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Cabo Verde: The African Caribbean on a Backpacker’s Budget
Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) is a contradiction. It is an archipelago off the coast of West Africa that feels like Brazil, looks like the moon, and...
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Burundi: For the True Explorer
Let’s be honest: Burundi is not on the average tourist’s radar. Small, landlocked, and often overshadowed by its neighbors Tanzania and Rwanda,...
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Bhutan: A 5-Minute Guide to the Last Shangri-La
Bhutan is not a country you visit casually. You don't end up there by accident on a backpacking trip through Southeast Asia. You go to Bhutan...
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Burkina Faso: A 5-Minute Guide to West Africa’s Cultural Heart
Let’s be upfront: Burkina Faso is not for the faint of heart. With current travel advisories from most Western governments flashing "Do Not...
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Bulgaria: Europe’s Oldest Soul
Bulgaria is the Europe you picture when you close your eyes and imagine the continent fifty years ago: authentic, unpolished, and teeming with...
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Brunei: The Kingdom of Gold and Green
Brunei Darussalam is a country of paradoxes. It is a tiny nation on the island of Borneo, wedged between two Malaysian states, yet it is one of...
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British Virgin Islands: The Sailing Capital of the World
If you are looking for a vacation where you park yourself on a single beach chair for seven days, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) might not be...
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Brazil: More Than Just Samba and Sand
When you think of Brazil, the mental slideshow is usually instantaneous: the outstretched arms of Christ the Redeemer, the beaches of Copacabana,...
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Botswana: The Africa You’ve Always Imagined
If you close your eyes and picture "Africa"—the endless horizons, the thundering herds of elephants, the orange sunsets that seem to set the sky...
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Bosnia & Herzegovina: Europe’s Most Underrated Crossroads
If you look at a map of Europe, there is a heart-shaped gap between the popular beaches of Croatia and the mountains of Montenegro. That gap is...
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The "Special" Triplets: A Guide to Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius
When people say "Dutch Caribbean," they usually mean Aruba or Curaçao—places with high-rise hotels, casinos, and cruise ship terminals. But if you...
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Bolivia: High Altitude, Low Prices
Bolivia is the "Tibet of the Americas." It is a landlocked nation of dizzying heights, where the cities sit in the clouds, pink dolphins swim in...