Loknath Das, Author at Pinfaves

Your summer Goa trip can go horribly wrong. Take these precautions

June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 Loknath DasCan, Go, Goa, horribly, precautions, summer, Take, these, Trip, Wrong, Your

With the mercury shooting through the roof, Goa’s private lifeguard agency issued on Thursday an advisory for the hundreds of thousands of tourists and locals who head for the beaches in summer, especially in May, when the temperature in the coastal state peaks at 38-40 degrees Celsius. The advisory asks tourists to look out for rip tides and powerful underwater currents that are a major cause for drowning off beaches — a regular phenomenon in summer, while also advising swimmers and beach-goers to stay hydrated and avoid direct sunlight. “The…

Travel and free sex, Miss Travel app is controversial app that helps people see the world for free

June 11, 2018 Loknath Dasand, App, Controversial, for, Free, Helps, Is, Miss, People, See, Sex, That, The, travel, World

Some may call it prostitution, but Miss Travel app likes to call it dating. The app, which is also available as a service on a website, is getting popular because it apparently allows people to travel the world for “free”. Free if you discount the possibility — or rather certainty — of sex. Miss Travel apparently allows rich people — likely to be mostly men — to sponsor trips of other people, in return for companionship and — again not said so explicitly but implied — sex. The dating app…

Anthony Bourdain changed the food, travel and media worlds

June 11, 2018 Loknath Dasand, Anthony, Bourdain, changed, Food., Media, The, travel, World's

My wife and I went to Thailand last year on our honeymoon. Had we never known of Anthony Bourdain, we might have just headed for Hawaii (not that there’s anything wrong with that). But Bourdain changed me. And not just me. Bourdain changed the restaurant world. He changed the travel world. And he changed the media world. In no small way, he helped change the world at large. He made it feel simultaneously much smaller and much bigger. He died from an apparent suicide last week, and the world will…

The future of travel? Expect nose-to-jowl and armpit-to-armpit journeys

June 11, 2018 Loknath Dasand, armpit-to-armpit, expect, Future, journeys, nose-to-jowl, of, The, travel

Richard Quest on the historic Kangaroo route As someone who has closely tracked the evolution of business travel and the technology that fuels it, veteran CNN journalist Richard Quest has more than a vague sense of what the future of travel looks like. For the short term, he says, it’s not incredibly comfortable, or glamourous. Here’s an edited excerpt of our chat with him that ranges from his idea of luxury to the golden rule of travel. How has travel informed your world view? Travel has informed my world view…

How to control high BP in pregnancy, symptoms and cure for a healthy baby

June 7, 2018 Loknath Dasa, and, baby, BP, Control, cure, for, Healthy, High;, How, In, Pregnancy?, symptoms:, to

Pregnant women are advised ample rest and there’s a good reason for it. In fact, pregnant women undergo constant blood pressure check up so that the doctor can monitor the pressure levels throughout pregnancy. Developing high blood pressure during pregnancy is not always harmful but it could also lead to several complications. “These days high BP during late pregnancies is very common. There is also a high possibility that women have hypertension as a pre-existing condition,” says Dr Anjali Talwalkar, obstetrics and gynecology, Kohinoor Hospital. These are some of the symptoms that you…

Childhood obesity, dairy is safe for kids and doesn’t lead to ill health

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For the longest time, it was widely believed that cow’s milk or any form of dairy promotes childhood obesity. However, according to this study, milk and dairy products are in fact safe for consumption. A team of researchers from the European Association for the Study of Obesity came to the conclusion after a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence over the last 27 years. “An important finding was the consistency of findings across different types of milk and dairy products and age groups,” explained Anestis Dougkas, who led the research.…