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  • Destinations
    • 🇨🇦 Canada
    • 🇨🇴 Colombia
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    • 🇲🇽 Mexico
    • 🇲🇦 Morocco
    • 🇳🇦 Namibia
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Travel Tips

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Urban Hiking: A Great Day in 56,973 Steps

The story and lessons learned from a fantastic 56,973-step urban hike I did in my hometown of Vancouver.

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How to Travel To Change Who You Are

An example of a transformative travel story, plus suggestions on how to travel to create similar experiences on your trip trip.

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The 5 Steps for a Fun Time Being a Tourist in Your Own Town

It's not as easy to be a tourist in your own town as abroad, but you can have a novel local travel experience if you include these 5 things.

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How Many Countries Have You Been To? Maybe Stop Counting

Why the question, "How many countries have you been to?" is as misguided as "How many people have you slept with?" and what's more important.

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Travel Tips and Tricks: At Least One Will Enhance Your Trip

The best travel tips and tricks we've learned on the road, tips we've learned to ignore (and what to do instead), plus some experimental and advanced tips.

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How to Stay Fit While Traveling: 9 Tricks from Fit Travelers

You don't need to sacrifice tons of vacation time to stay fit. These unique, proven tips for how to stay fit while traveling show you how.

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