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Celebrating 12 Years!!

Kaushal Karkhanis aka Exotic Gringo - travel blogger from India

Kaushal Karkhanis

Hello, fellow explorer!

I'm Kaushal, a solo, slow traveller and digital nomad who started adventuring in 2007 while choosing to shuttle between Goa and Mumbai.

One year later, an epic life-changing 6-month long trip to South America gave birth to this blog, Exotic Gringo.

More info about me!

Currently in: Mumbai
Going next: Expo 2020 Dubai

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🇮🇳 Solo, slow foodie #travelblogger
❤️ Cultural, immersive travel
🌎 11 months in South America so far
🏝 Digital nomad since 2009 @GoaTrippers

If I could turn back time, I'd want to revisit @ex

If I could turn back time, I'd want to revisit @expo2020dubai - it shattered my beliefs about Dubai and made me fall in love with what I thought was a city I'd not bother visiting.

Expo 2020 Dubai got literally the entire world together and allowed us to experience the music, food, culture, art and essence of almost entry country on the globe.

I missed Ecuador and have no idea why they didn't have representation, but I got to learn so much about many countries I knew nothing about - including the fabulous UAE.

Now that I have a five year visa that's valid across the Emirates, I'm going to definitely revisit Dubai soon, just to check out how they're transitioning the Expo site into @District2020 and also, actually explore more of a city I reluctantly fell in love with!

#travel #travelblogger #Indiantravelblogger #Expo2020 #Dubai #Expo2020Dubai #MexicoPavilion #District2020 #ExoticGringoInUAE #ExoticGringoAtExpo2020

"Babur, ba-esh kosh, ke aalam do-baara n-est" Thi

"Babur, ba-esh kosh,
ke aalam do-baara n-est"

This is one of my favorite phrases - part of Baburnama, and something a very interesting person once introduced me to.

It's also part of Babur's tombstone and means something to the effect of "live your heart's desires oh Babur, for the worldly joys are not to be had again".

(basically, Persian for YOLO)

I type this as I contemplate pleasure and suffering, good times and bad, and how Jordan has been symbolic of a second chance for me.

Exactly this time in 2016, I met with an accident and injured my knee, and yet found myself in Jordan two months later.

This year the same events are repeating, and a slightly more mature me is taking it positively - grateful for what lies within and what lies ahead and the cards I've been dealt so far.

Can't wait to see you dobara, Jordan! 😀🇯🇴

#travel #Jordan #VisitJordan #GoJordan #ShareYourJordan #LiveLoveJordan #JordanTourism #ExoticGringoInJordan #travelblogger #indiantravelblogger #MusafirDilJordan #Jarash

🧳 Just 2 more months to go before I start trave

🧳 Just 2 more months to go before I start traveling full time once again, as a digital nomad!! 🙂

🌍 Although I've done three trips to Europe before - I've only spent a cumulative 1 month across the continent (as opposed to 11 months across South America over three trips).

Where do you think I should start, this time in Europe? (of course I have a plan that covers at least two months!) 😉

#travel #travelblogger #indiantravelblogger #digitalnomad

For the past one week, I've been lucky to experien

For the past one week, I've been lucky to experience the rich diversity of India in its culture, craft and cuisine right here in Mumbai at @hunarhaat, a government initiative to promote hyperlocal businesses from across the country.

I loved these three foods SO much, that I now want to visit Bihar because I'm now in love with its litti chokha and gudh ke laddoo. I want to (re) - visit Hyderabad because I discovered their amazing 'punugulu'.

👋🏼 Have YOU enjoyed a particular food so much that you now want to visit its place of origin? (I could name a zillion, but I'd love to know your favorites!) 😊

#willtravelforfood #hunarhaat #Bihar #Telangana #littichokha #punugulu #travelblogger #indiantravelblogger #ExoticGringoInIndia #Mumbai #thetasteofindia

Back in 2016, I made a promise to this wondrous la

Back in 2016, I made a promise to this wondrous land that I would return for more... Well, it's about time.

After helping plan at least a dozen trips to this country that I absolutely loved, I'm now in talks to lead a group trip to enchanting and endearing Jordan this September!! 🇯🇴

Drop me a comment or a DM, if you'd like to join in or know more details 😊🤙🏼

#travel #Jordan #VisitJordan #GoJordan #ShareYourJordan #LiveLoveJordan #travelblogger #indiantravelblogger #ExoticGringoInJordan #Petra

This memory from 9 years ago to this day suddenly

This memory from 9 years ago to this day suddenly means a lot - this was my fourth lifestyle experiment with #remotework as a #digitalnomad, when Goa and particularly Vagator was still pretty raw.

My then client came down from Mumbai to check out my setup and wasn't fully convinced that I could actually be working for him like this (don't miss the OG King's bottle!).

Over the years we fell apart, but we reconciled our differences during the pandemic so much so that it was because of working with the same client ON-SITE in Mumbai that I could sustain and stay afloat, while the rest of the world switched to remote working.

So I failed at convincing him about the merits of remote work, but managed to keep my ego in check, be there for family in dire times while reconciling differences with an old friend and business partner.

Win some, lose some.
Gratitude always. 😊🙏🏼
ॐ नमः शिवाय

#travel #India #travelblogger #indiantravelblogger #ExoticGringoInIndia #ExoticGringoInGoa #Goa #Vagator #workfromanywhere

Meet the Travel Massive Mumbai community! We may

Meet the Travel Massive Mumbai community!

We may not have traveled much through the pandemic and lockdowns, but when we do start traveling - expect it to be nothing short of MASSIVE!

Last weekend, a bunch of travel content creators and travel industry folks connected over conversations, drinks and good food at my eternal favorite venue, @bonobobandra to reprise the Mumbai chapter of the biggest and most vibrant travel community - @TravelMassive 🙌🏼

If you're a travel content creator or work in the travel space or allied businesses, do join us next time.

TM has chapters all around the world (I even attended the Berlin meetup in Germany!) and is free to join. Look for the Mumbai community on TravelMassive.com and ping me or @thetinytaster once you're waitlisted - let's rebuild and revive tourism like never before!

#travel #TravelMassive #travelblogger #indiantravelblogger #ExoticGringoInIndia #Mumbai #India #community #travelimmunity #meetup

Imagine experiencing Colombia, Iran, Saudi Arabia,

Imagine experiencing Colombia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, India, Sweden (and more) in a single day!

Still reeling from the amazingness of @expo2020dubai and wishing I could spend more days in #Dubai (no, 10 days were not enough!)

Just catching up with the remainder of my vlogs and uploading them on my YouTube channel - check out the link in my Stories!

You still have 10 more days before the greatest show on earth comes to a close. Do NOT miss it if you can still make it to Dubai for it 😎🙌🏼

📸 Colombia Pavilion

#DXB #Expo2020Dubai #travel #UAE #ColombiaPavilion #ExoticGringoInUAE #travelblogger #indiantravelblogger

🥵 What is this mad heat, Mumbai?! ❄️ Coolin

🥵 What is this mad heat, Mumbai?! ❄️ Cooling off by revisiting my favorite moments from Svalbard 🇳🇴, Rovaniemi 🇫🇮 & Perito Moreno 🇦🇷 glacier (which is a living testament to the horrors of global warming and climate change).

Although I first experienced snow in Bhutan 🇧🇹 in 2007, my first experience with snowfall was in Rovaniemi, Finland in 2015.

If you're dreaming of cooler climate and snow too, where would you wanna be right now?

#travel #Svalbard #Norway #Finland #Lonyearbyen #Rovaniemi #PeritoMoreno #glacier #glaciar #Argentina

Believe it or not, there's a beautiful Chinese tem

Believe it or not, there's a beautiful Chinese temple in the heart of Mumbai! 😊

Wishing a very happy Year Of The Tiger to everyone 🪔🐯🏮

Mom and I discovered this temple together last weekend, as part of the #DiscoverDockyard walking tour with @khaki.tours - I had it bookmarked on my Google maps for the longest time!

Every once in a while, it's a wonderful feeling to discover something you never knew of, right on your backyard.

If you're a culture traveler like me and my आई, I can assure that you'll enjoy visiting the Kuan Kung Temple as well.

#backyardtourism #Mumbai #travel #travelblogger #Maharashtra #ChineseTemple #India #temple #walkingtour

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