Travel blog of Kaushal Karkhanis from India ✈ Currently backpacking Colombia
When i was backpacking across Colombia for a month back in 2008, i loved each and every place i visited. The only place that i didn’t feel too comfortable, and actually seemed a bit eerie was Bogotá, the capital. Public demonstrations in the...
Utopian. Impossible. Self-Torture. A whole lot of yada yada and mostly nada nada is what you’ll hear when you try to talk to people about fitness and travel, together. So let me be honest and upfront. I’ve always sucked at one goal...
Dear vegetarian friends, I’m trying an experiment on my second South America trip… … to go all-vegetarian for at least one of my daily meals. On the surface, it seems like a really tough thing to achieve in the land of ‘carne’,...
5 years ago, I happened to visit a stunningly beautiful country that had me spellbound in no time. Today, I’m overjoyed to announce that this country picked me to experience it’s wonders on a fully paid trip! Part of the global brand...
Kicking off the first in a series of traveler interviews, meet fellow globetrotter Vahishta Mistry who quit the corporate world after ~15 years in the industry to discover the world on a 2-year Round The World (RTW) trip! EG: Firstly congratulations on...
If there’s one place i’ve traveled extensively over and over again, and still remained in awe of, it’s Goa. It’s definitely a place to lighten your heart, free your mind and connect with your soul. As a bonus, it also offers some...
My very first post of 2014, so here’s wishing all my dear readers a fabulous year ahead! It’s been a humble beginning for me so far, but i’m SO stoked about my upcoming Colombia visit for the second time starting 10th Feb...
Here’s a little secret about discovering one of New York City’s gems + meeting fun people… Museums can be boring if you try to explore them on your own. Sure, you’ll probably learn a lot more and soak in hours of high...
As my regular readers know, i’m going to Colombia in Feb 2014 thanks to Brand Colombia. i thought i’d pass on the karma this festive season, with 3 amazing chances to win vacations around the world! Do let me know if you...
The WorldNomads Travel Film Scholarship is back! If you are a 18+ novice film maker (non-professional), you can apply to win a fully paid trip to New Orleans and be mentored by film maker Briann Rapsey. What are you waiting for? Click here...
It’s no secret that one of my top reasons to travel is my love for good food! On my first trip to the US, all i knew about American food was pizza, hamburgers and Diet Coke. So it was surely a pleasant...
Portland has a really friendly, community spirited and geo-responsible vibe to it. Besides the plethora of foodie options, it also has some of the most authentic, locally run coffee shops. Visiting Portland was definitely a great decision. Megan was a really nice...
Super energetic Kim had made plans for us to visit nearby Virginia City just a day after her wedding. Not to be confused with Virginia state, this is a quaint little town in Nevada that’s stuck in time. – Or that’s what...
After a totally sober 2 days spent in Las Vegas with Dru and his family (sigh!), we drove from Vegas to the Grand Canyon. I was simply expecting a big gorge which would be a photo opportunity we’d do and move on from…...
Made it to New York City / The USA! The primary agenda of my visit here is my oldest pal Dru’s wedding. But being my first ever trip, I had to visit my dear friend Nick Gray in New York first. He...
