Goats On The Road Posts
A Profound Shift: Are We Still Budget Backpackers?
Earlier this year we wrote an article: What Is A Budget Backpacker? In it, we recited dozens of lines that “define a backpacker”. Looking back on it now, I wonder how many of these lines actually still apply to us. We’re not as budget as we once were. We no longer sleep in a smelly room to ...
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Hola Mexico! We Have Arrived!
Despite being in Canada for nearly six weeks, our departure seemed to creep up on us and suddenly we were saying our teary goodbyes to friends and family and before we knew it we were at the airport waiting for our flight to Cancun, which is one of the best places to visit in Mexico. ...
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Iranian People: Are They Really As Nice As Travellers Say?
If you’ve ever travelled in, or around Iran, then you’ve experienced or heard the rumours about the Iranian people. Countless travellers rave about their hospitality and their generous, genuine nature. But are the Iranian people really as nice as travellers say? We spent 31 days travelling Iran and we’ve definitely formed our own opinion. From ...
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Back Home, But Thinking Ahead…
We returned home to Canada on December 5th and we’ve been travelling ever since! One day we’d like to return home and actually feel like home is a vacation from travelling, but this time, we’re travelling more at home than we were on the road! We have family all over western Canada and while it’s ...
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5 Reasons Why You Won’t Travel (And How To Fix Them)
First of all, let’s clarify. These are excuses, not reasons. For some reason, people who love to travel still claim that they simply can’t. This article will outline the excuses for such claims and also explain why they are untrue. Almost anyone and everyone can do some sort of travelling (especially if you’re from a ...
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A 5 Month Round Up of Central Asia & Iran: Highlights Of Our Journey Through The Least Touristed Region On Earth
Wow, I can’t believe it’s over! Nearly 5 months of overland travel from China, through Mongolia, Russia, The Stans and Iran. What a trip! Even though we knew this journey would be intrepid, we could have never imagined just how adventurous it would be. We had some ups and some downs along the way, but ...
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