I expect my earliest memory of the Alps is a pretty common one. Some minutes after popping in the second VHS of the two-tape set, you see the von Trapp family…
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Anyone who hikes regularly has a standard checklist of trekking gear. But while you might have your base layer down and your nano puff packed, there’s a very good chance you’re…
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Cusco is a city defined by three things: Incan civilization, Spanish conquest, and mass tourism. But those Incan ruins that shall not be named have done some serious damage. The remote magic of Machu…
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Two pairs of pants, eight shirts, 168 birth control pills, 36 antibiotics, and 240 tampons. Those were the contents of my backpack for my round-the-world trip in 2011. Girls who travel…
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Porto has the unique mix of allure and grit that has inspired love stories throughout the ages. Of course, there is the obvious beauty – graceful bridges like Ponte Luís I…
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You’ll see the word “junk” popping up a lot when you’re planning a Bai Tu Long Bay Cruise. The tour descriptions promise nighttime sails aboard “a luxurious junk boat”, but how…
