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Backpackways – travel the untravelled roads

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Hello, I’m Ram

Backpackways is where I share honest stories and practical guides from the roads less travelled, from Bolivia’s salt flats to the spice island of Zanzibar. Former aviator, forever restless, always chasing the next adventure.

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Places that stayed with me

Five corners of the world I keep coming back to, and the guides to help you get there.

Palccoyo rainbow mountain near Cusco

Peru

Palccoyo

The quieter rainbow mountain near Cusco, with striped peaks, a stone forest and none of the Vinicunca crowds.

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Terraced hills above Lake Titicaca

Peru

Lake Titicaca

Floating reed islands, island homestays and endless blue on the Peruvian shore of the world’s highest navigable lake.

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Countryside around Otavalo, Ecuador

Ecuador

Otavalo

Andean markets, crater lakes and waterfalls, an easy escape north of Quito.

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Metrocable over the hills of Medellín

Colombia

Medellín

Cable cars over the hillsides, street art in Comuna 13 and eternal spring, all on a backpacker budget.

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Traditional dhow on turquoise water in Zanzibar

Tanzania

Zanzibar

Stone Town alleys, spice farms and dhows drifting past at sunset.

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Fresh from the road

Bolivia, beyond the obvious

Salt, silver and summits

High-altitude cities, ghost trains and one very famous road.

Uyuni

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Cochabamba

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Potosí

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“Life without challenge is like a body without soul.”

The old saying behind every trip

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Tips & practical guides

Border crossings, budgets, airport transfers and everything in between.