Ranked #1
Jijivisha
Jijivisha
A month alone spent in a one-room cottage in the Himalayas sounds like an ideal way to unwind and relax. This week, host... Read more
17 Oct 2019
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6mins
Ranked #2
Melons of Samarkand
Melons of Samarkand
What connects the famous traveller Ibn Battuta in the 14th century, the Mughal Emperor Babur in the 18th century, and yo... Read more
9 Jan 2020
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5mins
Ranked #3
Monk and Mental Knots
Monk and Mental Knots
On a long walk in the Himalayas, Utsav met with an 80 year old monk who was learning to drive a Jeep. If you are wonderi... Read more
26 Dec 2019
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6mins
Ranked #4
Happiness vs. Satisfaction
Happiness vs. Satisfaction
Everyone wants to be happy in their lives but sometimes the endless search for happiness leave us unsatisfied. This week... Read more
19 Dec 2019
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4mins
Ranked #5
Curating your Travel
Curating your Travel
In a very 'Zindagi na Milegi Dobara' style, Utsav and his friends ended up a two week trip to Turkey where they realized... Read more
24 Oct 2019
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6mins
Ranked #6
Chinese Tourists and Empathy
Chinese Tourists and Empathy
How many times have you encountered large groups of Chinese tourists, who literally take over a place and kill it for ot... Read more
28 Nov 2019
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6mins
Ranked #7
Beauty Of Uzbekistan & The Geometry Box
Beauty Of Uzbekistan & The Geometry Box
How often have you turned up at a place and found yourself in awe of its beauty? We often associate beauty with talent, ... Read more
2 Jan 2020
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5mins
Ranked #8
Solo Travel- Is it for you?
Solo Travel- Is it for you?
This week on Postcards from Nowhere, Utsav talks about why it is ok not to travel solo, even though it is recommended by... Read more
31 Oct 2019
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7mins
Ranked #9
Couchsurfing and Humanity
Couchsurfing and Humanity
How do you travel and live in a city for Free? Yes, not Cheap but Free. In Shanghai, Utsav decided to try out Couchsurfi... Read more
21 Nov 2019
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4mins
Ranked #10
Dark Truth About Indian Food
Dark Truth About Indian Food
We all love Indian food and swear by it. A few weeks abroad is all it takes for a desi food craving to kick in. However,... Read more
20 Feb 2020
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4mins
Ranked #11
Bury Your Cynicism
Bury Your Cynicism
As Utsav set out to solo travel for 3 months to Bosnia & Herzegovina, Armenia, and Georgia, he constantly questions ... Read more
12 Dec 2019
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6mins
Ranked #12
Kalaripayattu
Kalaripayattu
A casual meandering around the Tea Gardens in Munnar, Kerala led Utsav to a Kalaripayattu performance. What was meant to... Read more
14 Nov 2019
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5mins
Ranked #13
Secrets of Doors
Secrets of Doors
On a random stroll in the streets of Bukhara, Uzbekistan Utsav overheard a conversation about doors. Yes, the humble hom... Read more
23 Jan 2020
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4mins
Ranked #14
Shifting Your Gaze
Shifting Your Gaze
In the spring of 1790, a 29-year-old Frenchman wrote the weirdest travelogue one could ever imagine. He was so pleased w... Read more
5 Dec 2019
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5mins
Ranked #15
Train Journeys and Humanity - Part 1
Train Journeys and Humanity - Part 1
During his time in Uzbekistan, Utsav decided to rough it out and travel in a second class compartment on a 17 hour train... Read more
30 Jan 2020
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6mins
Ranked #16
World's Most Popular Snack
World's Most Popular Snack
You have eaten this snack, guaranteed. But in all probability, you have no idea that it is the world's more popular snac... Read more
13 Feb 2020
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5mins
Ranked #17
Vincent van Gogh and Uzbekistan
Vincent van Gogh and Uzbekistan
Van Gogh and Uzbekistan didn't exist in each others' time but yet what connected them was the love for the colour blue.T... Read more
16 Jan 2020
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6mins
Ranked #18
Art doesn’t have to be boring
Art doesn’t have to be boring
How many times have you been to an art gallery and found it utterly boring? How many times have you left a gallery in ha... Read more
7 Nov 2019
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5mins
Ranked #19
Train Journeys and Humanity - Part 2
Train Journeys and Humanity - Part 2
You have eaten this snack, guaranteed. But in all probability, you have no idea that it's the world's more popular snack... Read more
6 Feb 2020
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4mins
Ranked #20
Cuisine you've never tasted
Cuisine you've never tasted
Kanta Prasad is 64, but his childhood memories are vivid. If he ever discovered that an animal is going to be slaughtere... Read more
2 Apr 2020
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5mins