The reDiscovery Project

reDiscovery Podcast S3E3: Give Back Give Away; One blogger’s quest to use travel to support underprivileged communities.

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 commnities around the world. Johnny tells us about his journey to setting up Give Back Give Away, and how he is using…

In Photos: Inside Bodhgaya’s Mahabodhi Temple, Buddhism’s holiest site

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 don’t realize is that Bihar is also the cradle of Buddhism and home to a number of important Buddhist sites. It is…

reDiscovery Podcast S3 EP02: An NGO provides dignified livelihoods through tourism to villagers in rural MP

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 villagers set up homestays, thus offering them an alternate source of income, a chance to experience a wider world view and live a dignified life. We…

The Sonepur Mela: Of Elephants & Tantriks

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, but already the streets were lined with vendors selling everything from packets of flowers to hot milky tea….

reDiscovery Podcast S3E1: Chatting with Shreevatsa, editor of NatGeo Traveller India about sustainable travel

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 good. These are folks who are working to preserve a form of dying art, culture or heritage or working…

Our travel goals for 2018

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 to answer this! The truth is our travel plans are usually very free flowing and we make maximum use of the…

Some of our favourite moments of 2017

Looking back on a year that’s been exciting, challenging, rewarding and full of fun new experiences! Read on to know about our favourite moments of 2017

Why travelling in Bihar is a challenge. (And no, it’s not about safety!)

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 it’. And the answer, almost always is a spontaneous ‘great’, followed by stories of people and bus rides, yummy food and stunning monuments,…

What to do if you find yourself in Patna!

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 busy. While the state is slowly shedding its negative image and we felt quite safe, infrastructure development has a long…

The reDiscovery Project

Kolhapur’s Pehelwani Heritage

Tracing the Origins of Madhubani Paintings in Bihar

A village called Bam & how we discovered our kind of travel

Life in a Naga Village

5 Uncomfortable Truths About Long Term Travel

Six Great Hacks for Travel in India