Ger, central Mongolia
Photo Friday: Mongolian Steppes
This week we're showing a few more photos from our adventure through Mongolia....
The view from the tower of Pingyao, China
Photo Friday: Pingyao, China
Here are a few photos of our most recent location in Pingyao, China. It's truly an old and fascinating town, so check it out if you happen to be in the area.
Tran with Leandro
The Truth About Travel
In July 2010, Matt and Tran of Backpack Forever left their settled lives in Houston, Texas to embark on a five-month journey to Central and South America. Their trip led them through Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, the Guianas, Brazil, and Argentina. They’re back in the U.S. for now and have agreed to share their thoughts on "the truth about travel."
Photo Friday: Marrakech, Morocco
This week's photos are from Marrakech, Morocco, one of the most beautiful, historic, and vibrant cities in the world. If you haven't been there yet, put it on your list.
Photo Friday: Mali
One of the most amazing places in the world is also one of the most overlooked. Mali is a large country in West Africa with a diverse and friendly population. They love their history, their culture, and especially their music. Here are some photos to tempt you into visiting.
The River Ganges in Varanasi
Photo Friday: India
India is huge, fascinating, multicultural, and overwhelming. It's also very inexpensive, so hopefully this week's Photo Friday will tempt you to visit.
Free Photo Editors for your Travel Pics
We take lots of photos while we travel, and we know that we're not the only ones. Sometimes we all need to do a little post-processing or color-correcting to our pictures. However, this can be challenging while traveling because we are often away from our computers, not to mention that the best photo editing software can be quite expensive. But fear not, in the last few years a lot of online photo organization and manipulation tools have become available, and most of them are free. So if you're traveling, or about to start a trip, check out these great websites to modify your travel pics.
Our truck, undergoing repairs
Beer Truck
When taxi cabs and public buses fail you, try the beer truck instead. We found ourselves stuck in a small town, a mere intersection really, between Lalibela and Dessie, in the African country of Ethiopia. It was in fact a holiday, and buses were scarce.
Halong Bay, Vietnam
Photo Friday: Vietnam
In 2006, we spent a month in Vietnam. We crossed the border from China in the north near Sapa, where we spent an amazing few days amongst the Hmong people and their beautifully terraced rice fields. Next we ventured down to Hanoi, and then spent a few days on a boat in the Halong Bay. Afterwards we made our way south, but for now we have plenty of photos to show of Northern Vietnam. If you find yourself wandering around Southeast Asia, don't miss this amazing country, especially Sapa (sometimes spelled "Sa Pa") and the surrounding areas.
Jack and Jill Travel the World
Married couple Jack and Jill (what perfect names!) will soon be leaving on an around the world journey. We virtually sat down with them and had an electronic conversation about trip planning and budgeting. Tentatively, they are planning to leave in April, but that’s all up in the air right now.