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The 5 Most Obscure Destinations I have Visited

I know traveling these days means a staple trip around South East Asia, followed by a compulsory stint in Australia (camper van, west coast – you know the route) but backpacking can mean so much more, all we need to [...]

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Malaria – What Drug You Should Take to Prevent It!

I think it’s fair to say that nobody wants to die on their travels around the world. Death avoidance 101 begins with preventing malaria. Naturally, as a traveler it’s important to always try to care of ourselves and dodgy diets [...]

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How Much Does it Cost to Go From Cape Town to Cairo?

Cape Town to Cairo may be a classic backpacking route but what a trip it is! From snorkeling in the azure blues of the Indian ocean, the white beaches of Zanzibar, wildlife galore in the Serengetti, standing on a glacier [...]

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My time in Somaliland with the Saudi Property Tycoon

My first 2 blog posts about Somaliland were informational and ‘guide-bookesque’ as opposed to a chronicle of my actual time there so I would like to remedy that with a quick chat about the surreal things I experienced while I [...]

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Backpacking in Somalia – How To Get There

The last frontier of traveling? Perhaps, but in reality it’s really not that daring – that’s not to say, however, that Somalia isn’t a great place to go if you’re trying to get off that well trodden path because after [...]

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A Backpacking Guide to Somaliland

Somaliland may not have the Taj, the Statue of Liberty or even a Macdonalds but I’d trade all three of these for one trip here. Really, of all the places I have been Somaliland really shakes up your preconceptions. You [...]

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