Welcome to EXPEDITIONIST, a local online magazine on conscious travel, conversations, and culture. We hope you enjoy your stay!
All in Culture
If you’re not aware of it, the effects of long term travel can sneak up on you and take a toll of your physical and mental health. Because of this, we put together this list of ways to keep your mind centred and your body healthy while you travel the globe.
While traditional game drives through National parks and forests are the preferred choice to view these majestic creatures, there are some amazing alternatives to the game drive experience. Find out more here.
From hiking the Sun Gate at Machu Picchu in Peru to scaling the glacial mountain ranges of Huayna Potosi Bolivia to hang gliding over the beaches and hills of Rio de Janeiro, this list of adventure travel excursions are sure to move you to do something awesome on your next trip to South America.
We love wandering around new cities, discovering the local flavour of the area: eating, drinking, and sight-seeing our way through the cultural gems that make a certain place so great. In our weekly Culture Hunter Guides, we explore our favourite cities and give you a list things to do, places to eat, unique activities to try, and more!
THIS WEEK: Capetown, South Africa
India has long been a place where travellers in search of spirituality and of something greater than themselves have traveled to. When one thinks of India, images of vibrant colour, beauty, and chaos merge in a cacophony of experiences, hitting all senses at once. Take a look in this post to discover just what we mean by this statement and enjoy the sensations you may experience.
We love wandering around new cities, discovering the local flavour of the area: eating, drinking, and sight-seeing our way through the cultural gems that make a certain place so great. In our weekly Culture Hunter Guides, we explore our favourite cities and give you a list things to do, places to eat, unique activities to try, and more!
THIS WEEK: London, England
We love wandering around new cities, discovering the local flavour of the area: eating, drinking, and sight-seeing our way through the cultural gems that make a certain place so great. In our weekly Culture Hunter Guides, we explore our favourite cities and give you a list things to do, places to eat, unique activities to try, and more!
THIS WEEK: Dresden, Germany
We love wandering around new cities, discovering the local flavour of the area: eating, drinking, and sight-seeing our way through the cultural gems that make a certain place so great. In our weekly Culture Hunter Guides, we explore our favourite cities and give you a list things to do, places to eat, unique activities to try, and more!
THIS WEEK: Krakow, Poland
In a society tied so firmly to consumerism, materialistic tendencies, and generally hedonistic behaviour, now seems more the right time than ever to give back to others and remind ourselves what the holidays and the spirit of giving are all about.
We love wandering around new cities, discovering the local flavour of the area: eating, drinking, and sight-seeing our way through the cultural gems that make a certain place so great. In our weekly Culture Hunter Guides, we explore our favourite cities and give you a list things to do, places to eat, unique activities to try, and more!
THIS WEEK: Prague, Czech Republic
Christmas markets, and gluhwein, and trinkets, oh my! If you’re a big fan of the holidays, these 5 European cities are just what you need this holiday season to bring on laughter, good tidings, and cheer! Even if you’re not a fan of holiday makers and craft markets, there are plenty of other things to do that will leave you feeling festive!
We love wandering around new cities, discovering the local flavour of the area: eating, drinking, and sight-seeing our way through the cultural gems that make a certain place so great. In our weekly Culture Hunter Guides, we explore our favourite cities and give you a list things to do, places to eat, unique activities to try, and more!
THIS WEEK: Zanzibar & Stone Town, Tanzania
Spice plantations provide the world with thousands of exotic and wonderful delicacies that we may never have been exposed to had we not traveled to far off places and come across them. From herbs for tea to raw cocoa for our chocolate to cardamom and cinnamon and clove for our delectable desserts, Tanzania's 'Spice Island' Zanzibar has is all. Take a walk through the plantation with us and see for yourself.
You’ve never quite experienced a place, its people, and its unique culture like a local until you’ve spent time learning their way of life, practicing their crafts, and enjoying a meal with them. This couldn’t be more true of these wonderful Polers living on the shores of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Read on for more on these amazing humans.
If you really want to put your life into perspective for a while, take a walk back through history and experience what daily life is like for the amazing Kalahari bushmen in Namibia. From natural herbs, roots, and trees, these tribespeople have discovered many ways to sustain themselves and thrive in a harsh and unforgiving climate.
Sri Lanka is one of the most beautiful and underrated countries in Asia, but it is one that needs to be on every explorer’s bucket list. See our top list of cultural gems in the northern part of the country.
As a backpacker, do you prefer to travel by train or by plane to get to your next next destination? Both get you from A to B, but there’s something to be said for taking a train instead of flying. Read on for our thoughts on the subject.
Romanian Friend Founder Marius Iliescu joins us here to share some of Romania’s wonderful (and lesser known) cultural gems. Read on to see what he recommends for would-be travellers coming to this gorgeous European country.
Mongolia has some amazing natural landscapes to share with the world, though many people often pass over it in place of other countries. If you’re a fan of getting out in the great outdoors and you love animals, try this excursion for a truly unique experience.
Portrait photography is arguably one of the most impactful forms of photography, so when we came across Omar Read’s series of ‘Holy Faces Personified’, we had to share them with you.
