I’m Ashvinee — and I’ve lived India from five cities.
I’m Ashvinee Nagle, and I’ve spent most of my life traveling India from five home bases — Indore, Bhopal, Mumbai, Pune, and now Nagpur. TravelIndia.io is where I write down what I’ve actually learned along the way.
I’m a software engineer by training, which is probably why my travel guides look the way they do — practical, specific, and built around the questions I wished someone had answered for me before a trip.
Five cities, five lessons in travelling India
Each home base taught me something about how to travel this country — and most of what’s on this site started in one of these places.
Indore
Indore is where the travel bug started. Growing up in Madhya Pradesh meant weekend trips to Mandu’s ruined palaces, Maheshwar’s ghats on the Narmada, and Omkareshwar’s island temple. Indore itself taught me to love food before I knew that was a travel skill — Sarafa Bazaar after midnight, poha-jalebi in the morning, and a street food culture that ruins you for everywhere else.
Bhopal
Bhopal added depth to what Indore had started. With Sanchi’s stupas an hour away and Bhimbetka’s prehistoric rock shelters a short drive south, I was constantly within reach of places that quietly rewrite how you think about Indian history. Bhopal is where I learned that some of India’s most significant places are also its quietest.
Mumbai
Mumbai was my introduction to urban India. Local train timings, the difference between a good vada pav and a forgettable one, beaches worth visiting after sunset. Mumbai taught me that a city only opens up to you when you stop treating it like a checklist.
Pune
Pune became my travel apprenticeship. Weekends turned into Sahyadri forts, monsoon drives to Lonavala and Mahabaleshwar, and slow detours to temple towns I’d never heard of before I moved. Pune taught me how to plan a short escape that actually feels like a break.
Nagpur
Nagpur brought me back to central India — an hour from Tadoba’s tigers and a short drive from lakes, temples, and forest stays most travelers never reach. A lot of the guides on this site exist because I couldn’t find good information about central India anywhere else when I started writing about it.
Honest, on-the-ground travel writing for India
Most India travel content online is written either by people who haven’t been to the places they’re describing, or by writers paid to recommend specific hotels and tours.
I wanted a site that worked the way I’d want one to work as a reader — clear itineraries, honest assessments of whether somewhere is worth your time, and the practical detail that only comes from showing up in person.
City guides, weekend escapes, and the practical detail that turns a stressful trip into a good one
No paid placements. No commission-driven recommendations.
If I write that a place is worth visiting, it’s because I think it is.
If you want to reach me with feedback, questions, or trip-planning queries, I’d love to hear from you.
— Ashvinee