Best travel destinations for the solo traveler

Traveling alone can be a blessing and a curse, but if you know how to make the best of both, chances are that you’ll be enjoying the best trip of your life. When you go off on your own to a distant place, it can get lonely and boring, especially if there are long hours of traveling involved.

However, once you get to your destination, you are free to do whatever you want, visit the sights that really interest you and  enjoy your own company for a while. And if the destination is suitably interesting, traveling solo can be a really great adventure that you can later boast off to your friends and family. Here are the best travel destinations for the solo traveler. …

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A short guide to slum tourism

Slum tourism is one of the new trends in the world of traveling, although it’s not really clear whether it is a good one. If you haven’t heard about it yet, here’s slum tourism in a nutshell: it supposes guided tours in the slums of big cities. It is popular in places like New Delhi, Buenos Aires, Johannesburg or Nairobi, where poverty is already a big issue.

The favelas in South America and slums in India, despite their economic misfortunes, seem to be genuine tourist magnets lately. So here’s a short guide to slum tourism, and its pros and cons. …

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Top 10 places to see in South America

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Unless you have a lot of time and money on your hands, there’s no way you can visit South America all at once. It’s large, it’s beautiful, and there are so many places to see that a few years are probably not enough. But what if you want to get the gist of it first, and then explore it more leisurely and in detail?

Well, if you’re traveling to South America for the first time and you’re not sure where to go, we’ve compiled a list of the ten most amazing places in South America. No hidden, secluded destinations, just the mainstream tourist attractions that are easy to reach. Visit these spots, and then you’ll be ready for more risky adventures! …

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Hiking & trekking in the Andes: the basics

Outside of Asia, the Andes are the highest mountain range that you can climb. It’s long, strenuous, cold and utterly amazing. Walking in the footsteps of the Inca and other ancient civilizations is an exhilarating feeling, and you not only get to see some of the most amazing views on earth, but also discover the people and the culture of the small, secluded villages on the trail, and of course, the wildlife. So gather your hiking gear, say your goodbyes to modern life for a while, and say hello to the most epic adventure you can experience in your lifetime. …

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Must see lost cities in South America

Lost cities have always been igniting people’s imagination since the Middle Ages. When European explorers started wandering around the globe in search of new lands, they discovered abandoned, ruined places and cities, and this is how archaeology was born. If we’re to get technical, lost cities are cities of which there is no or very little previous knowledge before their rediscovery, whose location has been forgotten, and which have become the stuff of legends.

Many cities like Troy for example, were considered simple legends before they were rediscovered by archaeologists. The world is full of rediscovered lost cities, and I’m sure there are thousands of lost cities just waiting to be discovered. So today’s post is about some of the most exciting and mysterious lost cities in South America. …

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Weirdest fruits you might (not) want to taste

When visiting a new and exotic place, one usually tried to sample the local produce. So called exotic fruits and vegetables are available in mainstream supermarkets, far away from their place of origin, but eating a fruit that has been picked only a few hours before is a lot more satisfying than the exported, plastic foil-wrapped fare you can get in your local store.

Exotic fruit seem strange to us, even if in their homeland there is absolutely nothing unusual about them, and it might take a while until you scrounge up the courage to bite into a curiously shaped fruit that you’re not even sure i it’s edible. But remember: since the locals eat it, then you can eat it too. Here are the most unusual looking fruits which you should try. …

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Most impressive natural wonders in South America

South America is a truly impressive place, and given it’s expanse and variety, it’s next to impossible to visit all the interesting places of this continent in one trip. The first and greatest advantage of South America is the fact that it is naturally beautiful.

Of course, man-made structures such as those built by ancient South American civilizations, or the modern structures built from the 20th century onwards are another sensible reason why this continent is such a great place. There is virtually no country in South America that doesn’t have its share of tourist attractions, be they more or less well-known. Today’s post will focus on some of Mother Nature’s gifts to this amazing continent. …

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