off the beaten track Archives - TravelCake https://www.travelcake.net/tag/off-the-beaten-track/ Traveling since 1985 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 10:26:08 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 What it’s like to travel in East Timor https://www.travelcake.net/travel-east-timor/ https://www.travelcake.net/travel-east-timor/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2016 08:41:28 +0000 http://www.travelcake.net/?p=3588 While preparing for my solo trip to Timor Leste, I noticed there was barley any online information on tourism and travel in East Timor. Though I was desperately hoping to find some inspiration from other travellers to prepare my journey, I found it exhilarating not to be in the know. I had no expectations and let […]

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]]> https://www.travelcake.net/travel-east-timor/feed/ 1 What to Wear in Iran https://www.travelcake.net/what-to-wear-in-iran/ https://www.travelcake.net/what-to-wear-in-iran/#comments Thu, 26 May 2016 15:31:29 +0000 http://www.travelcake.net/?p=3206 Figuring out my wardrobe for my trip to Iran turned out to be a very interesting part of the travel planning. How do you dress in a country where showing your hair in public is illegal? Despite the fact that I had conducted some serious research, I was still feeling insecure about the outfits bulking […]

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]]> https://www.travelcake.net/what-to-wear-in-iran/feed/ 4 Where to Travel in Iran – our two week itinerary https://www.travelcake.net/where-to-travel-in-iran-our-two-week-itinerary/ https://www.travelcake.net/where-to-travel-in-iran-our-two-week-itinerary/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2016 21:59:02 +0000 http://www.travelcake.net/?p=2745 The moment we entered Iran, we immediately knew: two weeks is way too little time to visit this vast, fascinating country! Unfortunately we can’t always take month-long vacations, so we figured: two weeks is better than nothing! Although it meant we’d have to make some tough decisions regarding the places we’d visit. Considering we were traveling […]

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]]> https://www.travelcake.net/where-to-travel-in-iran-our-two-week-itinerary/feed/ 12 100 Essential Travel Experiences, Part VI https://www.travelcake.net/100-essential-travel-experiences-part-6/ https://www.travelcake.net/100-essential-travel-experiences-part-6/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2015 23:19:05 +0000 http://www.travelcake.net/?p=3049 As a tribute to carefree traveling, I’ve been listing my most memorable travel experiences so far. You can read part 1, part 2, part 3 , part 4  and part 5 in the previous posts. Without further ado, here are, in no particular order, the last 15 most memorable travel experiences:   15. Shopping and eating in indigenous markets in […]

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]]> https://www.travelcake.net/100-essential-travel-experiences-part-6/feed/ 6 100 Essential Travel Experiences, Part V https://www.travelcake.net/100-essential-travel-experiences-part-5/ https://www.travelcake.net/100-essential-travel-experiences-part-5/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2015 22:57:16 +0000 http://www.travelcake.net/?p=3020 As a tribute to carefree traveling, I’m listing my most memorable travel experiences so far. You can read part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4 in the previous posts. Without further ado, here are the next 15 travel experiences in no particular order:     30. Bicycling on Nicaragua’s Isla de Ometeppe   29. Taking natural mud baths   28. […]

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]]> https://www.travelcake.net/100-essential-travel-experiences-part-5/feed/ 2 100 Essential Travel Experiences, Part IV https://www.travelcake.net/100-travel-experiences-part-4/ Fri, 06 Nov 2015 12:03:08 +0000 http://www.travelcake.net/?p=2983 As a tribute to carefree traveling, I’m listing my most memorable travel experiences so far. You can read part 1, part 2 and part 3 in the previous posts. Without further ado, here are the next 15 travel experiences in no particular order:   45. Wild camping in Liechtenstein’s Alps   44. Visiting the cotton castle in […]

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]]> What it’s like to live in Puerto Cayo, Ecuador https://www.travelcake.net/living-in-puerto-cayo-ecuador/ https://www.travelcake.net/living-in-puerto-cayo-ecuador/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2015 11:45:35 +0000 http://www.travelcake.net/?p=2953 You’ve probably never heard of Puerto Cayo. Don’t feel bad, most people haven’t. Puerto Cayo is a sleepy fishing village on the Pacific coast that doesn’t have much more to offer than long stretches of sandy beach spotted with seashells and colourful pebbles. Yet, it’s where we chose to settle down for the largest chunk of […]

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]]> https://www.travelcake.net/living-in-puerto-cayo-ecuador/feed/ 7 100 Essential Travel Experiences, Part III https://www.travelcake.net/100-essential-travel-experiences-part-3/ https://www.travelcake.net/100-essential-travel-experiences-part-3/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2015 22:14:07 +0000 http://www.travelcake.net/?p=2924 As a tribute to carefree traveling, I’m listing my most memorable travel experiences so far. You can read the first 20 items and the next 20 in the previous posts. Without further ado, here are the next 15 travel experiences in no particular order:     60. Bicycling amongst the ancient temples of Bagan (Myanmar)   59. […]

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