EPISODE · Aug 18, 2023 · 1H 50M
How Tanya Khanijow Made Travelling Her Life (and business)
from Stories with Rusty Podcast · host Vedant Kaushik
Tanya Khanijow ( @TanyaKhanijow ) is arguably India's Number 1 travel content creator; she has been doing it for over 6 years and is in no mood to stop. She's travelling the world, making the most incredible independent travel films, and makes her second appearance on the podcast to reveal all her travel hacks, share some crazy stories that will entertain and inspire you with a bit of gossip sprinkled about the current state of travel content creators. #tanyakhanijow #travelpodcast #storieswithrusty __ Time Stamps 00:00 // Last time on SWR w/ @TanyaKhanijow 1:40 // 90 days program in Finland 5:20 // Switzerland and Yash Chopra 6:30 // Tanya’s plans for the year 8:15 // Nordic countries inviting Indians 8:44 // Differences between European countries 9:40 // Indian history and diversity 10:15 // Wrestle mania 11:07 // European and American Visa 11:40 // Story of the bottle 13:14 // One million subscribers 13:14 // Living in homestays 15:26 // A creator’s place 16:43 // Finding comfort everywhere 18:01 // Indian AirBnbs 19:20 // Tanya is engaged 20:00 // Travelling with fiancé 22:25 // Memories with Arunachal 24:22 // Homestays of India 24:50 // North east and the airplanes 26:00 // Uploading content and Travelling 28:30 // Challenges with travel content 30:39 // Wave of travel content on instagram 33:05 // Long form travel creators 35:50 // YouTube vs Instagram’s algorithm 37:13 // YouTube shorts 38:50 // Collaborating with subscribers 39:50 // Power of Analytics 41:30 // Sponsorships 42:11 // Expanding beyond YouTube 43:40 // Indian and NRI audience 44:25 // South American culture 46:18 // Linguistics 48:20 // Tech advantage 49:05 // Tanya’s grandfather 51:20 // Issues with Visa 53:15 // Privilege with passport 54:15 // General Knowledge and the internet 55:44 // Vedant’s experience of travelling and packing 57:50 // Travelling without check in 59:10 // Gatwick airport 1:00:50 // How to pack for a world tour 1:02:40 // Tanya’s gear 1:04:50 // Security check-in 1:06:38 // Flight routine 1:08:00 // Ship travel 1:09:00 // Favourite way of travelling 1:09:26 // Road trips 1:12:40 // Getting bored while travelling 1:14:40 // Vegetarian food while travelling 1:16:00 // Eating non-veg 1:17:00 // Vegan food 1:18:20 // Cheese and pizza 1:19:20 // Ease of Cooking 1:21:00 // Ease of 10min delivery- 1:22:00 // 90days Program 1:23:00 // Indian vs western creators 1:25:35 // Tanya loves Australia 1:27:00 // Being sustainable in India 1:28:50 // Electric cars 1:29:40 // Showing off 1:30:54 // Living in Dubai 1:33:19 // Tanya’s gulf plans 1:34:44 // Socialising as a travel creator 1:37:30 // Solo travelling 1:38:40 // Mental and physical fatigue 1:40:37 // Prioritising fitness 1:43:02 // Life after getting a fiancé 1:45:50 // Not wanting to get a partner 1:46:50 // How to marry __ // Let's Connect If you're the Instagram type, https://instagram.com/storieswithrusty If you're the Twitter type, https://twitter.com/rustystories
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Tanya Khanijow ( @TanyaKhanijow ) is arguably India's Number 1 travel content creator; she has been doing it for over 6 years and is in no mood to stop. She's travelling the world, making the most incredible independent travel films, and makes her second appearance on the podcast to reveal all her travel hacks, share some crazy stories that will entertain and inspire you with a bit of gossip sprinkled about the current state of travel content creators. #tanyakhanijow #travelpodcast #storieswithrusty __ Time Stamps 00:00 // Last time on SWR w/ @TanyaKhanijow 1:40 // 90 days program in Finland 5:20 // Switzerland and Yash Chopra 6:30 // Tanya’s plans for the year 8:15 // Nordic countries inviting Indians 8:44 // Differences between European countries 9:40 // Indian history and diversity 10:15 // Wrestle mania 11:07 // European and American Visa 11:40 // Story of the bottle 13:14 // One million subscribers 13:14 // Living in homestays 15:26 // A creator’s place 16:43 // Finding comfort everywhere 18:01 // Indian AirBnbs 19:20 // Tanya is engaged 20:00 // Travelling with fiancé 22:25 // Memories with Arunachal 24:22 // Homestays of India 24:50 // North east and the airplanes 26:00 // Uploading content and Travelling 28:30 // Challenges with travel content 30:39 // Wave of travel content on instagram 33:05 // Long form travel creators 35:50 // YouTube vs Instagram’s algorithm 37:13 // YouTube shorts 38:50 // Collaborating with subscribers 39:50 // Power of Analytics 41:30 // Sponsorships 42:11 // Expanding beyond YouTube 43:40 // Indian and NRI audience 44:25 // South American culture 46:18 // Linguistics 48:20 // Tech advantage 49:05 // Tanya’s grandfather 51:20 // Issues with Visa 53:15 // Privilege with passport 54:15 // General Knowledge and the internet 55:44 // Vedant’s experience of travelling and packing 57:50 // Travelling without check in 59:10 // Gatwick airport 1:00:50 // How to pack for a world tour 1:02:40 // Tanya’s gear 1:04:50 // Security check-in 1:06:38 // Flight routine 1:08:00 // Ship travel 1:09:00 // Favourite way of travelling 1:09:26 // Road trips 1:12:40 // Getting bored while travelling 1:14:40 // Vegetarian food while travelling 1:16:00 // Eating non-veg 1:17:00 // Vegan food 1:18:20 // Cheese and pizza 1:19:20 // Ease of Cooking 1:21:00 // Ease of 10min delivery- 1:22:00 // 90days Program 1:23:00 // Indian vs western creators 1:25:35 // Tanya loves Australia 1:27:00 // Being sustainable in India 1:28:50 // Electric cars 1:29:40 // Showing off 1:30:54 // Living in Dubai 1:33:19 // Tanya’s gulf plans 1:34:44 // Socialising as a travel creator 1:37:30 // Solo travelling 1:38:40 // Mental and physical fatigue 1:40:37 // Prioritising fitness 1:43:02 // Life after getting a fiancé 1:45:50 // Not wanting to get a partner 1:46:50 // How to marry __ // Let's Connect If you're the Instagram type, https://instagram.com/storieswithrusty If you're the Twitter type, https://twitter.com/rustystories
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