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Why you should drink water when travelling

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  Approximately 60 percent of the human body is made of water.🧍🏻‍♂️πŸ’§ The brain and heart are composed of 73 percent water while the lungs are about 83 percent.πŸ’¦ It is no brainer that we need water to live a healthy life and more so whilst travelling. 🚴🏻‍♂️ Whilst travelling is super fun the fun will only remain if you are fit and healthy.πŸ’ͺ🏻 One sure way to remain fit and healthy is to consume water and doing it the right way.πŸ‘πŸ» Here are few reasons why it is important to stay hydrated during travels.πŸ‘€πŸ’§ Dehydration is a common occurrence during air travel and it aggravates jet lag.✈️ Air travel and travel in general create an increased need for hydration. πŸ’§Not only do travellers experience physiological changes related to an increase in altitude and cabin pressure, they are also exposed to low moisture levels. πŸ₯€Aircraft cabin humidity levels are unnaturally low, about 5-10 percent, creating an environment with less humidity than the Sahara Desert.🏜️ Staying hydrated d...

In the Wilderness 'RAJA GIRI CAVE in Mihinthle```

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At the end of a narrow gravel path opposite the Kaludiya Pokuna, off the Jaffna- Mihinthale main road, stands a hillock named "Raja Giri Cave".πŸͺ¨πŸƒ The Rajagiri cave appeared tall and solitary above the giant treetops.πŸŒ³πŸƒ The first sight that caught our eyes was the ruins of an image house and a dagoba.πŸ›• This cave monastery is now declared as an archaeological reserve by the Archaeological Department.πŸ”πŸ“ The Rajagiri Lena Kanda is made up of a complex of caves.⛰️ According to the Mahavamsa, during the reign of King Saddhatissa, these caves had been inhabited by Kala Buddha Rakhita Thero.πŸ™πŸ»πŸŒΈThe members of Royal family had frequented this sacred land in oder to listen to the thero preach.🀴🏻✨ Another rock inscription found from the premises belonging to 9th century AD shows the Mahayana influence in the latter part of the Anuradhapura period. πŸŒΈπŸ’« The silence that surrounded the environs was remarkable. πŸ’†πŸ»‍♂️There were steps carved on the rock surface that made our cli...