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THE FUTURE IS HERE! Technology, Innovations and Wanderlust make for a heady combination and they are certainly shaking things up for the global traveller. Here are some inventions that are changing the way we travel and in the not so distant future, are going to be as standard as sunscreen in the travellers packing list. […]

With the Olympics in full flow, Rio De Janerio, as the host city, has featured widely in the news. Honestly, we love Rio – it’s vibrant with dazzling landscapes, a very active cultural scene and some great beaches. To get you acquainted to this Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvellous city) as it is nicknamed, we’ve created a […]

The key difference between a great adventure and recurring frustration is in packing your rucksack right. Having a rucksack that fits well and is packed in the correct way to keep all your kit accessible and dry is actually harder than it sounds. Hopefully you’ve found a good rucksack (thanks to our nifty guide) and […]

Baby carriers offer a hands-free way of carrying your baby with the bonus of keeping your baby close to you all the while. Experts say baby wearing can soothe a fussy child, help lower a mom’s risk for postpartum depression, and promote bonding with parents. Not to mention the convenience of moving around easily and […]

Caution! These Instagram accounts will give you intense wanderlust and an overwhelming desire to book a one-way plane ticket out of your office cubicle. Follow these accounts and get your daily dose of the most amazing places, people and events captured with bewildering imagination and skill by these eclectic bunch of Instagram superstars. Tom Anderson […]

Resfeber (n.): the restless race of the traveller’s heart before the journey begins, when anxiety and anticipation are tangled together… What a perfect word for what I experience before every trip, big or small and something that reaches a feverish pitch as the departure date closes in. A time when excitement and stress are matted […]

Did you know the word ‘monsoon’ came from the Indian word “mausam”? The monsoon season is only typical to the Asian-Australian and West African regions. And the Indian monsoon is indeed a sight to behold. Water puddles along the roads, burgeoning lush greenery all around and the wonderful cool winds carrying petrichor make you yearn […]

With limitless options available in the market, buying bags may seem like the easiest thing to do, but if you take into consideration the ramifications of your decision: it isn’t exactly cheap, will occupy a lion’s share of your storage space and will be your travel companion for a few years atleast, you will understand […]

This is a sad blog to write. But if those haunting images of terror attacks, being beamed almost on a daily basis now, is getting you increasingly worried about travelling, you need to know a few things. Firstly, some stats. As per the US State Department statistics, there were close to 12,000 incidences of terrorism […]

Armed with our mega pixeled digital cameras and extended selfie sticks, we are able to record ourselves and our best moments on a trip like never before! And thankfully too, gone are the days when one would need to rely on bulky photo albums to revisit those explorations. In the age of unlimited cloud storage, […]