{"id":2646,"date":"2021-04-17T16:37:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T11:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/?p=2646"},"modified":"2024-08-02T22:34:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T17:04:17","slug":"sustainable-and-experiential-travel-with-aparna-sanjay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/travel-conversations\/sustainable-and-experiential-travel-with-aparna-sanjay\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable and Experiential Travel with Aparna Sanjay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/rustik-travel\/embed\/episodes\/TC-Ep-22--Sustainable-and-Experiential-Travel-with-Aparna-Sanjay-ev37hj\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Aparna Sanjay is the epitome of a mindful traveler taking the road less traveled. Very early on in her career she followed her calling as she moved away from a lucrative corporate job to join the non-profit sector. And it is here during her travels to remote and rural parts of India, working with the various craft clusters she learned the essence of sustainable and experiential travel. A learning that she continues to imbibe and apply in all her travels.<br>A business management graduate (from the prestigious IIM-Bangalore), blogger, trained Carnatic singer with deep interest in yoga and mindfulness, Aparna is truly multi-faceted.&nbsp;<br>In this episode titled \u201cSustainable and Experiential Travel with Aparna Sanjay<strong>\u201d<\/strong>\u009d of the show&nbsp;<strong>Travel Conversations<\/strong>&nbsp;(TC) on The Rustik Travel Podcast we take a peek into her experiential travels through the lens of sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.-TC-Ep-22.-Aparna_Rustik-Travel-Podcast_Self.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4160\" height=\"3120\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/13.-TC-Ep-22.-Aparna_Rustik-Travel-Podcast.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2664\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/13.-TC-Ep-22.-Aparna_Rustik-Travel-Podcast.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/?attachment_id=2664\" class=\"wp-image-2664\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/14.-TC-Ep-22.-Aparna_Rustik-Travel-Podcast.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/14.-TC-Ep-22.-Aparna_Rustik-Travel-Podcast.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2665\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/14.-TC-Ep-22.-Aparna_Rustik-Travel-Podcast.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/?attachment_id=2665\" class=\"wp-image-2665\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3.-TC-Ep-22.-Aparna_Rustik-Travel-Podcast_Self.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3.-TC-Ep-22.-Aparna_Rustik-Travel-Podcast_Self.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2655\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3.-TC-Ep-22.-Aparna_Rustik-Travel-Podcast_Self.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/?attachment_id=2655\" class=\"wp-image-2655\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Podcast Summary:&nbsp;Sustainable and Experiential Travel with Aparna Sanjay<\/strong><br><strong>Hosts: Hemant Soreng &amp; Rajesh Nair<\/strong><br><strong>Producer: Tanvi Jain<\/strong><br>00:00:00 &#8211; 00:07:26: Intro. How the passion for traveling start?&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Traveling as and with kids.<br>&#8211; Varanasi, Bodhgaya<br>00:07:26 &#8211; 00:16:22: Professional Journey &amp; related Work Travel:&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Move from corporate to social impact sector.<br>&#8211; Traveling to Craft clusters in India. Working with artisans.<br>&#8211; Sustainable Tourism in Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh.<br>&#8211; Exploring and experiencing the rural destinations<br>00:13:59 &#8211; 00:39:55: Sustainable Travel<br>&#8211; The dynamics, landscape and the problems of Sustainable Travel<br>&#8211; Peru: How they do it?<br>&#8211; Rajasthan<br>&#8211; Bali, Indonesia<br>&#8211; Declining Art &amp; Craft Traditions: Helping though Patronage vs consumerism<br>&#8211; Problems facing Sustainable Travel<br>00:39:55 &#8211; 01:11:27: Sustainable Travel Experiences:&nbsp;<br>Countries\/Destinations that are doing it right\/wrong. Experiences\/stories from:<br>&#8211; Costa Rica: Pura Vida &#8211; Pure Life<br>&#8211; Madhya Pradesh, India: National Parks &#8211; Conservation &amp; Tourism&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Sri Lanka: Local experiences.<br>&#8211; India: Kashmir, Amritsar &#8211; Doing it wrong<br>&#8211; Varanasi: India as a microcosm.<br>&#8211; Israel: Discovering the place through the lens of food<br>&#8211; Kashmir: Interactions with locals<br>&#8211; Cotswolds, England: Making a human connect<br>&#8211; Virginia, US: Story of Thomas Jefferson: Traveling in a way to become aware of the local and not so dominant narrative<br>&#8211; Over tourism<br>01:11:27 &#8211; 01:16:05: Reactions from travel companions: Friends, family<br>&#8211; How to subtly curate sustainable and experiential travel?&nbsp;<br>01:16:12 &#8211; 01:17:30: Is sustainable travel expensive?<br>01:17:32 &#8211; 01:20:37: Tips and advise.&nbsp;<br>01:20:37 &#8211; 01:25:32: Travel &amp; Music: Signing off with a song from the Hindi movie set in Spain &#8211; Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.<br>Conclusion and Outro.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get up close with the locals and experience travel in its truest sense, that is, sustainably, with Aparna Sanjay..","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","filesize_raw":""},"categories":[267,102],"tags":[223,221,152,222,120,220],"series":[100],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1.-TC-Ep-22.-Aparna_Rustik-Travel-Podcast_Self_1920x1280_1.jpeg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":false,"player_link":false,"audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":[],"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/travel-conversations","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rustiktravel.com\/podcast\/travel-conversations\/sustainable-and-experiential-travel-with-aparna-sanjay\/\">Sustainable and Experiential Travel with Aparna Sanjay<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n<!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\n\t\t\/*! 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