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Some health insurance firms exclude coverage for adventure sports
Some insurers exclude coverage for adventure sports and specifically mountain climbing. Any medical expenses linked to mountain climbing would then not be covered
2 min read16 Apr 2018The best hiking gear
Hiking gear can be as simple or as complicated as you would like it to be. At the most basic level, all you need are good shoes, a backpack and some weather-proof clothes
8 min read13 Mar 2018The mountain in my lungs
A hike to Switzerland's Bachalpsee lake, with all the romance of a Yash Raj film
4 min read5 Sep 2015Lounge Travel: Big Bend National Park, Texas
For pristine night skies with a view of Saturn's rings and probable encounters with bears, ditch the Grand Canyon for the Big Bend
5 min read25 Jul 2015An open letter to the manly monsoon hiker
Dear MCPs, why not take the bottles and plastic bags and gutkas pan packets and cigarette containers back with you? Startle the womenfolk; clean up after yourself
4 min read23 Aug 2014Overland Track, Tasmania | Bird’s-eye view
Trekking across the Tasmanian wilderness, in the company of the not-so-friendly currawongs
6 min read22 Sep 2013How to start a book club and keep it going
How to start a book club and keep it going
5 min read29 May 2009Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared