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Photo Essay: My Favorite Cups of Coffee

Photo Essay: My Favorite Cups of Coffee

On the road, I drink coffee regularly, often as a way to stake my claim to a table in a cafe.

The First Pan American Couchsurfing Collective

The First Pan American Couchsurfing Collective

The Pan American Collective was a week of events, ranging from parties to sightseeing.

Faces From Around the World: Ecuador 006

Faces From Around the World: Ecuador 006

Salome is someone different for Ecuador, that's for sure.

Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro

Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro

On that mountain, nothing else in the world matters except putting one foot in front of the other.

Holiday Extras Travel Insurance

Holiday Extras Travel Insurance

19 February 2010

No traveler can leave their home country without travel health insurance; being injured abroad is an event that no traveler wants to face.  Facing a serious injury abroad without the support net of travel insurance makes an already bad situation worse. Holiday Extras is a UK-based company that has been serving the travel community for over [...]

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Flying Cathedrals Anyone?

18 February 2010

This is a guest post by Rebecca Tom. If you want to guest post on Go Backpacking, please read more here. The sky is filled with flickering lights and shapes and the crowd marvel at the spectacle above them. It’s quite an event and even better than that it’s free. The annual Bristol Balloon Fiesta is famous for [...]

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Friday Flashback: Phnom Penh

Friday Flashback: Phnom Penh

12 February 2010

After zipping through rural Cambodian villages outside Battambang on the back of a motorbike, I found downtown Phnom Penh to be rather unpleasant.  I had to go though, if for no other reason, then to visit the former Khmer prison of S-21, which was an emotional, thought-provoking experience. Destination: Phnom Penh The Royal Palace French Colonial Architecture A Morning [...]

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Calculated Hotel Comforts

Calculated Hotel Comforts

12 February 2010

The following is a sponsored post. As much as I encourage spontaneity, there is one thing I refuse to do on a whim, lodging. We’ve all heard horror stories of last-minute hostels from hell, bug-ridden hotel beds, and bed and breakfasts that, despite their quaint websites, are run-down and far from anything and everything on the itinerary. [...]

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A Teaching in Tibetan Buddhist Beliefs

A Teaching in Tibetan Buddhist Beliefs

10 February 2010

This is a guest post by Stephen Barrett. If you want to guest post on Go Backpacking, please read more here. As part of a larger backpacking trip around the world, Stephen Barrett had the good fortune to be in McLeod Ganj, seat of the Tibetan Government in Exile, for the first day of a series of [...]

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Win Free T-Shirts from Hostel Dog

Win Free T-Shirts from Hostel Dog

08 February 2010

Go Backpacking and Hostel Dog are giving away 2 free shirts!

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How to Choose a Travel Rewards Credit Card

07 February 2010

This is a guest post by Kevin Fleming. If you want to guest post on Go Backpacking, please read more here. One of the best perks of credit cards these days, particularly for those who travel frequently for work or for pleasure, are the travel rewards points that can be earned for using the card. These [...]

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Flashback Friday – Adventures in Battambang, Cambodia

Flashback Friday – Adventures in Battambang, Cambodia

05 February 2010

I spent a full afternoon cruising through floating villages to arrive in Battambang.  It was here that my motorbike guide gave me his first hand account of living through the Khmer Rouge genocide, and later invited me to eat dinner with his family.  In the most unassuming, and seemingly random location, I had several of [...]

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