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Why merino wool t-shirts are the best travel t-shirts
There’s an interesting pattern that emerges from perusing the packing lists of long-term (or frequent) backpackers; they end up using eerily identical sorts of gear. You’ll see surprisingly consistent suggestions, such as using …
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Soft shell jeans, the world’s greatest invention
Jeans. The world’s greatest stylistic achievement. Rugged. Comfortable. Dependable. Gloriously adaptable to the whims of fickle fashion nonsense, anywhere in the world. Soft shells. High-tech fabric that’s tough on the outside, …
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Cost of (budget) travel for a month in Guatemala
For a lot of people, budget destinations are often the only destinations. As much as people like to say that travel is affordable (and it’s a lot more true than most …
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Backpacking through Central America with just a carry-on
As perhaps some of you may know, I am a scrawny weakling with embarrassingly atrocious upper body strength huge fan of minimalist travel, and the unhindered wandering it allows. I haven’t …
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