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BAHRAIN

 Off I Go, Guess Where!

Life in Bahrain: A Photo Essay.

Of Hitchhiking in Bahrain.

Inside a Mosque: My First Time.

Land of a Thousand Friends.

JORDAN

Meeting the Real Nomads: The Bedouins of Wadi Finan in Jordan

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ABOUT ME

Shivya Nath

Hello! I’m Shivya Nath. In 2011, at age 23, I quit my corporate job with a dream of traveling the globe. For seven years, I lived out of two bags, seeking slow travel, community-centric experiences, and digital nomad adventures.

Some of my most cherished memories include travelling overland from the Persian Gulf via Iran to Armenia, living with a Mayan community in Guatemala, volunteering at a coral reef restoration project in Cuba, living in a nunnery in Ladakh, and shedding my inhibitions and clothes at onsens across Japan.

In 2022, I spent a life-changing month working on a sustainability initiative on the wild and remote Robinson Crusoe Island in Chile. Soon after, I decided it was time to hang up my nomadic boots, and work with the tourism industry on its sustainability journey.

Through this blog, I hope to inspire you to step out of your comfort zone and experience the world – meaningfully and consciously!

More about me

How I fund my travels

My journey with responsible travel

Why I turned vegan

Why I’m no longer travelling full time

My climate action plan

Recognition

sustainability influencers India
Finalist, Most Impactful Piece of Travel Writing
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Delighted and humbled to share that I’ve won Silver at the SATW Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards, in the video under 2 minutes category + honourable mention in the Instagram storytelling category 🥺🙏 CAN WE GET REAL? Can you REALLY get paid to travel the world? Until a few years ago, the idea of using a menstrual cup during my periods made me shudder. A fellow passenger first told me about Andretta some 11 years ago on a bus ride. Himachal and Uttarakhand: Record rainfall, flooding and landslides. Something BIG is coming tomorrow! Watch this space; turn on notifications if you like. This is @caboserai through the seasons 💚 I have an official speaker reel now!

What I’m upto now

I spent 7 nomadic years travelling the world, living with local communities and writing stories at the intersection of travel, the environment and local communities. The pandemic was a time of reflection, and I now seek a lower footprint life close to nature.

I’m currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Sustainability at Harvard’s DCE, and recently founded Climate Conscious Travel – an impact consultancy committed to accelerating community-centric climate action in tourism.

I continue to share conscious and meaningful travel stories on Instagram, my monthly newsletter and on this blog.

New Course

I’ve taken all my learnings over the past 10 years to build a self-paced course that’ll give you the strategies and mindset to find success as a travel storyteller – and have a positive impact on the world in the process!

Recent Projects

Sustainable CitiesVoices of rural india

The Shooting Star Book

A travel memoir that charts my journey from the cubicle to the road. A national bestseller in India, currently in its fourth reprint. Published by Penguin.

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WHERE AM I?

Himachal, India

For consulting or storytelling collaborations, see my Work with me page, or reach out to me at shivyanath@gmail.com

UPCOMING TALKS

[2023]

Apr 25
Sustainability in Travel: Reducing Waste and Carbon – Remote Year, Virtual

23-24 Sept
ABVP Travel Fest – Portugal

PAST TALKS

[2023]

15 Apr
Plastic in tourism panel by Ministry of Tourism India – G20 webinar

16 Mar
The Economic Times Travel Summit, India

[2022]

17-18 Oct
IMM Asia, Singapore

15-18 Nov
TBEX, Thailand

12th May
Sustainable Aviation Panel

22nd Apr
Sustainability Panel – Coursera

To invite me as a speaker, see my Speaking page.

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