Discover the ultimate guide to packing and preparing for Socotra in 2024. Get expert tips on what to bring, how to prepare, and essential travel advice to ensure a seamless adventure on this remote island.
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The Mbuti Pygmy people of the Congo’s Ituri Rainforest have largely avoided external pressures to abandon traditional practices and integrate into modern society, but their way of life is continuously at risk.
The Mbuti Pygmy people of the Congo’s Ituri Rainforest have largely avoided external pressures to abandon traditional practices and integrate into modern society, but their way of life is continuously at risk.
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I’ve run over a dozen trips since 2019 when I first visited Yemen and can speak about the safety and security over there, how to stay safe, and where it is generally okay to go.
In May 2021, travel writer Anna DeBattiste spent two weeks travelling around Afghanistan from Mazar-i-Sharif to Kandahar just before the Taliban took control.
I’ve run over a dozen trips since 2019 when I first visited Yemen and can speak about the safety and security over there, how to stay safe, and where it is generally okay to go.
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Discover the ultimate guide to packing and preparing for Socotra in 2024. Get expert tips on what to bring, how to prepare, and essential travel advice to ensure a seamless adventure on this remote island.
Discover the ultimate guide to packing and preparing for Socotra in 2024. Get expert tips on what to bring, how to prepare, and essential travel advice to ensure a seamless adventure on this remote island.
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More than Machu Picchu: A Local Perspective on Tourism in Peru
Juan Covarrubias, a local fixer in Peru, has made it his mission to help local communities grow through education and employment. Juan grew up in the Andes, in his words: “I grew up in the wild in a very remote area, the sister side of Machu Picchu, Choquequirao.” Juan is Quechua, people indigenous to South America, the descendants of the Inca. Juan shed a little light on his journey, his disappointments, and what he called the “local experience.”
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