Mumbai for street food lovers: Best Vada Pav spots
Mumbai is synonymous with its street food specialty – the humble vada pav. I grew up on this, right from my school days and then making it my de-facto affordable and delish anytime street...
Expo 2020 Dubai – Quick tips for visitors
With just over 10 weeks to go before the greatest show on earth comes to a close, here are my Top Tips for visitors heading to Expo 2020 Dubai 🚇 There’s a direct metro...
World Views: Discover travel blogs, vlogs & podcasts about any country!
I built a simple web app which lets you explore any country through blogs, vlogs and podcasts about it!
How to stay at home & explore the world!
OK, the world is under lockdown and travel is the last thing on peoples’ minds right now, as we grapple an invisible yet mighty common enemy – coronavirus! While that’s true, most travellers are...
Travel & Money: 5 Reasons I love the NiYO Travel Card
In the past 11 years of solo travel, I’ve used a bunch of travel cards (prepaid Dollar or Euro cards) – from my first trip to Brazil in 2008 to the US trip in...
Backyard Tourism: Exploring real Mumbai for travelers!
Since my earliest travel days, I’d host travellers in my parents’ humble abode through Couchsurfing and happily show them around my home city Mumbai. This practice served a dual purpose for me – i...
South America from India – Why? How? Where? When? How Much?!
Writing this post after spending nearly 11 months across South America over three trips since 2008, i surely feel i can tell you a lot about my favorite continent. Consider this a primer if...
Minimalist Travel Souvenirs: Shopping Ideas!
Once the minimalist travel bug bites you, there’s no going back to a life of excesses. Less is more becomes a natural thing and the merits of living simple far outweigh a hoarding lifestyle...
Win a trip to Colombia and discover its beautiful birds!
Open to participants from around the world, i just stumbled upon a new contest that offers anyone a chance to visit Colombia – a country i fell in love with TWICE! (i actually won...
When The (Jeep) Compass Pointed Me To Coorg…
When I was invited by the Editor of CAR India Magazine and Jeep India on a road trip to Coorg, from Pune, I signed up for it instantly, especially when i was told that...
Namaste!
Now in its 15th year, I started Exotic Gringo after a life changing trip to South America in 2008.
I’m a slow nomad who values the people, perspectives and palates on my travels than merely the places…
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Kaushal Karkhanis
Now in: Goa 🌴
