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Mexico City is one of the great capital cities in the world. It is Mexico’s largest city as well as its political, financial and cultural capital. It has a population of over 8.8 million people...
Oaxaca City is a beautifully kept regional capital of the state of the same name. Downtown Oaxaca has pedestrian only streets that are fun to stroll along taking in the colonial architecture and chic...
On the Oaxacan Coast in Mexico there are a few different beaches and small towns, all with their own feel and attractions. Puerto Angel is mainly a fishing town, Zipolite is a nude beach full of youn...
Zipolite is a beach in Oaxaca, Mexico on the Pacific Coast. It is a small town full of hippies who stay longer than they planned to. There are plenty of hotels that offer simple accommodation and res...
Puerto Angel is a small town on the Pacific Ocean in Oaxaca, Mexico. It is a quiet fishing village. Most tourists only pass through here on their way to the more popular neighboring beaches of Zipoli...
Mongui is a small village in the Boyaca region of Colombia. Nestled in the mountains, it is a colonial village with a Cathedral on the main square. Mongui has features excellent hiking in the mountai...
Bogota Cartagena Guane Juan Curi Waterfalls Mongui Palomino San Gil Villa de Leyva Recent articles about Colombia
San Gil is a relatively small town in the Santander region of Colombia. It has become famous on the tourist map for the adventure sports it offers through a large amount of agencies and hostels. Many...
Palomino is a small town on the side of a highway around two hours east of Santa Marta on the Caribbean Coast of Colombia. The town itself is little more than rows of houses with a few roadside corne...
Cartagena de las Indias is a large city on the Caribbean Coast of Colombia. It has a population of a little over 950,000 people. Pedro de Heredia founded the Spanish Colonial city in 1533, naming it ...
The Juan Curi Waterfalls are located about a half hour from the town of San Gil in the state of Santander, Colombia. To reach the waterfalls you can take a minibus from the local bus station in San G...
Guane, is a small town in the state of Santander, Colombia. It is located just outside Barichara and is accessible by a two hour hike on an old road or a minibus. It is a traditional Colombian town w...
The following photos are from Bogota, Colombia, and were taken in 2011 by Wade Shepard. They feature the districts: La Candalaria, Chapinero,and Parque 93. Bogota is one of the largest cities in the ...
These are photos from Villa de Leyva, Colombia that were taken in 2011 by Wade Shepard. Villa de Leyva is a colonial village around four hours outside of Bogota in the Colombian highlands. It is a UN...
Photo of the day, July 8, 2011- Frida museum in Mexico City.
How to save money when traveling This is a collection of tips about how to travel better for less money. “A dollar saved today is a dollar to travel another day.” Most all but the most af...
Transportation Unless going on foot, there is no way to travel without some form of transportation, and the modern vagabond has an incredible amount of options available. From buses to trains to plan...
Travel with Children Tips Traveling the world with children is possible. I speak from experience, as I have been perpetually moving about the world with my daughter, Petra, since she was born in 2009...
The effects of business travel on a family Business travel can have both positive, negative, and “other” affects on your personal relationships. I for one have a family to think about whe...
The last I knew my long term friend and Vagabond Journey Travel’s Japan correspondent, Steve Mendoza, was living in Sendai. He has has yet to make contact after the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and...
What makes a good camera for travel? After over 11 years of traveling the world and taking photos, I have isolated three main attributes that make a camera good for travel: 1) Photo quality, 2) React...
“What safety and security tips would you recommend for long distance motorcycle travel?” First and foremost, one of the most dangerous things about traveling anywhere, even in your hometo...
ZIPOLITE, Mexico- The buzzing sound of tattooist at work can be heard all up and down the beach of Zipolite. In this small town on the Oaxaca coast, which is basically just two streets laying paralle...
The return home after teaching English abroad “I have been doing some EFL, up to university level, with just a batchelors in the history of art. Great. I have been doing this for three years no...
“What are your food and eating strategies for traveling by bicycle? Do you cook your own food? If so, how?” FOOD!!! Cooking your own food is normally the cheapest way to eat in any situat...
Since the political conflicts in Egypt began earlier this year (2011) I have been receiving updates on the situation from my friend Mary Mimouna, who distributes reports out to her wide array of cont...
Tacos Arabes Great Mexican Food MEXICO CITY, Mexico- Imagine a collision between Middle Eastern and Mexican fast food and you have tacos Arabes. This is not meant to be a figurative statement, it is ...
El Chopo Punk Market in Mexico City The El Chopo Punk Market is located near the Buenavisa Metrobus and Subway stop on Aldama street. It is a flea market which functions on Saturdays throughout the y...
Verizon Global Data Plan to Cost 28 Thousand Dollars Per Month FARMINGTON, New York- My year long subscription to Verizon’s Global Data Plan for a Blackberry expired last month. Good thing, as ...
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