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Paraty, located between Sao Paulo and Rio De Janeiro is one of the most beautiful small towns in Brazil and makes for a great long weekend trip
Paraty – Brazil’s most beautiful small town

Paraty – Brazil’s most beautiful small town

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Brazil is home to many beautiful small colonial towns. With its exquisite Baroque architecture, stunning coastline, and tall mountains covered with pristine Atlantic Forest, Paraty is perhaps my favorite of all. Located conveniently half-way between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, it makes for a great long weekend trip from either of the cities. Paraty’s tryst with the Gold Rush Long before the Portuguese colonized Paraty, the region was inhabited by the Guaianás Indians. When the Portuguese established the town,…

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21 Global Portraits that will make you want to travel

21 Global Portraits that will make you want to travel

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A series of  travel portraits from all around the globe. Unfiltered, candid moments as they unfold – from the high mountains of the Himalayas and Andes to the dry desert land in Africa. This is what inspires me to continue traveling and documenting the unassuming beauty around us. I hope these inspire you to travel and look at this world with a fresh set of eyes. “Locals Musicians performing at the Plaza Grande in Quito, Ecuador, on a fine Sunday…

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Hiking Ciudad Perdida in Colombia
Hiking Ciudad Perdida | The Lost City in Colombia

Hiking Ciudad Perdida | The Lost City in Colombia

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46 Kilometres in 4 days – that seems very doable quipped a few hikers in our group as Abraham slowly translated after Melkis had explained the hike briefly. Tall and lanky, Melkis had a very calm demeanor. Abraham, an ex-army man, was our young and suave sous-guide and translator for those without the gift of Spanish jab. We had made a rocky 2 and half hour journey from the city of Santa Marta, located at the north-western tip of Colombia, to the base-village,…

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Border crossing from Peru to Bolivia: Indian Passport holders

Border crossing from Peru to Bolivia: Indian Passport holders

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If you are reading this, you may very well know that having an Indian passport doesn’t lend you with much of a privilege while crossing international borders. The number of visa forms that I must have filed is a testimony to that. While I was in Peru, I decided on whim to enter Bolivia for a few days. Visa on arrival wasn’t an option, so I started searching for Bolivian consulates along my route. I had couple of options: the…

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A little girl walking the streets of Yumani, Isla del Sol, Bolivia
Island of eternal sunshine

Island of eternal sunshine

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  Lago Titicaca, often called the sea of Bolivia, is a huge influence in the lives of the people living in the altiplano. “Sacred, revered, immense, deep blue, home to indigenous communities, Titicaca does not fail to impress – not even a bit”   I crossed over from Puno, a lake-side town on the Peruvian part of the lake, into Copacabana, a multi-faceted town  on the Bolivian side. Accessible from a short ride on one of the many motor-boats that…

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