The Expeditioner Travel Magazine » Backpacking http://www.theexpeditioner.com The Expeditioner is a travel magazine for the avid traveler. Thu, 16 May 2013 22:01:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 33 Reasons To Visit India http://www.theexpeditioner.com/feature-articles-india/33-reasons-to-visit-India/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/feature-articles-india/33-reasons-to-visit-India/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 15:11:46 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=19669 1) Because rush hour here is like nothing you’ve ever experienced before.  (Calcutta) 2) And no matter what day it is, you’re likely going to see a parade. 3) Because eating fresh isn’t a lifestyle choice, it’s the norm. 4) And this is what your grocery store looks like. (Bodhgaya) [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/pan-american-transmissions/the-driest-place-on-earth-from-bolivias-salt-flats-to-chiles-atacama-desert/feed/ 0 Discovering The Real Morocco In The Souk http://www.theexpeditioner.com/feature-article-africa/discovering-the-real-morocco-in-the-souk/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/feature-article-africa/discovering-the-real-morocco-in-the-souk/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:33:35 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=19432 The chaotic atmosphere of Marrakesh, Morocco, is like nothing you’re used to. The coolest city in Morocco is unique in its regimented disorder. Horses pulling green carriages mark the roads that the motorcycles and taxis weave through in a wave of terrifying harmony. The main openings that lead into the [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/feature-article-africa/discovering-the-real-morocco-in-the-souk/feed/ 0 This Is What Your Trip To Iran Would Look Like http://www.theexpeditioner.com/travel-photography/this-is-what-your-trip-to-iran-would-look-like/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/travel-photography/this-is-what-your-trip-to-iran-would-look-like/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:13:14 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=19382 It’s hard to imagine today, but back in the ’60s and ’70s, Iran was a widely visited country and an integral part of the “Hippie Trail”, which means your parents are much more likely to have seen Iran than you. Which is, of course, sad since Iran would likely be [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/travel-photography/this-is-what-your-trip-to-iran-would-look-like/feed/ 0 Luke In Kenya Part 5: Elephants, Elephants, Elephants: Kenya! http://www.theexpeditioner.com/kenya/luke-in-kenya-part-5-elephants-elephants-elephants-Kenya/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/kenya/luke-in-kenya-part-5-elephants-elephants-elephants-Kenya/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:15:08 +0000 Luke Armstrong http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=19201 The big elephant in the room is that there is no elephant at all. I’ve been in East Africa for two months and in none of my writings have I so much as broached the subject. Matt Stabile claims he’s not mad about this lapse, just disappointed. He has good [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/pan-american-transmissions/into-the-amazon-bolivias-gateway-to-the-jungle/feed/ 0 What It’s Like The First Time You Spot A Lion In Africa http://www.theexpeditioner.com/botswana/whats-it-like-the-first-time-you-spot-a-lion-in-africa/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/botswana/whats-it-like-the-first-time-you-spot-a-lion-in-africa/#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:51:17 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=19232 One of the sad parts about going on safari is the speed at which you become desensitized to what would otherwise be an incredible viewing experience anywhere else in the world. For example, during my own mini-safari in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, the first animal my small group encountered [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/botswana/whats-it-like-the-first-time-you-spot-a-lion-in-africa/feed/ 0 8 Stunning Photos From Lake Atitlan http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2013/02/21/8-stunning-photos-from-lake-atitlan/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2013/02/21/8-stunning-photos-from-lake-atitlan/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:06:57 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=19060 Lake Atitlan in Guatemala — the 1.8-million-year-old 600-meter-deep volcanic lake located a couple hours from Guatemala City — is usually the highlight of anyone’s trip to the country, with its picturesque volcanoes towering over the lake, the small villages clustered along the shorelines and the chocolate shaman who seek spiritual enlightenment in cups [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2013/02/21/8-stunning-photos-from-lake-atitlan/feed/ 0 Luke In Kenya Part 4: A Promise Stretching Through Time In Kenya http://www.theexpeditioner.com/feature-articles/a-promise-stretching-through-time-in-Kenya/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/feature-articles/a-promise-stretching-through-time-in-Kenya/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:21:04 +0000 Luke Armstrong http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=18928 Luke in Kenya: Part 4 “Luke in Kenya” is a travel series from Managing Editor Luke Armstrong as he travels to Kenya to visit the homeland of his adopted brother. We wake up early on the first day of construction to a brief breakfast of fry bread and coffee just [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/feature-articles/a-promise-stretching-through-time-in-Kenya/feed/ 0 Navigating The Med On A Smile And A Shoestring: Part Seven (Palermo) http://www.theexpeditioner.com/navigating-the-med/Navigating-The-Med-On-A-Smile-And-A-Shoestring-Part-Seven-Palermo/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/navigating-the-med/Navigating-The-Med-On-A-Smile-And-A-Shoestring-Part-Seven-Palermo/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:00:06 +0000 Hannah Bowman http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=18731 During this past summer Contributing Editor Hannah Bowman found herself on an island in the Mediterranean Sea. She liked it there, but didn’t want to stay forever. So, with a tent on her back, one month to play with and a handsome Flem by the name of P.J. in tow, [...]

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