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Kaushal Karkhanis aka Exotic Gringo - travel blogger from India

Hello, fellow explorer!

I'm Kaushal, a wayfaring digital nomad who started traveling 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: Goa

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Solo, slow traveler from India 🇮🇳
🌎 11 months across South America
🎉 #TravelBlogger since Sep.2009!
👉 Same ID on YouTube, TikTok & Twitter

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Non-human friends of South America, I miss you too! 😊🐦 Hoping to spend more time in the wild whenever I visit my favorite part of the world next.

Toucans at @parquedasaves near the Iguaçu falls were super friendly and curious btw! This one kept poking at my buddy Dru's shoes and even photobombed him! (swipe to see)
#travel #Brazil #Brasil #ParqueDasAves #aves #birds #toucan #tucano #travelblogger #indiantravelblogger #ExoticGringoInBrazil #iguacu #fozdoiguaçu #SouthAmerica

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Geronimo! In case you missed the news of the year in travel for the Indian passport holder... BRAZIL VISA NO MORE! 😁🇧🇷 Go ahead and make that travel dream come true, without the extra hassle of visa applications! Though no dates have been announced as to when it comes into effect, it's never too early to start planning, right?! This way please 👉 ExoticGringo.com/Brazil 📸 File photo from my first trip to Brazil in 2008. 📹 Check out a video of this awesome 'sport' in Paraty on my YouTube channel (http://page.video/travel) under the India-Brazil Playlist.
#travel #Brazil #Brasil #ExoticGringoInBrazil #travelblogger #indiantravelblogger #Paraty

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Ever 'stumbled upon' a country, and that too one which looks like a fairy tale land?! I did, while I was trying to escape Southern Italy's August heat and looked northwards. Instead of heading to the Austrian Alps or Germany, I found an entire country hidden in plain sight, landlocked by Italy yet temperatures that were 10 degrees lower than mainland Italy.

Check out my blog and video here, or click on the link in my bio 👉 http://b.link/sanmarino

#travel #SanMarino #Europe

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I wish time could pass as slowly as I love to travel. Can't believe it's been 4 years since this wonderful trip to #Jaisalmer, where we soaked in its warmth and charm along with guiltless sips of cognac while watching the sun rise over the Thar desert from an abandoned fort, followed by a bespoke breakfast fit for kings.

Aah @Suyagarh 😊 thank you for the most marvelous moments and memories that I'll cherish forever. 🙏

#Rajasthan #jaanekyadikhjaaye #travel #India #travelblogger #indiantravelblogger #ExoticGringoInIndia #sunset #sunrise #RangeeloRajasthan #throwback #tbt

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File photo from my first trip to South America way back in 2008.

Expect a barrage of #throwback photos as I organize my feed for better hashtag based filing (see the Destinations highlight and tap any place you'd like to explore with me!) Mitad Del Mundo is a quick day trip from Quito in #Ecuador, for a touristy yet fun photo op and some science geekery as you step a foot in both the north and the south hemisphere each.

#travel #Ecuador #ExoticGringoInEcuador #ExoticGringoInSouthAmerica #MitadDelMundo #Quito #AllYouNeedIsEcuador #travelblogger #indiantravelblogger

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I love Bangkok, and I'm glad the blog post about my reasons for loving it is doing great! 😊 👉 Link in bio

Spending a whole month here and bringing in 2019 in this vibrant city will always be one of my favorite memories, mainly thanks to all the awesome folks I met, despite planning to make this a 'me time' trip.

Besides the folks tagged in pics, bummer that we didn't take pics together, @momentsofsamity, @mihirvaze & @manjusha.singh!! #travel #Bangkok #Thailand #travelblogger #indiantravelblogger

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Lasses and gentlemen of Instagram, Goa season is upon us. While you work hard to get that booty beach ready, I reckon you'd also want to know where to go in Goa to capture your best shots. Worry not, coz there's a blog post for that! 😊

Link in bio.

#travel #India #Goa #GoaTrippers #goadiaries #ThingsToDoInGoa #travelblogger #indiantravelblogger #ExoticGringoInIndia #SoGoa #LBBGoa #beach #Palolem #SouthGoa

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"Be the change that you want to see in the world". "Live as of you'll die tomorrow.
Learn as if you'll live forever". - Mahatma Gandhi

Whether you're a fan of Gandhiji and his philosophy or not, spotting his statue in various parts of the world always made me proud as an Indian.

Perhaps the ultimate diplomatic icon of the nation, he's respected and revered around the world.

Here are three places I spotted his statue, where I stopped and paid my respects... 🇸🇲 Piazzale Mahatma Gandhi, San Marino
🇧🇷 Praça Mahatma Gandhi, Rio de Janeiro
🇺🇸 San Francisco Ferry Building, SF

Photo credits for pic 3 & 4:
* Rio pic: User 'seaview99' on Flickr
* Wikimapia (source unknown)

#travel #MahatmaGandhi #travelblogger #indiantravelblogger #ExoticGringoInBrazil #ExoticGringoinSanMarino #ExoticGringoInUSA #GandhiJayanti #GandhiAt150

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Photos can't do justice to the feeling of absolute rejuvenation that you experience at the Iguaçu Waterfalls on the triple border of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay! 💦 Whether it's getting soaked to the bone on the Argentinian side or getting sprayed and soaking in the beauty from the Brazilian side of the falls... This is one place that you need to experience and not just watch / read about. 💦
Just put together a primer guide to making a trip to South America happen for anyone with an Indian passport. Link in bio. 😊

#travel #Brazil #Brasil #iguacufalls #fozdoiguaçu #iguassu #travelblogger #indiantravelblogger #ExoticGringoInBrazil #cataratas #waterfalls #iguacufalls

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Finding flamingoes in and around Mumbai! https://t.co/lXstpYLN7q Detailed blog post: https://t.co/8vUZbfMWZU13 hours ago
RT @kaushal: Giant book worm spotted at the Museum! Ever eager to explore #Mumbai from a traveller's perspective, discovered this wonderful…yesterday
@shivya @PhilippaKaye @Airbnb_in Oh you can choose stays without host interaction where you have the space to yours… https://t.co/CMJPi9nABE2 days ago

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