There’s little doubt that Australia is one of the best destinations for travelers. This, after all, is a country that offers a little something for everyone, and the lifestyle alone is something of a dream. Who doesn’t like spending time in the sun, or going to the beach, or eating delicious

BBQ food?! But of course, as with any huge and relatively remote destination (and Australia is,

for sure, huge and remote), you’ll need to know a few tips to make the most of your trip. We

take a look at a few essential tips below.

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The Length of Time

We’ve already mentioned that Australia is huge and remote. As such, you’ll want to look at

going for an extended period of time. This is not a place just to visit for a few days! The flight getting there could be as long as a day, after all. Most people that make a trip to the Land Down

Under do so for several weeks. That’ll give you enough time to comfortably get over ay jet lag

that you experience, explore all the different regions, or fully soak up the atmosphere of the

country. Perfect!

When to Go

It’s important to remember that, since Australia is located in the Southern Hemisphere, the seasons occur at the opposite times of year that they do in more Northern parts of the world. So when’s the best time to visit? Well, it depends on what you like. If you’re going to be touring thee ntire country during your trip, then it’s best to go before Christmas, which is their springtime.

You’ll find that the temperatures are agreeable more or less across the whole country. If you’re

just sticking to South Australia, then you don’t need to really worry about when you go, unlessy ou’re looking for extra warm temperatures. Things stay pleasant all year round and don’t even get all that hot during summer either.

Do Your Research

You’ll need to do your research for your trip to Australia even if you’re going for a month. We

really can’t overstate just how big this place is! Even if you have a month, you’ll still need to be

efficient with your time. Before you go, take a look at what’s on offer, and pick a few key areast hat you want to visit. Once you’ve figured that out, you can go even deeper into your research.

You should take a look at a travel itinerary for Perth, Sydney, and Melbourne so that you can

make the best use of your time while in the cities. You won’t be able to do everything during your first trip, but you can always go back!

Diverse Landscapes

Finally, make sure you’re exploring some off the beaten path parts of the country too. There arep lenty of diverse landscapes waiting to be explored, and you’ll be missing out if you don’t visit some of the National Parks. Don’t just stick to the cities -- get out there and see the real

Australia!

It’s hard to believe that 2020 is right around the corner. It still feels like yesterday when 2019 just came upon us, and the usual occurrences made their appearance. Everything from my misplaced New Year resolutions to writing the wrong year while recording a particular date is mistakes that are still fresh in my mind. By the time I finally rectified this, the year has almost drawn to a close.

As an observer, you might understandably be thinking that I’ve wasted my time thinking about something so trivial. While the argument against this train of thought certainly exists, that’s a topic best reserved for another day – especially since I personally also agree about this action being a waste of time. After all, I could’ve spent this time doing something else that I love – namely, traveling!

And what better time is there to travel than during New Years? The sheer number of ways in which different places all over the world celebrate this joyous occasion is nothing short of remarkable. Exploring different cultures and landscapes that explore this tradition is a treat in every sense of the word.

However, one problem I always face – regardless of the time during which I plan a trip – has to be the issue of arranging funds to plan the trip. Flights and accommodation are expensive enough as is, but this becomes even worse during a time like New Year’s when every human being in the world has to go someplace or the other. It’s frankly quite ridiculous and not an easy thing for my bank account to bear, that’s for sure.

 

However, the wanderlust in me needs to be satiated in some way or the other, making it essential for me to figure out the perfect middle ground between this need and my savings. Thankfully, with Bajaj Finserv EMI Network Card, reaching this compromise becomes a piece of cake! Now, I can plan my trip to the following destinations without having to be overly cautious when it comes to saving money.

Sydney

Australia is an excellent place to visit as an international destination. The sheer variety of locales coupled with energetic people makes this city well worth a visit. New year celebrations in this city are especially memorable, featuring parties and festivals around pretty much every corner. Of course, if you want a more serene experience, then Sydney has that to offer as well, making it the perfect holiday destination for you to enjoy your New Year.

 

2 types of nature seekers: https://youtu.be/dQ5eMd-TWeA

Moscow

Regardless of Russia’s political climate, no one can deny that the country features some incredibly scenic locales. The capital of this country, Moscow, aptly personifies this image. Red Square, the Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral, Lenin's Mausoleum, and the KGB Museum are some of the most beautiful locations in this city, making Moscow a worthy New Year’s retreat.

 

Las Vegas

Do I need to get into the reasons as to why Las Vegas is a popular hotspot to celebrate a wild New Year? After all, there are so many movies that highlight this particular aspect that I don’t need to elaborate on something so intrinsically familiar. So, whether you wish to try your luck at the endless casinos in this city or explore the beaches, the unfairly-nicknamed Sin City has something for everyone, and – in some cases – everything for someone!

 

2 types of nature seekers: https://youtu.be/dQ5eMd-TWeA

London

Europe is a brilliant touring destination, featuring a variety of aesthetic landscapes to satiate even the most demanding tourist. However, if I had to select one place where I would go during New Years, then London pretty much takes the cake in this regard. After all, Britain is a great place to explore, and the capital of this country features an urban sprawl that becomes incredibly happening during New Years.

 

These are just a few of the places on my Wishlist – a dream that is turning into a reality with the Bajaj Finserv EMI Network. The fact that I can pay for my flights and accommodation well beforehand and then break into down into monthly payments that are free of any premium makes this service invaluable. This festive season, Bajaj Finserv’s #JustEMI wali Sparkling Diwali campaign is offering more than 1000+ spectacular offers, discounts and cashback when you shop online or at any of the 90,000+ Bajaj Finserv partner stores across the country. If you’re making travel plans, there’s enough reason for you to cheer. While transacting through MakeMyTrip, you can avail 20 percent instant discount on domestic hotel bookings up to Rs 10000 and flat Rs 400 off on minimum transaction amount of Rs 8,000 for domestic flight tickets. To start booking for your travel, visit the EMI Network Town. 

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While living in such a culturally rich and yet diverse country like India, the undying wanderlust thirst which is pervasive across the country is quite understandable. Be it the serene and chilly mountains up North, or the glitzy party life of Goa, or the unexplored backwaters of Kerala, or even the glamour and history of Mumbai, each locality - whether a metropolitan city or a tiny village, presents itself as a tourist treat. 

In fact, it would be foolish to try and list out the diverse tourist destinations in the nation - we are truly blessed when it comes to the plethora of holiday options presented to us. It’s safe to say that most of us are yet to explore the rich offerings of the country. There is always at least one destination on our bucket list to visit next. A small factor contributing to this constant need to travel is that all this travelling comes at a price.

Financing our holidays has always been a worrisome task. There are multiple business products and services specially curated to help us with the trouble of funding - in the form of traditional travel agents, or more contemporary services such as online booking facilities which have offered convenient hotel, flight, bus, and rail booking facilities. Some of the eminent online booking facilities include MakeMyTrip, Goibobo (now merged with MakeMyTrip to form a distinct entity - Go-MMT), or Redbus (leading bus booking provider in the country).

Check out 2 types of travellers: https://youtu.be/bopFoflJ8aI

Apart from these businesses, prominent budget hotel chains such as OYO and FabHotels have uniquely designed online booking platforms boosted by technology in the form of applications to promote smooth and transparent booking processes. These budget hotel chains aim to propel the travelling urges of the middle class - for whom travelling across the country was once a financial burden. 

It can be concluded that these contemporary business services have definitely promoted tourism and travel across the nation - having liberated sections of the economy for whom holidaying was once an annual luxury.

5 things you can get on EMIs for your next vacation:  https://youtu.be/SnHN0TwztGs

Despite all these new-age offerings, travelling could still be even less of a financial burden for you. This is where the role of EMI comes into play. Most of us relate the concept of EMI to larger financial concept such as an insurance or a loan, however financial institutions are now launching extremely flexible EMI schemes and plans tailor-made to offer users EMI options for transactions relating to consumer goods, fashion apparel, and lastly, even travel/hotel booking portals. One such EMI scheme which I’ve uncovered just recently, which also facilitates holiday planning is offered by Bajaj Finserv. The dynamic Bajaj Finserv EMI Network Card allows users to book hotels /flights /buses /cars /complete holiday packages on MakeMyTrip, Yatra, and Goibibo. With the festive season and winter approaching, now is probably the best time to take advantage of the host of benefits accrued from a 0% interest plan - so #JustEMI and make your holidaying dream a reality with Bajaj Finserv.

This festive season, Bajaj Finserv’s #JustEMI wali Sparkling Diwali campaign is offering more than 1000+ spectacular offers, discounts and cashbacks when you shop online or at any of the 90,000+ Bajaj Finserv partner stores across the country. These offers are valid until October 28th, 2019. Customers transacting through MakeMyTrip can avail 20% instant off up on Domestic Hotel bookings up to Rs. 10000 and flat Rs. 400 off on minimum transaction amount of Rs. 8,000 for Domestic Flight tickets. So, #JustEMI your flight tickets and hotel bookings and enjoy your dream vacation without breaking the bank. To start shopping, visit the EMI Network Town Destination page - https://www.bajajfinservspotlight.in/sparkling-diwali/ 

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As soon as you can smell 'harsinga' or Nyctanthes' flowers in the air, you know that Autumn has arrived. A slight chill engulfs you as you open the windows in the morning. There is something so beautiful about this season... the sun is no more as ferocious as it was a month back (Delhi summers) and you can enjoy the warmth of the sheets on chilly nights. And most importantly, Autumn fashion! Dressing up during this season and winters is definitely most rewarding as you get to layer! Yes, I love to show my creativity and edge by layering clothes fashionably... and it doesn't stop here, I love dressing up my daughter in this season too!

With Autumn comes Durga Puja, the 5 days long extravaganza and of course the most awaited festival of the year. It's kind of a fashion show for Bengalis as we don new and different outfits both times of the day. I love planning my daughter's outfits well in advance (like mother like daughter) and this year I stocked up gorgeous Autumn wear from Cherry Crumble California.

Their Autumn Winter collection is to die for! They have cool jackets and trousers, sweater dresses and full sleeve frocks. The material ranges from valor to corduroy, denim to shearling, suede to knits. The designs are Oh So Stylish! The prints are to die for and the craftsmanship is top notch. You can be assured of your child's comfort when you dress him/her up in Cherry Crumble California. So you can see that autumn as well as winters can be dealt with style all thanks to Cherry Crumble.

The collection is full of bright colours, ruffles, playful prints, beautiful embroidery and patterns. I was really confused what all to order because all the designs were so freaking adorable. 

Their collection is exactly what we all fashion conscious people would love to wear...only in smaller size! From cold shoulder tops to shimmery fabrics, scalloped hems to adorable appliques, I wish they had all these in my size too! The collection for boys is equally dapper. They have colour block pockets, jersey knit fabric, classic crew necklines, contrasting ribbed colours, etc etc. In short the collection screams of the cool, adorable Southern California vibe. 

 My daughter is in love with the floral print of this chambray corduroy dress. Also the texture is super soft making me irresistible to hug her repeatedly. Cherry Crumble is available on Jabong, Myntra, Amazon, Firstcry and Flipkart. So what are you waiting for? Dress up your sweetheart stylishly in their gorgeous Autumn winter collection!

This is a much asked and sorted topic for not only all the mums out there but a major deciding factor for many figure conscious females too. Although I am far for an expert myself (I am yet to lose my baby fat; leave a flat belly after five years of giving birth,) I decided to throw some light on this topic as too many moms had been asking me lately. Also I wish I knew about Feelingirl during my puerperum stage. Since I had two C sections, their stuff   would have helped me a lot in achieving what I haven't in the last five and half years.

1. Don't diet, give up refined food/ carbs.

A lot many paranoid moms start dieting strictly immediately after birth to get back to shape ASAP. But they forget the most important part: nourishment. Not only the mother's body needs prolific nutrition after giving birth but also for milk production. The key here is to have a diet rich in proteins, calcium, some healthy fats (nuts, coconuts, avocados, fish) and lots of roughage. If you don't take enough fibre, first you are not going to sense fullness (and bound to keep munching) and second, suffer from constipation. For foodies like me, this is really tough and I have never dieted a single day in my entire life.

The key here is to have less number of chapatis, little rice, lots of fruits and vegetables and no refined/processed food at all. Ditch aerated/ sweetened drinks totally and no artificial sweeteners. Treat yourself occasionally.

2. Exercise: You should start walking as early as possible. If you had a C section, then also you can start walking slowly after a week of your surgery. Early ambulation is very important. You can resume full fledged exercise 3 months after giving birth but only after consulting your OB/GYN. You can also wear a Waist Trainer Shorts to help flatten your belly like this.  However this should also be worn after consulting your doctor. One should wait for at least 2-3 months (depending on the condition) to wear this.

For females with normal labour, they can resume exercise after 6 weeks itself but only after consulting your OB/GYN.

3. Have a healthy state of mind: Although waist cinchers would help you a lot in reaching the desirable, but having sound mental health is very important. Depression is a major cause of weight gain and Post partum depression is very common after giving birth. Even I was a victim of that! For a cheerful person like me, I know it's hard to imagine but it's true. I fought strongly to get my older self for a a full six months.

Talk to people who understand you. Meditate. Ask for help who can take care of your baby so that you can go out, inhale the fresh air, laugh with your friends. Keep away from negative people. Remember, the most important relationship in the world is the one with yourself.

4. Be gentle on yourself: Although we all want to be that perfect little woman (in our own terms) that we were before planning to become a mom, it's not possible always. We should never forget that we have given birth to a life and that is the best thing (and special) ever. There are so many factors that stop us from achieving that desirable body: genetics, change in metabolism, hormonal changes, etc etc. We should not punish ourselves for being unable to do that. Although best waist trainer is a super easy way to look as if your body hasn't undergone any change but nothing is more rewarding than holding your bundle of joy in your arms.

Tell me pretty ladies, have you lost that weight? Or are you still struggling?

First of all let me enlighten you when to consider hairfall alarming. Being a physician who deals with hair and skin mainly; I know how much confused people actually are. Some think that hair strands while combing and washing is hairfall. Well no.

Our hair are not permanent. They grow, mature and eventually fall off. For girls 50 to 100 strands falling is normal. Normal said being hairfall during combing, brushing and other rigorous activities. If its more than that, its time to wake up!

Apart from choosing the right products for your hair, its important to make changes in your lifestyle. Add more fruits and veggies to your diet, laugh more and fret less; apart from other vital changes.  However some physiological conditions like post pregnancy can shoot up hairfall and you may find it difficult to gain that back.

I have been having severe hairfall for the past three to four years. First it was stress and unhealthy lifestyle which got coupled with post partum hairfall. I had been looking for changes in my hair care regime when I decided to improve my hair care regime. Apart from taking Homoeopathic medicines (yes they are super effective for hairfall) , I have found an oil that is really helpful.

What is Jonk Tail made of?
It mainly contains leech oil. It's a combination of ingredients that are formulated to promote hair growth and prevent hairfall. This oil stimulates the hair follicles to promote hair growth.

What are its benefits?

• It prevents hairfall as well as promotes new growth.
• Since it stimulates the follicles, you can expect faster hair growth.
• It's useful in alopecia too.
• Fights dandruff and infections.
• Promotes scalp and nourishes healthy hair.

How to use?

• Before going to sleep, apply Nature Sure Jonk Oil on the roots of your hair and scalp
• Massage gently for 15 minutes
• Leave it for the night
• Wash in the morning

Price: A very reasonable 239 INR for a 110 ml bottle.


It's available at major e commerce sites like Amazon,1 mg, snapdeal, nykaa, etc etc.

Title: City of Nine Gates

Author: Pankaj Rajput

Genre: Mythological fiction

Pages: 296

I always start any book by reading about the author first because it tells me (to a large extent) as to what the book is about. Author Pankaj Rajput is a financial risk manager by profession. However his interest has hovered from physics to metaphysics to of course spirituality. That pretty much explains the theme of this book, which is Vedic fiction. He feels that Truth is absolute. And that is what the protagonist of his book, Gyan realizes.

Gyan is a young, super successful millionaire but he is an atheist. This book traces his journey from being an atheist to self realization. However it doesn't happen neither quickly nor easily. You are literally on a wild ride while reading this!

This story is about an imaginary place/kingdom known as the 'City of Nine Gates' which is discovered after a deep excavation. The archaeologists did not know what that long buried site actually had in it. Some thought it to be a temple but it turned out to be a kingdom. Gyan sets on this almost seemingly impossible journey of unravelling the truth; by following signs and symbols and decoding puzzles. The fruit which he receives at the end is priceless! I don't want to reveal the spoilers, you go and read yourself!

What I loved about the book:

Author Pankaj Rajput has used a humongous amount of Sanskrit words in his composition. So he has given an elaborate glossary at the end of the book. I am an ardent Sanskrit lover but many of the words had slipped out of my knowledge because of lack of practice. This served such a beautiful lexicon for my knack in this language. I am sure that it would help every reader to absorb this book more effectively.

The prologue is short but so apt. I would like to quote those excessively thoughtful lines:

An atheist says: There is no God.

A Gyanyogi said: There is only God.

A Karmyogi said: Work is God.

A Bhaktiyogi said: I love God.

I would especially like to stick to the Karmyogi part.

Since time immemorial, women and men alike have tried to get rid of body hair. Whether a girl loves to wear short dresses or wants to prep herself for beach, she wants to get rid of body hair. But the need/want of unwanted body hair removal is not just restricted to any gender or any age group. Men too want their chests clean whether they want to hit the gym or beach. And if they are too much hairy, they want to remove their body hair. Similarly females irrespective of their age, remove axillary hair. And if they are suffering from any medical condition that causes growth in facial hair, then the maintenance is on a different level altogether. This regular process is cumbersome, time consuming as well as hassle. People have always craved for some way to get rid of this nuisance permanently.

There are a number of solutions for this in the market.

 Waxing and threading: Be it a salon or home, waxing takes time and money. Not to forget the pain associated with it. But the worst part is that it has to be done at regular intervals and the growth of hair increases with time.

Depilatory creams: A painless process yet have to be repeated frequently.

Laser Hair removal: This is an expensive as well as a tedious process. The bad part is that even after multiple sessions it doesn't guarantee you permanent hair removal. Also it's not a painless process.

Electrolysis/Thermolysis: These procedures guarantee permanent hair removal but the pain quotient is too high. Also it's very time consuming as well as expensive so it's tough for whole body hair removal. Not to forget the pain associated with it.

Natural hair growth inhibitor: Now this is something very promising, safe and effective. NEUD has really great results and is painless, safe and effective, only when applied consistently over the time.

So how does this help?

Every hair has a tiny bulb like structure inside our skin which is called follicle. It can be commonly addressed as root. So the NEUD cream penetrates inside the skin and acts on the follicle and destroys it, so that new hair can't grow.

How long does this take to work?

Results may vary from person to person as hair growth (rate of growth as well as thickness) is different for everyone. One must use NEUD regularly for 8 to 12 months to get results.

How to use?

After hair removal on the desired body part (armpits, face or arms and legs) massage this cream onto the skin till it gets fully absorbed.

After waxing apply NEUD twice daily for 5 days.

After shaving/cream apply NEUD daily. Note: NEUD is not a depilatory cream. It helps to retard hair growth by going inside the skin and destroying the follicles.

Is it safe?

NEUD cream is made from natural ingredients and is an Ayurvedic medicine. It contains Gymnema sylvestre, papaya and sunflower oil extracts. So it's 100% safe with zero side effects.

So what are the advantages of using NEUD cream?

. Permanent hair growth reduction.

No more unwanted body hair.

Minimize need for hair removal

Smoother skin for longer duration.

Painless and suitable for all types.

Price: ₹1499 for 80 gm bottle. It is a pump bottle so very convenient to use. 

You can get it here and also on Amazon, Snapdeal, Flipkart and major e commerce sites.