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    Erawan Falls, Thailand
    Top 3 Best Kept Travel Secrets
    Puno to Cusco by Train
    Watch a Brazilian Football Match
    Elephants, Snakes and Gibbons Galore at Khao Yai National Park in Thailand
    Khao Sok National Park, Thailand
    Salar de Uyuni Trip – Red Lakes, Flamingos & Dali Landscapes – Photo Tour Part 2
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    • About Ben’s Backpacking Travel Blog

      The main aim of this travel blog is to share travel experiences and hopefully inspire others to travel. When researching my own travels I always focus on the photos and with that in mind I've tried to place an emphasis on travel photos of my favourite destinations. I've also tried to focus on those places to visit and things to do that are slightly off the beaten track of the normal backpacking trip.

      My blog covers past experiences backpacking around the world and my current travels where so far I've been lucky enough to travel in the South Pacific, Australasia, South East Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
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    Travel Ideas & Highlights

    There are so many amazing places to visit in the world, its sometimes hard to know where to start when you want to go travelling or on holiday. In order to try and help here are some of my highlights that will hopefully help give some travel ideas and inspiration.

    Check out highlights and things to do below

    Erawan Falls, Thailand

    Erawan Falls, not far from Kanchanaburi, is a 7 tiered, cascading turquoise blue water fall that is surrounded by dense forest. Named after Erawan, the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology, the falls is located in the 342 sq [...]

    1 Comment » | Highlights, Nature, Thailand |

    Top 3 Best Kept Travel Secrets

    I’ve been asked by A Travel Around the World to join in a game started by Tripbase. The idea behind it is to get travel bloggers to recommend 3 of their best kept travel secrets and with the results create a great list of travel highlights, [...]

    2 Comments » | Highlights |

    Puno to Cusco by Train

    Travelling by train is always a highlight for me and Puno to Cusco is no exception. The train that passes straight through Puno market and then on to some lovely Peruvian scenery is highly recommended. The seats may be a [...]

    1 Comment » | Highlights, Peru, feature |

    Watch a Brazilian Football Match

    I love football,  but I can’t think of a better, more apt thing to do in Brazil than go and watch a Brazilian football match. Don’t buy an over priced ticket from your hostel, games rarely sell out unless there [...]

    No Comments » | Brazil, Highlights |

    Elephants, Snakes and Gibbons Galore at Khao Yai National Park in Thailand

    Khao Yai National Park was Thailand’s first National park and covering an area of 2,168 square kilometers is the second largest and most popular National Park in Thailand. The park is made up mainly of  evergreen forest and grasslands and [...]

    1 Comment » | Featured, Highlights, Nature, Thailand, Wildlife, feature |

    Khao Sok National Park, Thailand

    Khao Sok National Park situated in Southern Thailand Khao Sok National park consists of the oldest evergreen rainforest in the world, huge limestone khast mountains emerge from the trees with networks of tunnels running throughout.
    Khao Sok is situated on Thailand’s [...]

    3 Comments » | Featured, Highlights, Off the beaten track, Thailand, feature |

    Salar de Uyuni Trip – Red Lakes, Flamingos & Dali Landscapes – Photo Tour Part 2

    The second day of the trip took in some incredible scenery, some of the best I’ve ever seen. From Luna landscapes to Salvador Dali esc wind swept rocks. We also got a chance to see some wildlife: some wonderful Flamingos, [...]

    1 Comment » | Bolivia, Highlights, Nature, Photos |

    Salar de Uyuni Trip – Photo Tour Part 1

    There’s a lot of driving, a lot of altitude but expect to see some mind blowing scenery along the way.
    The trip starts in Tupiza, very quickly winding you way up into the rocky mountains.
    First stop was in a field of [...]

    No Comments » | Bolivia, Highlights, Photos |

    Sunset from Sugarloaf Mountain

    Its not off the beaten track and you’ll share the experience with a lot of other tourists but watching the sunset from Sugar Loaf mountain is a high light of any trip, a must do on a stay in [...]

    No Comments » | Brazil, Highlights |

    Iguaçu or Iguazu Falls? Argentina vs Brazil

    The Iguazu Falls are located on the border of Brazil and Argentina, 275 waterfalls ranging in height from 60-80m along 2.7 km of the Iguazu River combining to make one of the the largest waterfalls in the world. When we visited [...]

    5 Comments » | Argentina, Brazil, Highlights, feature |

    Birds Birds Birds at the Iguazu Falls

    Right next to the Iguazu Falls on the Brazilian side, there’s a little Bird Park thats well worth a visit if your visiting the must see Iguazu Falls. There’s all sorts of amazing tropical birds free to fly around you [...]

    3 Comments » | Brazil, Highlights, Off the beaten track |

    Favela Tourism, Rocinha, Rio

    When we visited Rio we’d heard a bit about tours that went into the Favelas (or shanty towns) of Rio de Janeiro, my first impressions where that Favela tours sounded inappropriate and dangerous but after speaking to a few people [...]

    4 Comments » | Brazil, Highlights |

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    Erawan Falls, Thailand
    Top 3 Best Kept Travel Secrets
    Puno to Cusco by Train
    Watch a Brazilian Football Match
    Elephants, Snakes and Gibbons Galore at Khao Yai National Park in Thailand
    Khao Sok National Park, Thailand
    Salar de Uyuni Trip – Red Lakes, Flamingos & Dali Landscapes – Photo Tour Part 2
    Salar de Uyuni Trip – Photo Tour Part 1
    Sunset from Sugarloaf Mountain