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6 Reasons to Visit Egypt
Siwa Oasis The Siwa Oasis. Siwa is a special place. Visiting an Oasis is just a unique experience. You drive through the Sahara for hours and hours and suddenly you come upon the depression that is...
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What it Costs: A Day of Travel in the Philippines
While the Philippines is a bargain when coming from Europe, North America, or East Asia, it averages out to be a little more expensive than Thailand and the other countries of Southeast Asia. Figure at...
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7 Forms of Transportation in the Philippines
Popular Forms of Transportation in the Philippines Tricycle The tricycle is a motorcycle with a sidecar. I’ve seen two-seat, four-seat, and six seat side cars. I’ve also seen more than six people...
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What It Costs: A Day of Travel in Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan features on many a list of the world’s insert superlative here cities. These lists often include population, Michelin stared restaurants and yes, expense. But then this is one of the...
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7 Ways to Travel Greener
Travel and Tourism is inherently destructive to the environment. Transportation is carbon-emitting, hotels can have damaging effects, and even seemingly harmless activities like diving and trekking can...
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Getting to Afghanistan
Editor’s note: Both the US and British governments both warn against any travel to Afghanistan. Although, our Central Asia-based writer, Stephen Lioy, visited recently and lived to tell his story, does...
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8 Reasons to Visit Kyrgyzstan
Alcoholic Horse Milk Perhaps a remnant of Soviet culture, drinking culture is big in Kyrgyzstan. While vodka is usually the preferred imbibition, another option does exist. Kumis, a slightly alcoholic...
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Easy Trips Around Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro: The City and the State Rio de Janeiro is more than just a city, it’s a state. Whilst the Cuidade Marvellosa understandably grabs the best and the worst of the region’s headlines,...
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What It’s Like in: Athens Greece
As the home of ancient democracy, the modern Olympics, and the ruins of Classical Greek civilizations the city of Athens is an obvious tourist draw for tourists passing through Southern Europe. With...
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9 Things to Do in Turkmenistan
Experience the legacy of Turkmenbashi If most Westerners know only one thing about Turkmenistan, it is this: Turkmenbashi. This first President of Turkmenistan (born Saparmurat Niyazon) would go on to...
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Trekking the Langtang Valley Nepal — Part 1: Helambu Trek
This is part 1 of a 4-part series about Trekking in Nepal. Go here for Trekking in Nepal FAQs. Trekking in Nepal is an extraordinary experience and some of the best hiking of my life. Stunning scenery,...
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Roads, Ruins, and Raki: An Overview of Crete’s E4 Trail
Five days in, after another 4-hour stretch of walking over mountains on dusty roads with the occasional truck roaring past, I gave up. Having not accounted for how developed parts of Crete are and with...
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Vang Vieng Changed
Volunteering for Laos Vang Vieng is a place synonymous with narcotic paradise, backpacker raves, and the infamous “tubing” craze. Vang Vieng won’t let you leave without partaking in at least one day...
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11 Reasons to Visit Lima, Peru
For a city that functions only as an afterthought on expensive group tours to Machu Picchu, I’ve been able to have an incredible amount of fun in the Peruvian capital. It’s funny how before I moved to...
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Trekking the Langtang Valley Nepal — Part 2: Gosainkunda Trek
This is part 2 of a 4-part series about Trekking in Nepal. Go here for Part 1: Helambu Trek or to Trekking in Nepal FAQs. The Gosainkunda Trek is undoubtedly some of the most gorgeous high-altitude...
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What It Costs: A Day of Travel in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv tries to be a European city so much that it has achieved at least one commonality: expense. Israel is, on average, a pretty expensive country, and Tel Aviv, its de facto capital, is no...
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Trekking the Langtang Valley Nepal — Part 3: Langtang Valley Trek
This is part 3 of a 4-part series about Trekking in Nepal. Go here for Part 1: Helambu Trek or to Part 2: Gosainkunda Trek or read Trekking in Nepal FAQs. The Langtang Valley Trek is one of Nepal’s...
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Underground Austria: A Visit to the Sewers of Vienna
Underground Austria: A Visit to the Sewers of Vienna Austria-bound travelers may be forgiven for thinking that Salzburg and The Sound of Music are the be-all and end-all in ‘Osterreich’ cinema tourism....
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5 reasons to visit Taiwan
Taiwan is often overlooked as a travel destination – in fact, most people think it’s somewhere in China. Even those who know where Taiwan is, they see no reasons to go there; there’s no Great Wall, no...
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What It Costs: A Day of Travel in Istanbul
What It Costs: Travel in Istanbul Istanbul is not the obvious budget travel destination it once was. Prices here can be equivalent to Western Europe for careless spenders, but a visit to Istanbul can...
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