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Kamelia Britton is the Founder of Hackerette, a platform that inspires people to pursue their dream lifestyle on a budget that they can afford. Our Co-Founder Soham Sabnis talks with Kamelia to know how she came up with the idea and what really motivates her to do more of what she is doing for the community. Follow Kamelia on Social Media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehackerette/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thehackerette Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Hackerette YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOhfOF2-_Mtxp0yvhDS4VDQ Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/hackerette/ Kamelia's Blog - https://hackerette.com/ Travel Hacks Academy - https://hackerette.com/travel-hacks-academy/ Course on Error Fares - https://www.travelhacksacademy.com/courses/error-fares - USE code CHECKINSTORY for 50% discount - valid till 15th August 2017 The Beginner's Guide to Solo Female Travel – 13 Tips to Stay Safe & Have Fun - https://hackerette.com/the-beginners-guide-to-solo-female-travel-13-tips-to-stay-safe-have-fun/ Spend a day in San Diego As a local - https://hackerette.com/how-to-spend-a-day-in-san-diego-like-a-local/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

In conversation with Hemant and Sangeeta - Owners of Hide-Out farms. http://hideout.co.in/ As they invite us to a 28-year-old farmhouse Hideout – located within a two-hour drive outside Mumbai, it is a space in which we endeavor to build a community of like minded people where all can learn, share, care for oneself, one another and for Mother Earth. Here we aim to introduce people to a lifestyle that is organic, wholesome and which binds mind, body and soul together in a happy union. We had a superb chat in the room at Hide-Out with Mogra water and sprinklers around us... You can follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thehideoutfarm Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/hideoutfarm/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/hideoutfarmindia/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Short summary of the journey -00:27 Soham Talks about few updates of Checkin Story - 02:48 Pratik talks about his upcoming New york trip and NYTravFest -04:14 Pratik's Musically Obsession -07:16 His Plans after TravFest - 08:25 Soham and Pratik talk about Checkinstory Podcast Season 2 and further updates-10:17 Product/Website Updates- 13:25 More about Pratik's Upcoming New York Trip -15:37 The Snapchat Spectacles- 17:20 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CheckinStory Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkinstory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CheckinStory/ Medium: https://medium.com/checkinstory-blog Follow Travpreneur on twitter: https://twitter.com/Travpreneur and here : http://www.pictaram.com/user/travpreneur/30703568 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Have you ever snorkeled with sharks? Or looked at the whale right in the eye? Or got shipwrecked in Bermuda?…..No? Then you got to listen to Maria's stories...listen up to our ocean daredevil's tales and be inspired (and also spellbound ) What made Maria Jump into the world of Travel (00:50) That moment when she took the plunge (01:40) Shipwrecked in Bermuda Triangle (02:28) Love for oceans develop (08:48) Maria's best trip - (11:08) Top three oceans Maria recommends (14:00) One more danger story – (17:38) Top three things to keep in mind while traveling in/to an ocean- (20:15) Maria's favorite wine places- (22:06) Maria on traveling solo – (23:22) TBEX – (25:08) Top Travel Tip - (26:29) You can follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TravelOOO Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/travellingwithhart/ You can check out her blog here: http://travellingwithhart.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

What if you get to go on road trip in a beautiful car or van and get to enjoy the amazing van life and explore places and also get to go to amazing music festivals across the world? Sounds fun isn't it? Our guest Mandy has being doing all of that since a long and time and her interview will surely inspire you to get set and go! Mandy talks about her blog and running it - (0:44) Music festivals playing an important role in travel scene- (05:22) Her favorite band – (07:52) Mandy talks about ‘van life' – (08:30) Mandy's take on solo travel – (11:23) Her best road trip - (12:55) Money hacks – (15:32) Mandy suggests best places for budget travel- (17:40) Blogging tips- (19:15) The most item to carry for a roadtrip – (22:00) LieBlinks - (23:17) TBEX Stockholm- (25:20) Mandy's message for the listeners – (28:20) To know more about Mandy you can follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/movgroovin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/movgroovin/ Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/movgroovin/ Check out her blog: https://movingroovin.de/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Want to know how beautiful this world can be? – take sometime off from your stereotyped routine ..unplug yourself from the cobwebs of technology and just go out there and travel . Our guest Nequesta inspires you to do just that… Listen up to her as she talks about her amazing journeys, great friends she met along those journeys, an amazing opportunity to meet a famous writer during one of her trips and of course ..loads of tips.. Fun part of traveling – (00:51) Kaluram – (01:48) Epic Trip - (02:25) Nequesta's most memorable travel moment (06:18) Her choice- (07:40) Travel photography tips - (08:38) What kind of traveler Nequesta is (11:06) Instagram Micro blogging (14:00) Rendezvous with Mr. Ruskin Bond- (16:18) Impromtu trip - (20:21) Three most important things in her travel bag (20:44) Travel Advice - (21:36) Travel Budget tips - (23:50) To know more you can follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nequesta/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nequesta --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Long office hours, meeting deadlines, chasing targets, clients and above all bosses ..Amidst all this, going for vacations or traveling to a dream destination may seem like an herculean task or we may just stop thinking about planning trips and exploring .. well here we have Archana revealing secrets of balancing both travel as well as work … So listen to her tips and keep traveling Where it all began (1:20) Blogging tips (08:55) Solo Travel? Or Group Travel? (13:36) Archana talks about managing travel and work (19:45) TBEX - (23:28) The place you guys should add in your bucketlist (26:10) Archana's Message for you guys (29:20) To know more you can follow her on Twitter : https://twitter.com/TravelSeeWrite Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travelseewrite/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/travelseewrite You can also check out her blog : http://www.travelseewrite.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Traveling the world is happiness in itself. In this fun episode our guest Karen Warren talks about her journeys and gives us glimpses of her world of travel. First place she traveled to (0:55) 3 reasons to travel to France- (01:20) 3 reasons why Italy should be in your bucketlist – (01:40) Karen's favorite Italian Dish – (03:09) Best time of the year to go to Italy – (03:44) What pulled Karen into the world of Travel – (04:39) Karen's Travel Memory- (06:00) Karen's Travel Habits/rituals – (07:22) Best Travel Apps – (08:43) Blogging tips – (09:40) Karen's Favorite travel blogger – (11:08) Travel Budget tips – (12:07) TBEX – (13:45) Her next trip – (15:18) Her message to the listeners – (16:15) To know more follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/WorldWideWriter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldwidewriter/ G+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+KarenWarren Check out her blog : http://www.worldwidewriter.co.uk/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Ralph gets candid about the nuances of travel photography, unveils some photography secrets and shares some amazing things … Listen to him as he talks about his marvelous journey as a travel photographer and founder of Photoenrichment adventures and also about his webinars and various photography camps… So all you aspiring photographers out there…you surely don't want to miss this one Ralph's favorite thing about India – (01:14) Travel/photography inspiration – (02:50) Ralph talks about photoenrichment adventures – (03:47) Photography tips -(07:00) Camera tip – (12:23) Ralph's photography accessories – (14:15) Details of registering in photography camp – (16:32) Best thing Ralph had captures through his camera- (19:42) TBEX – (21:03) His message to the aspiring photographers – (22:27) What's next for Ralph- (24:30) His Webinar – (24:56) Check out his website : http://photoenrichment.com/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/photoenrichment/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/photoenrichment Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/photoenrichment Follow Ralph on Twitter : https://twitter.com/RalphVelasco Know some more details about him here : http://photoenrichment.com/about-the-company/ralph-velasco/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Daunting, tough, messy and much more .. We generally connect all these adjectives to “multitasking” … but here's our guest Joanna Kalafatis making it all easy for us … this travel diva is a blogger, vlogger, photographer, traveler and (wait for it) even an actress … Listen up to her as she tells us some amazing stories and how she balances everything perfectly plus there are loads of travel tips in there… so tune in right away! How does she multitask – (0:51) Joanna's first travel related memory – (02:27) Her best trip so far – (04:00) Her take on solo travel – (04:47) Joanna's message for all those who want to travel solo – (05:57) Another interesting story – (07:21) Joanna's take on dating while traveling – (09:29) Her travel dream – (10:40) Travel fashion tips – ((11:55) TBEX talk- (14:00) Best and the worst piece of travel advice Joanna got – (15:49) Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@Losethemap_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/losethemap_/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LosetheMap1/ Snapchat: @losethemap1 Subscribe her YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/user/joannak0506 Check out her website: http://www.losethemap.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Travelling with your bae is fun… right from sharing the beautiful moments to the romantic factor it's all a part of a joyous journey and time passes by in a jiffy! Here's Gianni and Ivana talking about their travel stories…and they also give us loads of ‘couple travel' tips, money hacks and they talk about their favorite travel apps and gadgets. The time their journey started – (0:45) The story of ‘how they met' – (04:09) That one interesting story – (04:35) The places Gianni and Ivana suggests to go with your bae- (11:40) A hypothetical situation – (14:26) Money matters – (16:17) Blogging tips – (19:50) Their favorite travel apps and gadgets – (25:28) The last message – (27:20) To know more about Gianni & Ivana follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NomadBeautiful Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nomadisbeautiful/ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/nomadbeautiful Check out their website here : http://nomadisbeautiful.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Quitting a corporate job to travel the world – may sound all dramatic, fun and easy but it definitely a takes a lot guts! Here's the story of Trent Fleskens wandering across the globe after willingly leaving his corporate life! P.S: He is having all the fun now … so listen up to this one and get inspired! Leaving the corporate world: 01:24 His message to the corporate people who want to travel – 04:45 About Buenos Aires – 07:17 Trent's most memorable trip – 10:06 His take on dating while traveling – 13:25 The money talk – 14:49 About his blog and the money that he makes from it – 19:38 Trent talks about TBEX- 22:45 Message for the listeners – 24:11 To know more about his amazing stories and him follow him here.. Twitter: https://twitter.com/wanderseekfind Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wanderseekfind/ You can also check out his amazing website here: http://www.wanderseekfind.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Here are our co-founders talking about Checkin Story Ebook productions and the launch of our very first E-book authored by Soham Sabnis! So all you E-book lovers out there..dig in.. there is a lot in store for you! Pratik tells us the main inspiration behind the Ebook project – (00:51) Soham talks about his inspiration behind creating our first e-book- Landsort – (01:57) Where can you buy the e-book ? – (05:05) Travel bloggers get in touch with the team for publishing your e-book ..here's how – (06:20) The content required – (07:20) Soham gives us some E-book tips – ( 08:05) The Message- (09:42) DISCOUNT CODE 'CHKINSTORY' - FOR 50% OFF Buy the E-book here- http://www.bookhungama.com/index.php/checkin-story/landsort-island-of-happiness.html To more about these guys follow them here Pratik : Twitter: https://twitter.com/PratikG_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pratikg_/ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/prkworld Soham Twitter: https://twitter.com/sohamsabnis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sohams/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

With waves in her mane and a strong passion for travel in her heart our guest Carey Carpenter sets out on her crazy expeditions. Listen up to this travel bug and her inspiring travel tales… What's Carebear? – (00:52) What does travel mean to Carey – (1:55) The trip that went down the memory lane- (02:45) Carey's take on solo travel- (04:48) Places Carey would suggest for a solo trip – (06:30) Prague tales – (07:13) Her recent trip – (08:50) Things she loves – (11:11) Money hacks - (12:35) The story of the strangers that she met – (15:49) Her blog – (18:48) TBEX- (20:39) Last message – (23:19) Handstands – (24:25) To know more follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarebearAbroad Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carebearabroad/ Snapchat: careybear10 Also check out her blog : http://www.carebearabroad.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Fired up by the fuel of his passion for travel and his venture as well, Rahul Jagtiani talks about everything ranging from his crazy adventure tales to gadgets, to his TBEX experience and his venture Plush Places to dating. He also gives us loads of video blogging tips. Listen up to this entertaining episode where Rahul unfolds his journey… Tell us what you guys think about this podcast in the comment section Rahul talks about how travel inspires him (1:02) Plush Plaza and travel – (02:42) Importance of Video blogging – (04:40) Tips on Video blogging – (05:35) Gadgets Rahul uses while traveling – (08:18) Rahul gives us 3 reasons why everyone should visit Austri- (09:02) Few memorable stories – (10:43) Rahul on dating while traveling – (16:02) TBEX – (17:28) To know more follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RahulJagtiani Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rahul.jagtiani/ Check out his YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/user/PlushplazaTV/featured Check out his California Road Trip Story : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2temfvcZ5DU His Blog: http://www.rahuljagtiani.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Being a mother is a tough task and being a mother who travels is even more tough. Here we have our guest Garima Nag making the difficult task easy for all the mothers out there… so ladies if you want to take your kids out for trips and tours Garima has some excellent tips and tricks for you! Besides she tells us everything about South Korea .. which we bet will make you book a ticket right away! So dig in The time where it all began – (0:33) Garima Talks about managing kids, travel, work .. and a magic sack – (01:50) Frequency of her trips – (03: 55) Solo Trips or trips with some company.. What does Garima prefer? – (04:42) Good things about South Korea – (07: 28) Best time to go to South Korea – (08:49) Garima recommends some of the amazing South Korean dishes – (09:58) South Korean Beverages – (12:28) Garima gives us some shoe hacks and fixes – (13:30) A funny story – (15:50) One place according to Garima that should be there on every travelers bucket list – (17:17) Money hacks – (18:35) Her next travel plans – ( 20:20) Her message for the listeners – (20:51) To know more follow her on Twitter- https://twitter.com/sweetsharing07 Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/garimanag/ Check out her blog here: http://www.sweetsharing.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

And here we are back again with the second episode of our awesome series .. Airbnbhostcast.. and this time this episode was adorned by the lovely Anushka Kotwani… who resides in Mumbai and owns a beautiful Airbnb apartment. We had a lot of fun while she narrated few of her interesting travel stories, threw light on the world of Airbnb hosting by talking about the dos and don'ts and also gave us some travel tips ! .. go on and play this episode to experience it all... What made Anushka start Airbnb hosting (0:44) Talks about Airbnb hosting (02:30) Anushka talks about how traveling inspired her to host (04:00) Her first solo trip (05:00) Anushka's take on “solo travel- an overrated concept” – (06:35) Money saving tips – (08:20) Her Travel Story – (11:00) Dos and Don'ts of Airbnb hosting – ( 14:34) To know more follow her on twitter here : https://twitter.com/missphotobomb --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Travel Photography with Travel Photographer Ajay Sood. Brilliant hands-on tips and awesome story telling... Have a listen and Share share share! Podcast Notes: 1:21 - How did travel begin? Whats the story? 2:55 - TBEX experience and being THE first Indian Speaker for TBEX Europe 2016 in Stockholm 5:25 How do you approach travel photography? 8: 25 Time travel in Bhimbetka 10:20 Cave Lover or Not - Ajay takes us through caves in Vietnam 11:33 : Post processing - Ajay gives some handy tips 14: 16 What equipment does Ajay use? All about camera bodies and lenses 16:35 Interesting Travel Stories 23:10 What is best story on your mind, which Ajay wants to work on? 25:01 Latest Travel Plans 25:43 Travel Photography tips (Interesting) Follow Ajay's work here: http://www.travelure.in/ His Bhimbetka experience: http://www.travelure.in/bhimbetka-my-early-days-of-photography/ Follow him on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Travelure/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TravelureAjay --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Sometimes you just have to step out of your comfort zone and explore the world. Our guest, flight attendant - Erika follows this principle in a full- fledged manner. Listen up as Erika talks about her experience at TBEX, her birthplace Eugene, the best breweries there, her travel journey so far and Namibia. She also tells her travel tales and also gives us few blogging tips. Travel inspiration – 1:20 Experience as a flight attendant - 3:12 Where did her travel story began – 05:35 All about Eugene- 07:15 Talks about best breweries in Eugene – 08:58 Sports in Eugene - 09:50 Erika's Take on the backpacking culture – 10:12 Managing work and travel – 12:02 TBEX – 13:30 Blogging tips – 14:36 Reason to include Buenos Aires in the bucket list – 15:50 Namibia – 17:19 A funny anecdote – 19:45 Airport Stories – 21:35 To know more about Erika Check out her blog - http://www.erikastravels.com/ You can also follow her on Twitter - https://twitter.com/erikastravels --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

When you really want to travel you don't have to think too much .. you just have to pack your bags and go and that's our guest Megan's travel mantra!! Listen up to her as she gives us many more mantras and tells us some amazing stories.. where it all began (01:02) Megan tells us about the first places she traveled when she got a driver's license (02:13) Las Vegas road trip (03:16) Her best road trip (03:57) Dating and travel (06:39) Love for Rome (08:50) And India (11:55) Her trip to Morocco (13:25) Airport Story (16:10) Packing Tips (18:14) Impromptu journey (20:14) Her dream destinations (22:32) Money (23:36) Megan tells about her blog (25:23) Her message for you guys (26:54) To know more follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meganotravels Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/meganotravels/ Check out her blog : http://www.meganotravels.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Traveler at heart, Hanisha invests in travel and explores new places each year as she believes in experiences that matter and not things... Melbourne and Africa are the two cities in which she has breathed and lived ... listen up to her as she takes us through these places and many others.. Growing up in Nigeria - (00:35) Her favorite place in Nigeria - (01:40) Interesting Facts About her favorite place - (02:50) Hanisha tells us reasons why you should Africa on your bucketlist - (03:15) Her tryst with India - (04:10) Her time at Melbourne - (05:55) Aussie beer and Melbourne's coffee - (08:09) Her Airport story - (09:50) Money Hacks - (12:30) Hanisha's impromptu Journey - (14:29) Her take on solo travel - (16:30) Next in her travel diary - (18:15) Her message to all the listeners - (19:23) To know more of her travel tales you can follow her on Twitter- https://twitter.com/HanishaLalwani Check out her blog : http://hanishalalwani.blogspot.in/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Travel bug Michelle loves everything that consist of crazy journeys and exploring new places.. so listen to her as she narrates to us some of her interesting travel tales while she pops in few necessary tips.. and also as she talks to us about her love for Japan and the Japanese food, A beautiful quote for every traveler ( 01:22) All about her Japan trip (02:02) Best time to go Japan (03:25) Michelle talks about her Travel pet peeve (04:27) Her interesting travel story (07:04) Packing Hacks (10:20) Her take on solo travel (12:00) About Airbnb (13:10) Her Dream destination (13:50) The money hack (17:38) To know more follow her on Twitter : https://twitter.com/islesofelle Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/islesofelle/ Check out her travel blog : https://medium.com/@islesofelle --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Here's presenting a new series of Checkin Story Podcast - its all about Airbbnb hosts..its #AirbnbHostCast ... In this episode we have Natasha Vakil who has been an Airbnb host for quite a while now... she shares all her experiences, her amusing travel stories and tells us why it is super fun to be an Airbnb host... How Airbnb happened to her (2:14) She tells us about how being an Airbnb host changed her perception about travel - (04: 35) Fun rendezvous in Mexico - (06:13) The Istanbul experience - (12:11) Stories of her guests - (14:45) Nutmeg and Cinnamon - (15:49) Natasha on why everyone should become an airbnb host - (24:13) Few hosting tips - (27:25) If you want to be her guest you can contact her on this link https://www.airbnb.co.in/rooms/5210422#host-profile you can also follow her on Twitter : https://twitter.com/AssLikeNat Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/thesocialnatwork/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

A wanderer who thrives on adrenaline rush and every escapade that gives it. Will Hatton indulges into adventures that would leave ones heart racing and pulse speeding. Explorer in true sorts Will shared his "broke-backpacker" stories and tips on budget travelling for all you backpackers. The point where his journey started (01:39) An incident that changed his life (03:05) The tuk-tuk story : (07:05) Times when things went terribly wrong while Will was traveling (09:20) Will talks about his tattoos (10:27) He tells about his trip from UK to PAPA NEW GUINEA (13:13) Tips on budget travelling (15:37) Blogging tips (19:17) His views on dating while travelling (20:08) His trip to Pakistan (22:49) Will talks about his content strategy on social media (23:38) His take on all the Parties and a crazy house party story (26:02) The Hidden treasure (27:54) Get to know his enthralling stories on his website : http://www.thebrokebackpacker.com/ To know more follow him on Twitter : https://twitter.com/wandering_will Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/thebrokebackpacker/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/thebrokebackpacker Snapchat : WTHATTON --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

The passion for travel runs in her veins... that's why our guest Rutavi Mehta - in-spite of being injured in many of her expeditions never gave up on the journey- and kept on going. We say that's the spirit of a true traveler. Listen up to this one as she unfolds the stories of her voyages!! If you are planning a trip to Macau here's what you need to hear- (01:35) She tells us her '3000-km-Auto-Rickshaw- ride' story - (03:19) Her Mount Everest story - (07:58) Her take on solo travel- (13:04) Some tips on saving up for trips - (14:48) Rutavi tells us an interesting story of what happened on a railway station - (16:35) Some tips on travel photography - ( 20:52) Some tips on travel writing - (22:10) All about 'Photokatha' - (23:45) Our fun rapid fire round (26:10) To know more Check out her website : http://www.photokatha.in/ Follow her on Twitter : https://twitter.com/rutaagayire Follow her on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/rutaagayire/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007480785788&fref=ts --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

There's a famous quote that says 'the world is a book and if you do not travel you read only a page'.. well in that case our guest Gunnar Gorfers has almost read the whole book!! He has traveled 199 countries and holds two Guinness world records .. one where he visited 5 continents in 24 hours and other where he traveled 19 countries in a day! Seems freaking unreal isn't it? but this guys did it.. all because of his love for travel... He tells about how he traveled 5 continents in a day (02:00) 199 countries he traveled - know all about how he did it (04:43) His inspiration behind everything (06:45) Listen to him talk about his book 'How I Ran Out Countries' (11:15) There's also a story where he almost gt married (12:03) He talks about managing the finances for travel (16:15) His funny Turkmenistan story (21:26) Him on Solo travel (26:48) He tells us how he manages 'Jet-Lag' (28:30) Packing tips (31:15) Him on party scenes around the world (36:32) His interesting airport Story (38:50) Here's an interview where we virtually travel the world with him To know more about his insane journey across the globe Check out his website : http://www.garfors.com/ Follow him on Twitter : https://twitter.com/garfors Follow him on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/garfors/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/gunnargarfors --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

It's all about writing while travelling and travelling while writing.. and our guest Anamika Mishra is total travel/writing bug! Travelling inspires this quirky writer to pen down her beautiful stories and shine. She enthusiastically tells her about her novel ‘Voice Mates' and how Goa inspired her to write it.- (00:40) All you guys who have Europe on your wislist- Anamika has some 'how-to-plan-to-get-there' hacks for you guys(since its on her wish-list too)- (03:20) She tells us how she manages her time – (05:08) She explains how travelling helped her while writing – (05:35) Her upcoming trips- (06:40) Her upcoming books- (08:30) Her favorite food item – (09:26) Her cute under-water story- (10:52) Listen to her enthralling airport stories – (13:29) Tips for all those who want to write while travelling and vice-versa -(19:04) Here's her amazing blog: http://anamikamishra.com/ You can buy her books here : Voice Mates : http://www.amazon.in/VOICEMATES-ANAMIKA-MISHRA/dp/818495767X/ Too Hard To Handle : https://www.amazon.in/Too-hard-handle-Anamika-Mishra-ebook/dp/B00IZKXX6A?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0 To know more about her follow her on Twitter : https://twitter.com/anamikawrites Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/anamikawrites/ And Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/anamikamishra.page --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

An enthusiastic and a chirpy traveler - our guest Ankita Sinha is full of life. She loves to travel with a fun gang. Her equation is Travel=Curiosity+Excitement. Listen to her as she walks us through her interesting and fun travel journeys. She narrates us an enthralling story of her road trip (2:26) She gives us reasons to include Milwaukee in our wish-list(and you would love those) (4:31) Her favorite cuisine (10:21) She also told us about all the fun she had in one of her favorite destinations ..and you would love that place even more after listening to her story(11:19) All about her blog 'Ankionthemove' and her inspiration behind it(13:47) Takeaways from her for aspiring travel bloggers(16:30) Travel fashion tips and packing tips(19:41) Her Beer-Airport Story (22:16) Las-Vegas (26:00) Travel tips(29:14) So listen away... Check out her blog here: http://www.ankionthemove.com/ Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ankionthemove Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ankionthemove/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ankionthemove Check out her cool YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ankisinha --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

“Travel is not selfish” is the notion that our guest Amrita Das strongly advocates and that's the reason why she believes in sharing her stories. She quit her corporate job to become a traveler and eventually a travel blogger. Her writing is the mirror to her passion, her off-beat experiences, travel adventure and much more. With a perky essence of a traveler she beautifully narrates us her travel tales. She talks about her interesting blog “Travelling Ides Of March” – (03:40) Her story of ‘back-to-home' ride from a house party in Italy is fun listening to – (07:50) Guess which is the first thing she likes to try in a new place- (14:23) Her take on solo travel- (15:40) She also chats with us about that one celebrity she wants to travel with – (17:00) Hailing from Shillong , the mountains have been Amrita's biggest weakness. Our mountain girl mumbles about her immense love and inclination towards the mountains, peaks and their beauty – (22:50) Get to know many travel tips and also some tidbits about various apps useful for travelling – (26:16) And do not miss our fun rapid fire round – (32:54) To know more Check out her blog : http://www.travellingidesofmarch.com/ Follow her on Twitter : https://twitter.com/Amrita_Dass Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/amritadas15/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/travellingidesofmarch --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

The breed of wanderers are all - for travel… as they say ‘not all those who wander are all lost'...they are the disguised nomads, who just set out on their journey with dreams to explore the realms and boundaries of this beautiful planet! Our guest Siddhartha Joshi is one of them. A passionate traveler who dreams of a world without borders or visa restrictions, Siddhartha also dreams of a world where ideas flow, cultures mix and people connect! His travel blog is one of the best in India yet he dislikes being referred to as an influencer even though his work, videos and travel journeys have influenced many out there to travel and wander. He describes travel in three words which sum up almost the whole concept (01:02) Guess what happened in his month long trip in Kashmir ( 1:30) Listen to him talking about ‘couples' travelling (4:25) For him camera is not a hindrance but an add-on in capturing moments, listen to him talk about his love for photography (6:15) He talks about his ‘tell me your dream campaign' (10:34) And about how he manages food in all his journeys (the word ‘manages'- well he is a vegetarian) (13:37) His most spontaneous trip (16:51) Striking balance between work and travel (19:25) He tells us some places to travel in this season (20:50) And then there's our fun rapid fire round (26:24) Follow him on Twitter : https://twitter.com/sid_travel Subscribe to his YouTube channel here : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgw4bxVgMGPIPfBa1_Z14RA Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/siddharthajoshi/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/sid.the.wanderer/ Check out his website : http://www.sid-thewanderer.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Who said teenagers can't have a passion for travel? … Manasvi Shah, Manasvi Nag and Meghna Chakraborty our lovely teenage guests break all the shackles and follow their passion for travel wholeheartedly and that too along with managing their school and studies. The trio's travel venture is called ‘Nathinonsense' – listen up to how travel influenced them to come up with it (1:54). In the most cheerful way they talk about their love for travel (00:58) They even talk about their fondness towards their hometown Ahmedabad and tell us why everyone should visit it at least once ( 3:55) and also tell us about which celebrity they want to travel with (7:18) This amazing trio even gives us a sneak peak in how they manage their travel trips and school (9:17). So listen up to these young ladies as they give us major travel goals. Checkout their website: http://nathinonsense.com/ Follow them on Instagram here : https://www.instagram.com/nathi_nonsense/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/nathinonsense/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

An IIT-B graduate, a full-time marketer and a part time traveler (or other way round)- Tarun Gupta is a passionate wanderer who thrives on adventure and loves to backpack to uncharted trails and unmapped locations. As he absolutely loves documenting his travel (the fact that he is a skill-full travel video maker and editor will come as no surprise) he sets out for his journeys that give an adrenaline rush, armed with his intelligent adventure camera -FRODO. Listen to his exciting story of what happened when he went mountain biking in the north-east (1:57)… Guess which celebrity he wants to travel with (6:34) Get enthralled by the story of how ‘Frodo Cam' was born (7:39) Get to know the best piece of travel advice he has ever got (20:57) Tips for making travel videos (12:19) So all you travel bugs go ahead and give an ear to this adventure junkies travel stories... Follow him on twitter : https://twitter.com/tgiitb Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/tgiitb/ Check out his website : http://www.farfaraway.in/ Check out FrodoCam on Twitter : https://twitter.com/FrodoCam Have a look at FrodoCam's Instagram page : https://www.instagram.com/frodocam/ Here's Frodo On Indiegogo : https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/frodo-the-most-intelligent-adventure-camera#/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

A Ph.D in bio-materials, a law student and a passionate traveler Aparna Shejwalkar squeezes in time for travel in spite of her busy schedule. She believes in making beautiful memories to enter her diary so she travels with different gang of friends and makes more along the way. “Road-trip is something that should be on everyone's bucket list” quips our guest as we asked her take on road trips. Sitting in her holiday home in Panchgani she narrates us her enthralling stories about a road trip she took in Australia (5:29), how they celebrated her mother's birthday in Bhutan (11:15) and what lovely gesture their driver did for them (13:54)and how she went from a being a vegetarian to being a non-vegetarian(16:30). She has also given loads of hacks for all those people who want to squeeze in travel in their tight schedules(2:55) , and packing tips for all you guys who want to hit the road(22:57). So listen up all you travel lovers! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Travelling first leaves you speechless and then turns you into a storyteller, well it has had the same effect on our guest Supriya Sehgal who has been travelling for more than a decade now. Her vagabondish travels got some structure when she started writing for the Lonely Planet Guidebooks. She's authored and co-authored more than 25 books with them and other publications. She also writes for India's top magazines, newspapers and websites and curates a travel column for Mint. Basically, the effort to create work around travel is forever on - and one that she is succeeding fairly well at. Hope it stays for a long long time.... There's a lot of interesting stuff lined up out there like what happened when once cops suddenly entered her hotel room (6:28) or what happened when she lost her passport at the airport (13:10) and many travel budget tips (4:51) Have a look at her website : http://supriyasehgal.com/ Check out her books here: http://supriyasehgal.com/category/book/ Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/supsonthemove Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/supriyasehgal/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/tea4travel/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Kim Cohen lives and breathes travel. She loves travelling solo and if you listen to what age she first travelled solo we bet you will be surprised (18:12) She travels mostly all the time so when asked about how she manages packing for the trips (with her enviable closet we are sure the options are endless) she chuckles and replies “I don't unpack until I have to pack”. Her video blogs are surely a treat for the eyes. She tells us many of her travel tales of Finland, India and umpteen other places she has explored so far. There's also a “Narrow-escape-from-a-plane-crash” story! (12:43) Travel fashion tips – (11:41) Budget travel tips - (22:15) so go ahead and listen up to this one. Check her website here : http://vanillaskydreaming.com/ Subscribe her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/vanillaskydreaming Follow her on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/hofitkimcohen/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Travel is all about experiencing the beauty of the world, exploring its spaces, meeting new people and taking on a journey full of adventures and memories. Our guest- the gorgeous Nicolette Orlemans, is no stranger to all this. She thrives on it. Along with being a communication strategist she is also the founder of “culture and travel”. As they say “if we love to do something we anyhow find time to do it” Nicolette squeezes in her travel journeys between her hectic work schedules- all for the sheer love for travel, her Twitter and her Instagram profile can definitely vouch for it. New York has been her nest for a long while now. Getting up at 7 am for our podcast she talks about what she loves and hates about this most happening city of the world. Listen to her Egypt story, and how being ‘'the product of European Union'' (that's what her mother calls her) she had the experiences for life by following her passion for travel. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message

Here's presenting to you guys the first podcast of CheckinStory. Melvin Bocher is the CEO of “Traveldudes”(traveldudes.org) and an influencer in the travel world. He shared with us a couple of his fun travel stories (which included crocodiles and airport scenes *tongue out*) and how ‘travel' drives his life and career. He also shared few travel tips with us. So enjoy this fun podcast. As they say ‘'not all those who wander are lost'' so keep wandering and keep travelling. Until then ‘‘let there always be a road''!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/checkinstory/message