Episode 62
How To (Plan &) Optimise For A Vacation In India (First-time Travel Experiences From An American's POV In FIVE Indian Cities) - w/ Beni
In this episode featured not-expert is Beni Wilson. Our discussion today centers around Beni's first visit to India, and we explore his experiences thru the perspective of an American traveling to India for the first time.
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- (Plan &) Optimise For A Vacation In India (First-time Travel Experiences From An American's POV In FIVE Indian Cities) - w/ Beni
- We start with the similarities between America and India, which might surprise you actually, and then move on to covering the differences, starting with the smaller ones all the way to the largest.
- Benny's first visit to India and we explore his experiences through the perspective of an American person's first time...
- with the similarities between America and India which might surprise you actually that list is not as short as you...
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I flew in to Delhi in the north and then I took a train from there to Kota and I took a train from there to Kota and then I rode in a car from Kota to Udapur then I rode in a car from Kota to Udapur and then flew to Kolkata and then flew
and then flew to Kolkata and then flew to Kolhapur. As a white person, what was it like to be on any street in an Indian it like to be on any street in an Indian city? What's the name of this dog?
city? What's the name of this dog? Rabul, Rabul, good job. I'm Nan Pandit and in this episode featured not expert is Benny Wilson. Wilson. Our discussion today revolves around Benny's first visit to India and we
Benny's first visit to India and we explore his experiences through the perspective of an American person's first time in the subcontinent. We start with the similarities between America
with the similarities between America and India which might surprise you actually that list is not as short as you might imagine and then move on to covering the differences starting with
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In this episode featured not-expert is Beni Wilson. Our discussion today centers around Beni's first visit to India, and we explore his experiences thru the perspective of an American traveling to India for the first time. We start with the similarities between America and India, which might surprise you actually, and then move on to covering the differences, starting with the smaller ones all the way to the largest. Some of the topics we cover, esp around religion can be slightly uncomfortable for certain people, so viewer discretion is advised.Support the Ready Set Do podcast across various social media:campsite.bio/readysetdoTimestamps:00:00:00 Background + Introduction00:03:16 Similarity 1 - Airports00:05:09 similarity 2 - withheld lol00:06:59 similarity 3 - church00:10:39 differences overview00:13:09 languages of india00:15:54 street and home-cooked foods of india00:21:31 people of india are friendlier than americans?00:23:52 shoutout to raghav, girl on a plane and wedding parade00:25:49 being asked for selfies and aggressive sales-y Kolkata people00:29:00 on safety and being alone in a deserted Howrah back alley00:32:19 on touristy sites and tourism experience in Kolkata and Udaipur00:38:19 heidi00:39:26 pollution00:43:17 why is there littering?00:45:34 gratefulness for what america has00:49:10 cheap manual labor & life in general00:51:14 religiosity, spirituality & hinduism aesthetics00:59:03 the ideal trip length to india01:00:51 critical things every american visiting india must know01:05:02 special mention - food