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Travelling Guide for International Journey

Ask to see the holiday company's policy for responsible tourism. It should be on their website, but if it isn't, pester them for it. It is only through customers seeking change that some organizations actually start to consider taking action themselves.      The Blonde Abroad has managed some guide on what you need for international journey. (http://theblondeabroad.com/2016/08/24/the-beginners-guide-to-international-travel/)       Plan your route to minimize carbon emissions - travel by train where…
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Backpacking Scotland

Walking the West Highland Way

    Meander along rolling hills of the lush Scottish countryside, trace the banks of Loch Lomond while making your way through vibrant oak forests, and wander up and over the windswept highlands as you walk the West Highland Way from its southern terminus in Milngavie (pronounced Mul-guy) to its northern terminus in Fort William.    This 96 mile (154.4km) expanse of trail is perfect for fit and healthy adventurers of all ages. If you like to rough it, pack your gear on your back and wild camp the…
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Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky: A Place Worth Exploring

When I tell people I am from Eastern Kentucky, someone usually makes a joke about the old film, Deliverance, or Colonel Sanders.   There are several ideas and stereotypes about my home state that are not all too positive in nature. Delving into those is for another day, however. Right now I want to take you on a journey through Eastern Kentucky, and show you that it is more than a stereotype. It is a place worth exploring.       Red River Gorge   The Red River Gorge is a place unknown to most unless you…
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South Dakota

A Closer Look at Western South Dakota

When my husband first told me he was offered a job in Spearfish, South Dakota, I cried.   At the time, we were ranch sitting near the Wind River Range in Wyoming, after having spent a season working in southwestern Colorado - now we were moving to South Dakota? Does anyone even live there? Where are the mountains? What if we hate it   Needless to say, I had a lot of concerns and preconceived notions about what western South Dakota was like - none of which made me want to move there.  However, it was…
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Colorado

Wandering the Western Slope: The Charming Towns and Rugged Wilderness of Southwestern Colorado

Perhaps you have explored Denver and wandered the undulating paths of Rocky Mountain National Park; maybe you have even summited Pikes Peak - one of the most popular fourteeners in the Colorado front range. Are you familiar, however, with the less populated and equally stunning Western Slope?      The Western Slope of Colorado consists of everything in the state that is west of the continental divide. This region is considerably more remote than the front range, or Eastern Slope, which includes the…
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Oregon

8 Must-Visit Places in Coastal Oregon - Perfect Getaway with Outdoor Explorations and Wanderings

On my first full day in Oregon, I met a woman who asked me how long I would be staying. I replied that I would only be there for the summer while I completed my internship. She then proceeded to warn me, with a sly smile on her face, that I should be careful or Oregon will steal my heart and I will not want to leave.    I went back home at the end of that summer, but the words spoken prophetically by the woman in the cafe rang true. I did not go to Oregon expecting it to steal my heart the way it…
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Diving travel

Can you believe that you can dive with sharks near Tokyo?

by Jetfin200

  What kind of scene do you imagine when you hear shark diving?        Were you watching the Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758), from inside the special cage offshore South Africa? Or diving with Blacktail reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856)), or Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)) in the colorful coral reef of Micronesia?  You can enjoy shark diving near Tokyo, Japan.    The exact place is Ito, Tateyama, Chiba, Japan. Ito is the…
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Can you believe I took these photos in mainland Japan?

by Jetfin200

       The Japanese archipelago is located on the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean and is composed of many islands. The names of the main islands are, from north to south, "Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu."  This photo was taken in Owase, in the southeastern part of the Kii Peninsula in the middle of Honshu.  If you visit the city of in mainland like Osaka or Kobe, Kyoto, If you like scuba diving,  I recommend the southern area of the Kii Peninsula as the traveling destination. It is a coral paradise…
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