Ep. 10 – The Art of Getting Lost: Storytelling, Food, and Soulful Travel with Rohit Manchanda — Northern India

In this intimate and soulful conversation, we sit down with Rohit Manchanda, a travel curator, food enthusiast, and storyteller who has spent over a decade guiding travelers beyond the map in India. As the founder of Lost Bandar, Rohit creates journeys that move past itineraries and landmarks—into markets, family kitchens, quiet villages, and landscapes that reveal the country’s living heartbeat.With a background in hospitality and a life shaped by movement, nature, and family, Rohit approaches travel as a relationship rather than a checklist. His work is rooted in slowness, curiosity, and the belief that getting lost—on purpose—is often how we find what matters most.In this episode, we explore:• What it means to travel “beyond the map” and why getting lost is essential to meaningful journeys• How growing up in India shaped Rohit’s worldview and way of moving through the world• The origins of Lost Bandar and a philosophy rooted in nature, presence, and intuition• India as a feeling and sensory experience—not just a destination• How food and markets become doorways into culture, memory, and connection• Helping travelers slow down enough to truly experience a place• Travel as a teacher, a mirror, and a practice in awareness• How family and fatherhood have reshaped Rohit’s relationship to travel and life• What it means to savor the world—beyond taste aloneRohit invites us into a more intentional way of traveling—one guided by listening, humility, and wonder.This is not just an episode about travel. It’s about remembering how to move through the world with soul.Follow Rohit on Instagram: @lostbandarExplore his world at: https://lostbandar.wordpress.com/Special thanks to Abercrombie & Kent and Tina Patterson. Photo courtesy of Rohit Manchanda.THE SAPORE PODCASTThe Sapore Podcast is an invitation to explore the world richly through the senses. Rooted in the Italian word sapore—meaning “to savor” and “to taste”—each episode features soulful conversations with chefs, winemakers, artists, designers, and creatives from around the world.From intimate kitchens in Florence to late-night wine bars in Paris and sacred rituals in Marrakesh, Sapore explores and savors the rituals, memories, and places that connect us to a life well-traveled and well-lived.Follow along on Instagram:Studio Sapore: @studio.sapore Host Nisa Sedaghat: @__therenaissanceGet in touch:Email: [email protected] Online at: www.studiosapore.comThe podcast is produced by Nisa Sedaghat, Studio Sapore.