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Start here if you're new to backpacking, or travel in general.
Going on your first trip?
We highly recommend reading Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts.
This timeless, and quick read captures the spirit of traveling longer for less money.
Table of Contents
Trip Planning
What to Bring
- Buying a Backpack
- Best Travel Cameras
- Best Travel Laptops
- Best Travel Insurance
- First Aid Kit: A Do It Yourself Guide
- 10 Secret Items to Pack as a Woman on Your Next Trip
Budgeting & Saving Money
- Actual Cost of My Trip Around the World (summary)
- Actual Costs of My Trip Around the World (spreadsheet)
- Budgeting for a Trip Around the World
Travel Advice
- Fear – Don't Let It Stop You From Seeing the World
- How To – Avoid Bed Bugs While Traveling
- How To – Book a Last Minute Cruise to the Galapagos Islands
- How To – Book an Overland Trip to the Uyuni Salt Flats
- How To – Get Ready for a High Altitude Mountain Climb
- How To – Plan for an Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike
- How To – Survive Reverse Culture Shock
- Safety – 5 Tips for Taking Taxis in Latin America
- Solo vs Group Travel – Independent vs Overland – What's Best in Africa?
- Volunteering – Very Real Considerations for Voluntourists
Inspiration
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Adventure Travel
- Amazon – Top 5 Wildlife Moments
- Australia – Sailing the Whitsunday Islands
- Bolivia – Lagoons and Landscapes, From Stone Tree to a Salt Hotel, Bolivian Salt Flats
- Botswana – Camping in the Okavango Delta
- Cambodia – Hospitality and Guest of Honor
- Chile – Sandboarding in Atacama Desert and Tatio Geysers
- Colombia – Ascending Nevado del Ruiz and Horseback Riding in Valle de Cocora
- Ecuador – The Galapagos: Our Yacht, Tortuga Bay, Sea Lions, Floreana Island, Blue Footed Boobies
- India – Indrahar Pass Trek and North Sikkim Jeep Tour
- Nepal – Annapurna Sanctuary Trek and Whitewater Rafting
- New Zealand – Tongariro Crossing, Franz Joseph Glacier and Canyon Swing
- Patagonia – Ice Climbing, Perito Moreno Glacier, and Scenic Flight Over Ushuaia
- Peru – Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu
- Rwanda – Mountain Gorilla Trekking
- South Africa – Cage Diving with Great White Sharks and Kruger Park Safari
- Tanzania – Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro
- Thailand – Full Moon Party
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Food and Drink
- Cambodia – Dare to Eat Dog
- Colombia – La Cevicheria* and Brasarepa*
- France – Oysters from Arcachon Bay*
- Indonesia – Suckling Pig in Ubud*
- Italy – Top 10 Food Experiences in Emilia Romagna
- Malaysia – Top 9 Malaysian Foods to Die For
- Singapore – The Original Singapore Sling* and Crab and Durian*
- Spain – Barcelona's Best Tapas*
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*Starred posts indicate locations where Anthony Bourdain had also eaten at some point (ex: No Reservations, or A Cook's Tour TV shows)
Photography
- Bolivia – 10 Stunning Landscape Photos from Bolivia
- Chile – Salar de Tara: Landscapes of the Atacama Desert
- Colombia – Colorful Streets of Cartagena
- Egypt – Pyramids & Temples
- Italy – Peschici: Whitewashed Homes and Cobblestoned Roads
- Laos – 4,000 Islands
- Mexico – Teotihuacan: The Ancient Pyramids of a Lost Civilization
- Spain – Quintessential Barcelona
- Switzerland – Winter Street Scenes in Bern
