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Dominican RepublicHaitiNA

How to get (and stay) into Haiti from Dominican Republic (Dajabon – Ouanaminthe land border)

September 12, 2021November 20, 2024 TravelBert1 Comment

In September 2021 the situation in Haiti was quite hot: in a span of few weeks a president was brutally murdered, an earthquake ravaged most of the territory and frequent Continue Reading

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Travel Log (North America)

September 5, 2021November 20, 2024 TravelBert1 Comment

This section is quite a detailed diary with all my movements across the involved countries in North America. Besides functioning as a sort of “position tracker”, it will hopefully provide Continue Reading

Tagged dominican republic,Haiti,mexico,North&CentralAmerica,USA
Inspiration & MotivationTravel Tips

30 Tips to support your travel

June 10, 2021November 20, 2024 TravelBert1 Comment
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There are indeed quite many travellers living on “passive incomes” during their trip. Halfway between envious and skeptical, we always curiously wonder how they can roam for years without any Continue Reading

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General Checklist (20 + 1 points)

June 8, 2021November 20, 2024 TravelBert1 Comment

Here is a quick summary of the stuff you should check while preparing the trip: Create a Paypal account as an alternative payment channel. Also, if you are minded to write Continue Reading

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Inspiration & MotivationTravel notes

Key motivations

June 8, 2021November 20, 2024 TravelBertLeave a comment

It is hard to remember where this all began, but even before starting to travel outside my country, I always had this natural afflatus pushing towards the adventurous peregrination. The Continue Reading

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Inspiration & MotivationTravel notes

Set up Chronology (updated 30/11/24)

June 8, 2021November 20, 2024 TravelBertLeave a comment

I wish here to tentatively draft a rough timeline of my last 10 years to positively show how desires, backlashes and afterthoughts may impact a person’s life. In particular, the Continue Reading

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60 Days in Colombia & Mexico under the Coronavirus (political) threat

May 9, 2020November 20, 2024 TravelBert3 Comments
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On the 9th March 2020 I was leaving from Santiago de Chile to Cali, Colombia for a backpacking journey. I had already bought my plane ticket back to Chile for Continue Reading

Tagged colombia,mexico,North&CentralAmerica,southamerica
ChileSASouthAmerica

Lake to lake trekking in Southern Chile: from Rupanco to Todos Los Santos in 2 days

February 19, 2020November 20, 2024 TravelBertLeave a comment

Included in a wider national trekking network called Sendero de Chile (aka “Chilean trail”), the 24 Km route between Rupanco Lake and Todos Los Santos Lake is a remarkable, less-trodden Continue Reading

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Travel Log (SouthAmerica)

January 3, 2020November 20, 2024 TravelBert1 Comment
South America Log

This section is quite a detailed diary with all my movements across the involved countries in South America. Besides functioning as a sort of “position tracker”, it will hopefully provide Continue Reading

Tagged Brazil,chile,colombia,Ecuador,French Guyana,Guyana,mexico,Peru,southamerica,Suriname,uruguay,Venezuela
AsiaMalaysiaThailand

How to travel overland from Hat Yai (Thailand) to George Town (Malaysia)

December 11, 2018November 20, 2024 TravelBertLeave a comment
Malaysian border at Padang Besar

Thailand works as a vital access corridor for overlanders to the Equatorial Southeastern Asia composed by Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It hence virtually opens the door Continue Reading

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How to cross the Kawthaung (Myanmar) – Ranong (Thailand) border by boat

December 6, 2018November 20, 2024 TravelBertLeave a comment
Ranong port (Thailand)

To my amazement, I discovered how extended Myanmar is. We are talking about almost 3000 Km from North to South. Only from Yangon (which lies quite in the South) you can Continue Reading

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How to travel overland from Imphal (India) to Mandalay (Myanmar)

November 13, 2018November 20, 2024 TravelBertLeave a comment
Moreh - Tamu border crossing

Since August 2018 it has become now possible to independently travel from India to Myanmar overland (see official news here). Before, special permits and tour operators were required to cross Continue Reading

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Travel Log (Southeastern Asia)

November 7, 2018November 20, 2024 TravelBertLeave a comment
TravelBert Log

This section is quite a detailed diary with all my movements across the involved countries in Southeastern Asia. Besides functioning as a sort of “position tracker”, it will hopefully provide Continue Reading

Tagged Asia,Malaysia,Myanmar,Thailand
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My experience in the bus from Kathmandu (Nepal) to Varanasi (India)

October 18, 2018November 20, 2024 TravelBertLeave a comment
Kathmandu-Varanasi bus agency

Since I could not find much information about a direct bus from Kathmandu to Varanasi, I have thus decided to report my detailed experience here in this post. I will Continue Reading

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How to visit Maldives on a backpacker budget

September 22, 2018November 20, 2024 TravelBertLeave a comment
Sandbank in Maldives

After the devastating tsunami in 2004, Maldives’ government tried to uplift the ravaged local economy with a new strategic measure: allowing local house owners to open affordable guest houses and Continue Reading

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North, Central & South America trip (2021-2022) so far

LAND DISTANCE COVERED (KM): 37,633

TRAVELLING TIME (DAYS): 464

VISITED COUNTRIES: 20

MOTORBIKES: 12

BOATS: 53

CARS: 90

BUSES / MINIVANS: 187

TAPTAPS / TUKTUKS: 6

PLANES: 15

HITCHHIKING RIDES: 94

HOSTEL / HOTEL STAYS (NIGHTS): 211

COUCHSURFING / FRIENDS’ STAY (NIGHTS): 208

CAMPING NIGHTS: 8

TRAVELLING NIGHTS: 16

CAR SLEEPING (NIGHTS): 20

HAMMOCK NIGHTS: 1

TOTAL EXPENDITURE (EUROS): 15,758

DAILY EXPENDITURE (EUROS): 33.96

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