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Barebones Galapagos

The Travel Writers avatarPosted on February 21, 2023 by NathanFebruary 21, 2023  

The Galapagos Islands, with their incredibly abundant and accessible wildlife, should be on every traveler’s bucket list. As there are literally hundreds of blogs, videos, and websites dedicated to convincing you of this, I won’t duplicate their efforts. I want to focus on helping you get the most out of your trip while minimizing the cost. For those of you wanting to see the Galapagos Islands on a true backpacker budget, I am going to disappoint you. For a number of reasons that I will explain, there is no dirt-cheap way to do this. You can keep costs down, but nobody can really describe a trip to the Galapagos as cheap. Two Ways to See … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Advice, Cruise, Destination, Luxury, South America | Tagged Ecuador, Galapagos, Iguana, Tortoise | Leave a reply

Life is a Thru-hike

The Travel Writers avatarPosted on February 17, 2022 by NathanApril 15, 2022  

Life is a thru-hike. Every day it’s a matter of waking up and finding a way to repeatedly put one foot in front of the other, minute after minute, day after day, for a whole lot of days. Along the way, you are going to eat, drink, laugh, cry, and sleep. And when you get to the point where you can’t do any of that anymore, then one way or the other you have reached the end of your trail. For some people, the end of the trail comes sooner than later. Some people will find their trail blocked by obstacles, will allow themselves to be sidetracked, or be forced to take a detour, and … Continue reading →

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Don’t overlook these things when getting ready for a thru-hike of the PCT (mostly for less experienced hikers)

The Travel Writers avatarPosted on November 24, 2021 by NathanNovember 24, 2021  

When you first start thinking about your first thru-hike of a very long trail such as the PCT, there are lots of things to consider. And even for the experienced hiker, it is easy to miss some things that might be very different compared to shorter hikes. While certainly not a complete list, here are a few things you really don’t want to overlook…

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Staying Safe Online

The Travel Writers avatarPosted on April 8, 2021 by NathanOctober 25, 2021  

If you are a writer, photographer, traveler, or even like the idea of being one of those things, then you probably spend a lot of time online. We upload, we download, and we just look around. We plan our next trip and read about the trips of others. And when we do all that, there is a certain level of risk involved. When we are online while traveling, the risk goes up…a lot. The days where we only had to worry about computer viruses are long. Now we have phishing attacks, packet sniffers, keystroke loggers, government surveillance, data theft, worms and ransomware. To keep our lives and our devices relatively safe isn’t that hard, but … Continue reading →

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