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China Travel – Food, Transport and the Language Barrier

By on July 26, 2011 ]

Having spent 2 months traveling in China, by the end of our trip we’d still only managed to pick up around 5 words: Hello = “Ni hao”, Thank you = “Xiexie”, Rice = “Mifan” and Vegetables = “Shucai”. This is simply the phonetically spelt words and we haven’t even included the accents that accompany them which [...]

Chicken Buses

Central America Chicken Buses – Short Clip 1

By on March 9, 2011 ]

Culture and art is best represented in Central America by the old American school buses that have customized and painted in glaring colors. The art on these buses is taken seriously and those details are captured well in this short Travel Video from Jason and Aracely of 2Backpackers.com. Enjoy the show!

Crazy Bus Pictures

Photo of the Day: Crazy Bus Picture in Ecuador

By on January 28, 2011 ]
Train Of The Clouds In Northern Argentina

Photo of the Day: Train Of The Clouds

By on August 8, 2010 ]

This train is a tourist attraction in Northern Argentina. Tren a las Nubes (or Train of the Clouds) takes a very long scenic stroll through the Salta region over bridges, viaducts as high as 4,200 m and the altiplano. The train doesn’t actually go to any specific town, it just takes it’s passengers to the [...]

Ecuador Transportation

Ecuador Travel – Discover Chone My Hometown

By on July 15, 2010 ]

As I stare out the window of the bus, I watch a world passing by.  It is moving quickly through my window and it’s incredibly different from my world today.  Every time I visit my hometown of Chone, located in the province of Manabi in coastal Ecuador, I can’t help but wonder what my life [...]

Photo of the Day: Train Of The Clouds In Northern Argentina

Photo of the Day: Train Of The Clouds In Northern Argentina

By on July 15, 2010 ]

The most amazing train in the world, the one that takes you to the clouds, reaches a height of 4,200 meters in its 217 km trip. It is one of the highest railways in the world, taking its way across the high picks of the Cordillera de los Andes, surrounded by striking sceneries. The train [...]

Panajachel, Guatemala

Photo of the Day: Tuc Tuc Motor Taxi

By on June 9, 2010 ]

Watch our HD Adventure Travel Video: Climbing Volcano San Pedro at Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

Medellin, Colombia

Travel Photo of the Day: Medellin Metrocable Colombia

By on May 3, 2010 ]

The Metro de Medellín is an urban train that crosses the Metropolitan Area of Medellín from North to South and from Centre to West. As one of the first experiences of modern mass transportation in Colombia, the Metro of Medellín is a product of the urban planning of the Antioquia. The city of Medellín and [...]