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The Great Wall of China- 3 spectacular hiking spots

10/10/2018

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Thereâ€™s an old Chinese Proverb that describes the Great Wall so perfectly. â€œOnly those that have travelled the road know where theÂ holes are deepâ€. I knew as soon as saw the Great Wall of China that I had sincerely underestimated its gritty beauty and vast size. Itâ€™s an easy thing to do when most of the photographs we see are merely snippets o[...]

Everest Base Camp Trek- The Ultimate Packing Guide

09/11/2018

Gemma

Travel Prep

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Trust me when I say that when youâ€™re at an elevation of 5335 metres, having trekked about 65 kms, with another 65 kms to get back down, you 100% want to be travelling as light as possible. Every last ounce feels 100 times heavier when your oxygen levels are at 75% and you can barely string two sentences together. I have been camping since childhood when[...]

The Travelettes Itinerary: 2 Weeks in Georgia (Yes, the Country)

01/17/2018

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Georgia, Travelettes Guide

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Lately, the small country of Georgia (located between Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and the Black Sea) has been gaining more global recognition thanks to trending fashion designers and a budding electronic music scene. Nevertheless, it is still an off-the-beaten-track destination for tourists and I was one of the first amongst my well-traveled friends to visit[...]

9 Reasons To Visit the Araucania Region of Chile

10/27/2017

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Countryside, Mountains, Pucon, Wanderlust F

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I love Santiago, but after a few days hopping between Independence Day Fondas, I was ready to see what else Chile had to offer. The thing with Santiago is that you can always see mountains. They sit strategically on the horizon of the city, towering above any of the tall buildings and creating perfect sunset visions which you can't help but pause and admire.[...]

Skiing in summer: Bariloche, Argentina

08/28/2017

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Argentina, Mountains, Off the beaten track

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Being from England, Iâ€™m used to bad weather in the summer... but to be standing on top of a mountain in a snowstorm in mid-August is a surreal experience! Even a few days in to my week-long ski trip to Bariloche in Argentina, it still felt confusing to be donning layers of thermals and heading out into the mountains while my friends and family back in t[...]

10 Things To Consider When Planning a Long-Distance Hike

06/03/2017

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Adventure Travel, Travel Prep, Wanderlust

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When I was younger, the most exciting travels I could think of were those that took me far, far away from my little village in rural Austria. At age fifteen, I took the opportunity to live on the US West Coast for six months, and while I was pretty scared to be leaving my friends and family behind for such a long time, the one thought that motivated and [...]

The Travelettes Guide to a weekend in Klagenfurt, Austria

05/28/2017

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Alps, Austria, Klagenfurt, Travelettes Guide

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Sit back and imagine this for a moment: crystal clear, turquoise waters. Muscular surfer boys and beautiful beach babes playing volleyball together. Blue skies and sunshine for most of the year, and to top it all off, gorgeous mountainsÂ just around the corner. Doesnâ€™t really make you think of Austria, does it? And yet, Klagenfurt, the capital of th[...]

Beyond the valleys & the vineyards: Cycling in the Italian Alps

05/11/2017

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Adventure Travel, Mountains, South Tyrol

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Cycling holidays have become quite fashionable of late. Iâ€™m constantly seeing ads for cycling tours along the River Danube or through the hilltop villages of Provence. These tours sound quite idyllic - you get up at a respectable hour, enjoy a hearty breakfast, head out on your bike for a couple of hours meandering through little villages, have lunch, cycl[...]

A weekend at Forsthofgut: hitting reset on your sanity

05/09/2017

Katja

Alps, Favs F, Hotels

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Snowfall and a swim in an outdoor pool were not twoÂ things I would have necessarily connected until now but this past weekend I was taught that this is very much a winning combo. The Forsthofgut in Leogang, Austria is not your average spa hotel; it is very much a full-body experience, making it incredibly easy to treat oneself with all the goodness l[...]

Like a local: Hitting the slopes in Austria

03/10/2017

Caroline

Alps, Austria, Guide F, Mountains

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Have you ever thought about how the world would look if everyone traveled as extensively as we do? If home really was a fluctuating concept, something that can be changed and replaced within months? The irony is that I think many of us travel to get a deeper understanding of a culture but that culture obviously needs to be invested in over years and decades.[...]

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