MEET THE WAYFARERS
MR. WAYFARER
Meet my husband, Ashirwad Mhatre, or as the world knows him – Ashu. Professionally, he’s a Creative Director in Advertising, but otherwise he’s a tech-loving geek who loves the written word. He’s much better at photography than he’ll have you believe, and is spendthrift boy who simply cannot stop shopping. Every photograph and video on this site is shot by him, barring a couple at Maldives (he forgot to take a backup and the hard drive crashed. I still give him grief for that). He’s as crazy about travel and food as I am, and in every which way he is my perfect partner in crime. He’s a goof and I’m sure you’ll love his quirks along the way.
MRS. WAYFARER
Meet my wife, Nachiketa Mhatre, or Nachi as I and the world have always called her. She’s a Creative Director in a leading ad agency, same place where I met her, and where two of us, Copywriters, fell in love for the written word and each other. She’s obsessed with collecting curios, she’s a magnet freak, and needs her creature comforts when we travel (so much so, that I cannot do without them now). Her love for beauty products is ever-growing, and sometimes it can compete with love for me too. She’s cute as a button and her flair for beauty can be seen as much in her face as in her words. Through the course of this site, you too will agree with me.
SO, WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT?
A lot of fun to start with. We are inviting you to our world full of travels across the globe (12 countries and counting), our love for beauty products, our affair with food, and the coolest tech around. So, while we are busy writing print and television commercials on weekdays, our true ‘wayfarer’ selves come out on weekends, and this site speaks to that side of us, and hopefully to yours too.
WANT US TO GET MORE SPECIFIC?
Here's a gist to what expect from each section.
TRAVEL
We are not the backpackers, and not the ones who only live in 5-stars either. We don’t do only offbeat places, nor do we only do the attractions. So, yes, you’d find experiences like the top of Eiffel in Paris or taking a train ride to the highest railway station in Europe - Jungfraujoch, but you’d also find little finds like Positano in Italy or Seminyak in Bali. What you’d also get is a list of boutique hotels we stayed in, and even a lavish one thrown in for good measure. Also savour the best food you can sample when you're travelling. Essentially, we want you to travel digitally with us, like us, before you pack your bags and head out to explore own your own.
BEAUTY
Since we both work on beauty brands, we have our fair share of exposure on the best products on offer, and we’d offer you insight on which works better by personally using them as well. Soon, we'd be putting up a men's section too.
TECH
Cameras. Headphones. Streaming devices. Speakers. Gadgets. Phones. Everything we buy is backed with a ton of research. So rather than just suggesting what’s good in the market, we are bringing you tech we’ve spent our hard-earned money on, and the value it brings on the table. We don’t compromise on quality, but that doesn’t mean we empty our bank accounts in the process. We’d tell you where you should spend the money, and where you should save as well.
WEEKEND
Not every weekend has a purpose. Some are just spend idling away time, watching TV shows and reading books. While there are few weekeends, where we venture out as well. So what we've decided is to mix it up,and throw everything in for good measure. This will cover what we do, eat, read, watch, etc. We’re really excited about this one. And we hope you are too.
Welcome to a happy place on the internet.
Welcome to ‘The Weekend Wayfarers’.