2019-08-16 07:51
Want to take your travel photos to the next level ?
Just bought a DSLR but have no clue how to use it ?
Looking to move beyond point and click ?
Just want something fun to do in… Read More
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2019-07-17 05:58
Our drive from Bikaner to Shekhawat was long and hot, and travelling with a driver who believed that both sides of the road belonged to him, meant that by the time we reached our hotel in th… Read More
2019-07-10 17:32
Do we travel specifically for food ? Perhaps not …
Is food a HUUGE part of our travel ? Yesss !!
So for the final episode of Season 4 we decided to talk about food and travel an… Read More
2019-07-03 06:06
Jodh-pur, Jai-pur, Udai-pur, Rajput rulers usually named the cities they founded after themselves suf-fixed by ‘pur’ which means settlement, our guide Shailendra tells us, yet Bi… Read More
2019-06-27 05:16
Whenever we decide to travel someplace, the first thing we look for is a nice Homestay. Homestays enhance your travel experience in many ways, from making your feel welcome in a new place an… Read More
2019-06-23 05:42
‘Do you want to see a blackbuck?’ asked Thana Ram Bishnoi, with a slight smile.
We were sitting on a charpoy in his courtyard, getting acquainted. We readily agreed… Read More
2019-06-19 09:52
Did you know you get some of the best Asian food you will eat in Bihar ? Or that you can pick up art for your home, created by world renowned artists for a song in small villages a few hours… Read More
2019-06-10 13:51
The thing about travelling to Rajasthan is that sometimes there’s a feeling that you’ve seen it all. Jodhpur’s Mehranghar fort, Udaipur’s City Palace, Jaipur’s… Read More
2019-05-18 05:52
The salt desert of the Rann of Kutch is undoubtably spectacular and one of the reasons people have been visiting this place for years.
However Kutch is so much more that the Rann, and if… Read More
2019-03-19 06:26
We are very excited to share that for the last few months we have been working with Cleartrip.com to curate a 2019 Holiday Planner and it is finally ready!
Now this is not your regular c… Read More
2019-03-06 09:39
The Udaipur that James Tod, the British Political agent to Mewar, set eyes upon in 1829, would have been significantly different from the Udaipur of today. Yet sitting up in one of the many… Read More
2019-03-04 08:03
As travel bloggers who blog specifically on travel in India, we always encourage our readers to explore your own backyard, but we realize sometime we don’t do enough of that ourselves!… Read More
2019-02-16 10:57
When we began travelling around the country state by state, we decided to start with some of the lesser known corners of our country. We visited southern states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka… Read More
2019-02-02 05:53
Thinking of heading to the mountains ? Why not take in a trek or two … we promise it will be a brilliant experience even if you haven’t done anything like this before!
In this e… Read More
2019-01-30 10:00
Want to do something different this Holi ? Travel with us on Safari and discover the wonders of the Satpura National Park!
We are so excited to bring to you Discover Satpura, a trip to Satpu… Read More
2019-01-24 06:39
As I type out this piece, on board a flight to Ahmedabad to attend Makkar Sankranti, the kite flying festival, one I’ve been wanting to photograph for years, I can hardly contain my ex… Read More
2019-01-20 10:02
Looking for something different to do on your next vacation ? Why not plan a safari vacation! We have been to many jungles around India from the parks of central India to UNESCO recognised K… Read More
2018-12-07 05:43
We almost didn’t do a 2019 calendar (it’s sooo much work! ) but after being swamped with messages in the last few days about when our calendar is coming out (when, not if :-P) w… Read More
2018-11-29 05:30
Roadtrip !!!
Yep, everyone loves a good roadtrip and we are here to tell you that India has plenty of them.
And no … we are not talking about Delhi to Leh or Mumbai to Goa .. both gre… Read More
2018-11-26 05:30
“Which way to the Akhara?” I asked the shopkeeper
He looked quizzically at me.
“The place where the wrestling happens?” I added hopefully.
“Acha Taleem,”… Read More
2018-10-26 06:03
When you aim to travel a country as vast as India, while there is always someplace new to explore and rediscover, there are many that warrant a second and sometimes third visit!
In this epis… Read More
2018-10-25 07:04
Perched high up in the hilly Deodhar forests, with views of the Garhwal Himalayas to the north and the plains of Dehradun to the south, Landour is a world away from its downstairs neighbour… Read More
2018-10-09 06:00
The last few weeks have been crazy, what with us setting off for our first Euro trip together, planning for the Nagaland tour we will be leading in November (last few days to sign up!)… Read More
2018-09-19 06:05
As travellers we are always encouraging everyone to wander around their own backyards and explore more of India. When we began our journey, we started looking for interesting places to… Read More
2018-09-12 06:00
I started my professional life training elected women across villages in India with an NGO based out of Delhi. At 22, fresh out of college, with a head full of ideals it was a sobering and h… Read More
2018-09-05 07:12
You guys do such interesting stuff, we would love to travel like/with you!
It’s a refrain we have heard often over the last few years and we thought it was time we gave you the chance… Read More
2018-09-03 09:30
It gave us a form, a way to express ourselves,” says Godavari Devi, remembering a time gone by. I am sitting in the modest living room of her home in the small, quiet hamlet of Ranti… Read More
2018-08-26 07:24
Besides the wonderful views, invigorating walks, wholesome food and perfect weather one of the reasons we love Uttarakhand was the people.
There is a special something about the people of th… Read More
2018-08-10 10:15
When we started travelling, we dreamed of lots of things, but one thing we probably never imagined was that we’d be on a panel with other established travellers and bloggers in a… Read More
2018-08-01 10:50
Babyyy!!! Leave me and go …. I can’t walk any more!
I looked back, grinning, at Ambika, who was a few steps behind me, her tongue sticking out panting.
Don’t worry it&rsqu&hell…Read More
2018-07-02 07:08
It was a beautiful day for a walk in the forest.
Coming from the plains where in the summer nature turns yellow and brown, it was pleasantly surprising to see how here in the hills, in the m… Read More
2018-06-06 07:56
It is World Environment Day and as social media fills up with #WorldEnvironmentDay posts, it got us thinking… given the situation we are in today, shouldn’t everyday be World En… Read More
2018-06-02 08:53
What is in Almora? It’s just like a big market!
It will be nice, its an old town! insisted Ambika
We were in Ramghar, arguing about our next stop. I wanted to move ahead to Kasardevi… Read More
2018-05-27 05:30
A version of this story first appeared on Firstpost.com as part of a series of weekly dispatches from the road in Uttarakhand. #FTravellers
“It’s only 6-7 km, you can… Read More
2018-05-10 10:30
This one has been a long time coming.
For the last two summers we have talked about escaping the maddening Mumbai heat and heading to the hills, but somehow it never materialised.
This year… Read More
2018-04-23 12:55
Indians of African Origin?
We first came across the story of the Siddis a few years ago in an article that spoke about a community of African descent living in pockets of Gujarat, Maharashtr… Read More
2018-04-11 08:56
Over the last couple of years we have taken three road trips across Maharashtra, covering the Konkan coast, parts of the Western Ghats and the Mumbai – Aurangabad sector. In this post… Read More
2018-04-05 10:39
In the monsoon of 2017 we travelled to Kerala with The Blue Yonder, a company that takes experiential, offbeat tours in India with a very strong social focus.
It was the first time we had ta… Read More
2018-04-02 14:35
Travel can be tiring and the way we travel, using public transport or driving in some cases, moving from hotel to guest house takes its toll. And while we love it, where all the great bits a… Read More
2018-03-29 11:02
September 2018 we spent a couple of weeks driving around Goa, during the tail end of the monsoon, which happened to be the same time as the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. While Hoshner has… Read More
2018-03-26 05:30
It was 7:30 am when we clambered into the boat with Shweta Hule and her two companions dressed in crisp colourful saris. Despite it being february and the early hour it was already getting w… Read More
2018-03-22 12:05
The North East conjures up images of thick forests, beautiful mountains and an abundance of nature, all of which is true.
However, what is also true is that a number of traditional practices… Read More
2018-03-19 06:00
One of the first places I ate at after moving to Bombay was Gajalee, thanks to a Maharashtrian friend. We went to the one in Vile Parle, an old establishment and local favourite as evidenced… Read More
2018-03-15 10:00
Two monsoons ago we were driving through Maharashtra heading southwards across the Western Ghat on a roadtrip which we eventually had to abandon due to excessively heavy rainfall, flood… Read More
2018-03-12 10:30
Over the last couple of years of travelling and documenting our journeys on our blog we have built a vibrant community of like-minded travel junkies who are as enthused about the idea of dis… Read More
2018-03-07 10:30
We met Yeshwant at a party last Diwali, which is where we learnt about Umoja and the work Yeshwant is doing to make travel accessible to all, especially those with physical disabilities. Ove… Read More
2018-03-04 13:39
You should meet Chetan and check out the Thakkar art, I think you’ll find it interesting.
This is how many of our journeys begin and this suggestion from a fellow traveller, when we we… Read More
2018-03-01 05:30
We love old heritage homes and since this season is all about the preservation and conservation of art, culture and heritage we thought it would be great to feature the story of Maranat Mana… Read More
2018-02-27 05:34
The black sand was soft and gooey under my floaters. I debated walking barefoot but decided against that. There was utter chaos in front of me, or what seemed like chaos but was in fact a hi… Read More
2018-02-15 22:30
The North East of India is a region like no other. With hundreds of tribes, each with different customs, traditions and dialects it is as diverse and culturally rich as anywhere else in the… Read More
2018-02-12 05:50
In the monsoon of 2016 we embarked on a road trip from Bombay down to southern Maharashtra. The plan was to drive till Amboli down the western ghats and back up the Malvan and Konkan coast… Read More
2018-02-09 11:30
In this episode of the reDiscovery Podcast we talk to international travel blogger Johnny Ward, about his venture Give Back Give Away which uses travel as a mean to support and help local co… Read More
2018-02-08 06:00
What do you associate Bihar with?
For most people the first thing that probably comes to mind is backwardness, poverty, crime and of course Laloo Prasad Yadav. However what a lot of people… Read More
2018-02-01 05:30
In this episode we take you to Ganj, a small hamlet outside Orchha, occupied by traditionally lower caste families, where Friends of Orchha, an NGO run by Asha D’Souza, helps vill… Read More
2018-01-28 05:23
Down to the river.
It is pitch black as I stumble out of my tent and join the stream of humanity resolutely making their way towards the river in the inky darkness. It was only 5 am, b… Read More
2018-01-25 06:08
We are back with Season 3 of the reDiscovery Podcast!
This season we shine a light on people and organisations we have met during our journey across India, who are using travel as a force of… Read More
2018-01-17 06:20
Where are you travelling next ?
This is probably the most common question when we meet up with friends and family
and from our followers after a long break and we are almost always at a loss… Read More
2017-12-28 10:55
2017 has been a pretty good year for us. In 2015 we went on ‘sabbatical’ and in 2016 we decided that we wanted this to be more than just a sabbatical and made small steps towards… Read More
2017-12-20 08:29
The first question most people ask us after a trip, when we’re back after weeks on the road, tired, sometimes a little bedraggled and always with mounds of laundry, is ‘how was i… Read More
2017-12-11 06:04
Ok, so we have to admit, Patna is not your typical dream destination. However, on our recent journey through Bihar, we ended up spending four days in Patna and managed to find enough to keep… Read More
2017-11-28 09:24
I’ve grown up surrounded by a free floating concept of Buddhism that has always been there in the air; in the stories of Tibet from my grandparents, in the vibrant thankas that hung in… Read More
2017-11-20 06:48
The reDiscovery Calendar 2018 is now live for Sale!
We’ve had a lot of questions about whether we were planning to do a new 2018 calendar and the answer is obviously a resounding yes!… Read More
2017-11-14 09:33
It’s November, the terrible October heat is behind us and it’s time to hit the road again! As we increasingly take The reDiscovery Project to under explored parts of India, we th… Read More
2017-11-10 04:59
Long before we started our travels across India in trains and buses and became so called travel bloggers, long before we travelled as individuals, we travelled in our minds, aided by the wor… Read More
2017-10-29 10:11
The Pushkar Mela is an annual cattle and livestock fair set in the tiny temple town of Pushkar in Rajasthan. The fair is held for 7 days in autumn, around Kartik Purnima, the full moon night… Read More
2017-10-24 14:15
For many travellers in India, the North East feels like the final frontier. Untouched beauty, fascinating tribes, interesting food and unique cultures. Of course, what also gives it that fro… Read More
2017-10-16 10:10
Those who follow our blog and travel on social media know that we try to make our experiences very visual to really showcase a place or its people and culture. Thus the photography and all t… Read More
2017-10-08 09:12
Our journey across Goa was full of new revelations, adventures, uncovering different parts of the state and exploring areas that we hadn’t even realized existed. From stunning waterfal… Read More
2017-10-02 07:12
Travelling through the madness that is India can be in equal parts exhilarating, challenging and exhausting and it helps to travel with someone with who you share common ground and interests… Read More
2017-09-19 06:37
The sun is slowly setting in the cloudy Fontainhas sky bathing the red and yellow buildings in a subtle glow. In the distance we hear the sounds of mass in the Latin quarters’ St. Seba… Read More
2017-09-13 06:04
So you’ve been to Goa a few times, visited a bunch of beaches, walked around Fontainhas and Old Goa and even gone down to a spice plantation in South Goa.
Think you know everything abo… Read More
2017-09-07 06:18
We have been travelling India for over two years now and needless to say we get a lot of questions about what we do and how we do it.
Some people want suggestions on where to go for a long w… Read More
2017-09-03 09:09
Why would I want to see churches in Goa ?! I’ve already seen the ones in Europe!
This was a few years ago, I had just returned from a trip to Paris where I had seen the beautiful Sacre… Read More
2017-08-31 13:31
We love the North East!
We have travelled across Nagaland, Arunachal and Meghalaya and written about it extensively. Later this year we will hopefully return to explore Mizoram or maybe Assa… Read More
2017-08-29 07:34
We stared at the white arrow painted on the rock which sort of pointed to the middle of the fork. “I think we need to take the left fork”, I said, vaguely remembering what Ashok… Read More
2017-08-26 05:51
One of the major themes of the reDiscovery Project is exploring your own backyard and so when we began our India exploration a couple of years back we decide to start with exploring our home… Read More
2017-08-24 14:12
We’ve been coming to Goa for years, initially with friends to party like everyone else and later with each other to chill and vegetate for a few days on a quiet beautiful beach.
The b… Read More
2017-08-16 05:17
Shopping is a large part of travel for most people, especially in a place like India that is full of amazing art, handicrafts, textiles, antiques and everything in between.
While we don&rsqu&hell…Read More
2017-08-13 05:00
I’m sitting on a swing, sipping tea with my host Vikramsinh, Maharana of the former princely state of Jambughoda. We’ve been walking around his gardens, and have settled near a l… Read More
2017-08-09 06:53
When we quit our jobs to travel India, the first state we visited was Arunachal Pradesh. Travelling through the North East was high up on the agenda and we decided to begin with Arunachal an… Read More
2017-08-04 13:53
We came to Fort Kochi a bit tired and bedraggled after a wonderful, but strenuous 13 day journey along the River Nila (which we will tell you about soon!), with the idea of just spendin… Read More
2017-08-02 05:55
We love Homestays! To anyone who follows us this is pretty obvious, so we thought why not do an episode on our favourite homestays across India.
As we have travelled over half the country we… Read More
2017-07-30 08:12
There was a palpable, tense undercurrent in the car.
We’d spent the previous day on a 10 hour drive from the cool and green Bomdila to the horrible dusty town of North Lakhimpur. We&r&hell…Read More
2017-07-26 04:55
For first time visitors to India, Agra and the Taj Mahal form an integral part of any itinerary, and with good reason. However in the shadow of this magnificent edifice to love hide many gem… Read More
2017-07-22 05:00
Anyone whos been following our travels knows that we believe there’s no better way to explore a place than staying in someone’s home. In 2016 we published a list of our favo… Read More
2017-07-19 16:54
A couple of weeks back India got its 36th UNESCO Site when the walled city of Ahmedabad was named a UNESCO World Heritage City.
UNESCO Sites are amongst the best ways to explore a countries… Read More
2017-07-14 05:00
Most of you would have heard of Bundelkhand, the region in which the famous Khajuraho temples sit and which is home to the storied Chambal valley. East of Bundelkhand is the Bagelkhand regio… Read More
2017-07-11 06:57
It’s Ladakh Season, and on this weeks Episode we have a very special guest to help you plan that perfect Ladakh trip!
We speak to photographer and cofounder of Voygr Expeditions, Behza… Read More
2017-07-09 14:34
Hoshner and I met on a Tiger Safari in Pench in Madhya Pradesh over a decade ago. It was a common friends’ birthday and 10 of us came from three cities across the country to celebrate… Read More
2017-07-03 06:32
TA DAAH !!! We are back with Season 2 of the reDiscovery Podcast !!
We are super excited to bring to you Season 2 of our Travel Podcast and in the very first episode we talk about how we tra… Read More
2017-06-29 09:12
Indian history is not its own.
An amalgamation of empires, ancient civilizations, indigenous tribes, slaves and invaders, this country has been created by all those who came before the idea… Read More
2017-06-16 05:30
“When you go home, tell them of us and say,
For your tomorrow, we gave our today”
The Battle of Kohima was a turning point for the British Army during Japanese offensive against… Read More
2017-06-13 07:52
Sitting serenely on the banks of the Narmada, the little town of Maheshwar is known mainly for two things: the famous Holkar queen Ahilyabai, the most popular ruler of the Malwa Maratha… Read More
2017-06-03 08:30
“Thud…thud”.
We all looked at the large clear window to see what had caused the loud sound. ‘Birds’, said Beejoy, running outside with Hoshner close behind. I… Read More
2017-05-30 11:57
How on earth do you travel so much ? Isn’t it Expensive ?!
It’s a question we get asked all the time and part of the reason we are writing this post is to debunk the myth that tr… Read More
2017-05-25 06:34
The mighty Narmada, said to be older than the Ganges, is the fifth longest river in the country and the lifeline of Central India, especially Madhya Pradesh. It feeds the tribal communities… Read More
2017-05-22 07:35
Bhopal ? Why would you go to Bhopal ?!
It’s not an unexpected refrain. After all, the enduring association with Bhopal for most Indians (and tourists from outside India for that matter… Read More
2017-05-15 13:04
“I’m writing a book about the various tribal and locally brewed alcohols of India,” says Jhampan. “Most of my research is done!” he adds, with a sly smile and a… Read More
2017-05-04 10:28
One of our favourite things about travel is all the different food we get to eat, which India has no dearth of. While smaller towns and boring little hotels have the usual fare and we’… Read More
2017-05-02 08:09
We all hate the pre-monsoon heat and humidity !!
This year why not do something a little different and head into the forests of Bhandardara, in the Western Ghats, just a few hours drive from… Read More
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