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GoBackpacking 'Round the World

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Join me on a solo trip around the world! I will write about the planning and saving process, logistics, and my personal hopes and fears. Once the trip begins, I'll be posting updates and photos from New Zealand to Brazil.

Added on: Feb 2nd, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Listed in: Travel Personal Destinations
Tags: Culture money Backpacking planning pre-trip musings pre trip musings

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Photo Essay: Pyramids & Temples of Egypt

Posted on Thursday February 4th, 2010 at 12:00 pm in africa, Photography, egypt, features, cairo, giza, luxor, aswan, abu simbel, blogsherpa

I raced around Egypt in December 2008 as I only had 11 days before my onward flight to Brussels. It was enough time to see all the major sites, and while I had tour guides for them all, I can’t remember a single thing they said. And I didn...
The Oddities of a Rural Chinese Office

Posted on Thursday February 4th, 2010 at 08:00 am in china, asia, sichuan, working abroad, blogsherpa

A common dance performance in a local village For those of you who thought siestas were only for people working in Spain, you’ve obviously never worked in Sichuan before. Indeed, each day my microfinance organization has between 12 PM and ...
Launch of Travel Blog Success

Posted on Monday February 1st, 2010 at 08:55 am in blog, blogging, features, how to make money, launch

Today I am excited to announce the launch of Travel Blog Success, a new website and community aimed at helping travelers build successful blogs, whether they measure that success in terms of readers or revenue. Click here to learn more, or sign up. ...
How to Pack One Backpack for Six Months

Posted on Friday January 29th, 2010 at 08:00 am in china, asia, packing, blogsherpa, packing tips & lists

Jackie Chan's shampoo and Israel Locks conditioner, courtesy of the Chinese grocery store I knew when I packed to move to China for half a year that I only wanted to bring one backpack, assuming that at some point I’d want to be mobile f...
Photo Essay: Fire Dancing in Thailand

Posted on Thursday January 28th, 2010 at 12:00 pm in Photography, asia, thailand, nightlife, features, fire, southeast asia, dancing, koh tao, koh phi phi, koh phangan, blogsherpa

Fire dancing is synonymous with the beach party scene in Thailand. I didn’t encounter it on the fairly sedate Chaweng Beach of Koh Samui, however it was a nightly occurrence once I reached the Full Moon Party beach, Haad Rin, on Koh Phangan. ...
Turning Green with Envy on Sardinia’s Costa Verde

Posted on Thursday January 28th, 2010 at 08:00 am in italy, beach, europe, features, sardinia, blogsherpa

This is a guest post by Suzy Guese. If you want to guest post on Go Backpacking, please read more here. Temple of Anatas Set in southwestern Sardinia, Costa Verde or “the Green Coast,” could be mistaken for the Emerald Isle rather than Italy fo...