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China Travel Guide: From the Mountains of Yunnan to the Megacity of Chongqing

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China had been on our travel wishlist for years. We had heard stories about futuristic cities, dramatic mountain landscapes, ancient cultures and incredible food. Yet despite all the photos and videos we had seen online, nothing really prepared us for what we experienced during our journey through China. Over several weeks, we travelled through some […]

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Bolivia Backpacking Guide: Salt Flats, 6000m Peaks & Our Biggest South American Surprise

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After Peru, we crossed into Bolivia with surprisingly low expectations. We honestly didn’t know much about the country at all. Our only real goals were visiting the Uyuni salt flats and crossing the Atacama Desert into Chile. That was it. Little did we know that Bolivia would completely flip our trip upside down. We ended

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Machu Picchu view

Peru Backpacking Itinerary: Chaos, Mountains & Machu Picchu

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From Ecuador, we continued our backpacking journey to Peru, one of the main goals of our entire Latin American trip. Big mountains, legendary food, ancient history, and raw adventure. But Peru didn’t exactly welcome us gently. Here’s our Peru backpacking itinerary, told place by place — from surf towns and desert cities to high Andean

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Traveling Colombia: Our First Taste of Latin America

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In Colombia, Latin America stopped being an ideaand became real. Colombia is located in northwestern South America, bordered by both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It’s one of the continent’s most diverse countries, known for its Andean mountains, coffee regions, tropical rainforests, and vibrant cities. In recent years, Colombia has become one of

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