How to keep away mosquitoes and avoid their bites during travels

Travel Pests – The Mosquitoes; and tips on how to keep them away

Whether you’re visiting beaches, monuments, forests, or trying to spend a nice evening time on the patio of your exquisite cottage in the woods, you will be pestered by some itchy bites. Mosquitoes are almost all over the world, and their bites not only cause terrible itching, but also spread deadly diseases like malaria and dengue. So, what’s the solution for this nasty problem when you're outdoors during your travels? So far, we’ve found out only one that’s very effective.

A sunny afternoon by a pond full of lovely water lilies

Here’s something we came across, by the side of a small road, years ago while road-tripping

Mother Nature has a lot in store for us. But we sometimes... okay, more than just sometimes, lose sight of all things beautiful or interesting. Here’s something we came across, by the side of a small road, years ago while road-tripping – A pond full of beautiful water lilies.

Varanga, an idyllic village of Jain Heritage

The Lake Temple and other Jain Temples of Varanga, Karkala

Varanga, a small village in Karkala taluk of Udupi district in Karnataka, is home to thousand year old Jain temples. Here's an account of our visit to this idyllic village of Varanga and its ancient heritages, including the Kere Basadi (Lake temple) and the Neminatha Basadi.

In Pictures : Some random travel photos that went through Instagram filters

Travel photography enhanced with Instagram filters

We recently (finally) began using the Instagram app and its filters for our travel pictures. Beginning this new Photography section in our blog, here are some random travel photos from our travels that went through Instagram filters and came out nicer.

World Tourism Day 2017 in perspective : Being a Responsible Traveller

World Tourism Day 2017 - the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development - #TravelEnjoyRespect

As every year, the UN World Tourism Organization is celebrating the World Tourism Day on 27th September 2017. This year, it focuses on sustainable tourism which can contribute to development. Here's why we have taken the pledge to be a responsible traveller, and here's how you can take this pledge too, and help spread the message of this cause and support the campaign.