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15 Essential Apps for Backpackers & Travelers
Download these handy smartphone apps before going on your next trip.
Backpacking
Backpacking travel news and blogs: budget routes, hostels, overland buses and trains, visas and long-term travel, from publishers worldwide.
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Never Ending Footsteps
What’s it Like in Japan? 31 Travel Tips for 2026
There’s nowhere in the world like Japan. From the moment I first stepped foot in Tokyo, I felt I was on a whole other planet. The neon, the noise, the sheer number of people: it was overwhelming, for…
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Hello Stranger
How To Crack The Instagram Code
Instagram is a marketing tool. Here’s how to use it:
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Indie Traveller
Where to Stay in Kuala Lumpur: Best Neighborhoods, Hostels & Hotels
From waking up surrounded by shiny modern skyscrapers to staying in the thick of it in Chinatown (the heart of old KL), where you choose to base yourself in sprawling Kuala Lumpur can really make a di…
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Indie Traveller
A Guide to Singapore, the Neo-Tropical Garden Metropolis
Visiting Singapore is a totally different experience than travelling anywhere else in Southeast Asia. Most of the tropical subcontinent (including huge cities like Bangkok, Saigon, and even Kuala Lump…
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Goats On The Road
What To Do In Barcelona When You’ve Already Seen The Main Sights
Already seen Barcelona’s main sights? Here's some different neighbourhoods, local experiences and day trips for your second or third visit.
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Unmapped
A John Muir Trail Thru-Hike: The Finish Line
From rock bottom in the dirt to sunrise on Clouds Rest - the journey ends in Yosemite.
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Indie Traveller
Vung Tau City Guide: Where Fishing Village Meets Modern Beach Town
Vung Tau strikes a balance you don’t find much in Vietnam: laid-back beach town and booming city that’s distinctly Vietnamese. It’s got amazing food, walkable neighbourhoods, and spectacular city-meet…
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Indie Traveller
Hat Yai & Songkhla Travel Guide: Southern Thailand’s Underrated Gems
Have you heard of Hat Yai? For most, it’s a mandatory transit point in Southern Thailand when heading to Malaysia. However, very few travelers stick around to actually explore it. More than ten years…
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Hello Stranger
Small Craft Advisory (and other notes from Lake Superior)
+ magic places to visit in September
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Unmapped
A John Muir Trail Thru-Hike: Enter Type 2 Fun
A failed rain jacket, a flooded campsite, and the storm that brought the trail together
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Indie Traveller
Quito Travel Guide: My Honest Take – From Stopover to 10 Days
To travellers in Ecuador, Quito is affectionately known as The Vortex, because all roads seem to lead to this mountain city. Every transport connection into the country, from the sierra, the jungle or…
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Indie Traveller
Granada: The Colourful Colonial City You Shouldn’t Miss in Nicaragua
Riding into Granada on my motorbike felt like arriving in a real-life postcard. After days of exploring Nicaragua’s quieter landscapes, suddenly finding myself surrounded by horse-drawn carriages, col…
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Hello Stranger
I Quit A Kayaking Trip
sometimes, things don’t go according to plan. those are my favorite stories to tell
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Hello Stranger
How To Find Adventure Anywhere
After a PNW bust, I learned I actually love living in the Midwest
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Adventurous Kate
Best eSIM for Italy
Yes, you need an eSIM for Italy — even though Italy is one of the more digitally advanced countries in Europe. Between the narrow medieval streets of Rome and Naples, the winding mountain roads of the…
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Unmapped
A John Muir Trail Thru-Hike: The Ascent
From altitude sickness to a sunrise summit of Whitney followed by 20-mile day
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Indie Traveller
Las Islas Rosarios: Hidden Reefs, Escobar Myths & How Long to Stay
As our boat rocked its way into a small snorkelling bay on Isla Grande, ‘La Playita’, Pablo Escobar’s alleged Caribbean hideaway, came into view from behind towering palms. I hadn’t come to The Rosari…