one needs to be careful and follow certain protocols to be safe.

In this episode of the show Travel Conversations (TC), the hosts Rajesh Nair and Hemant Soreng discuss the various protocols and safety precautions one needs to follow while traveling.

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Welcome to The Traveler's Show (TTS) by The Rustik Travel Podcast. This is a show hosted by one of you, our listeners. In each episode we will have a guest host who will be curating the show.

However, in this episode we are kick-starting off this show with a very pertinent question - Why travel? Narrated by our host Rajesh Nair.

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

This podcast is owned and produced by Rustik Travel, which will air only neutral and unbiased content relevant to travelers.  For further details on different shows, each episode and where to listen, please do visit https://rustiktravel.com/podcast

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