How to avoid ticks

Letizia and I enjoy hiking and since our recent sabbatical in New Zealand we take any opportunity to hit the tracks up the mountains and though the woods.

One of the downsides of this hobby is the occurrence of ticks. They can make it a terrible surprise if not carefully prevented.

Here a great article on how to avoid ticks and eventually remove them.

Image Credits: Mcvoorhis CC-BY-SA 3.0.