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Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park is one of the most visited National Parks in the United States and one that has a very dear spot in my heart. This was one of the first National Parks I visited on my Southwest Road Trip and has one of my favorite campgrounds. The National Park has some amazing hikes and offers something for all travelers. You are able to stay in the main village and enjoy luxury lodges and fine dining or you are able to stay at some of the remote campgrounds and enjoy some of the most amazing views of any park. The same applies for hiking, you are able to…
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Traveling in Colombia – Santa Marta to Medellin
Traveling across Colombia can always turn into an adventure depending what route you take and how much you want to spend. After our time in Santa Marta we decided to continue our adventures through Colombia in the infamous city of Medellin. I cannot wait to get into the details of our time in Medellin and how much fun it actually was even though I am not the biggest fan of major metropolitan cities in my travels. How To Travel In Colombia Now Colombia is quite a big country at roughly twice the size of Texas with about double the population. There are a few ways to travel between cities and…
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What To Do In Santa Marta Colombia
Santa Marta Colombia might not seem like the place I would recommend after my last post (Here), but let me explain why I think it is still an essential stop in your adventure through Colombia. Now getting to Santa Marta might have not been the easiest and most straightforward trip of my life. And there where definitely some very exciting and straight fearful moments along the way, but I am here to tell you it was worth it. On the bright side you hopefully learned from my mistakes and take the easier route to Santa Marta. We only spent a few days in Santa Marta but like so many of…
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Santa Marta Colombia – How To Get Here and Why
Santa Marta Colombia is a small town in the northern coast of Colombia and I can confidently most people will not enjoy their time here. Yet it is still an essential stop for most backpackers and one that most adventure seeking travelers will stop at. The town itself is used by most backpackers as a launching point to get to the beautiful Tayrona National Park, the lush paradise of Minca or to start their trek towards the Lost City. Not only can you go to some amazing hikes in the nearby mountains but you can get probably the best and cheapest scuba diving in the world at Taganga Beach. Getting…
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Big Bend Hot Springs Trail
Big Bend National Park is still one of my favorite National Parks in the U.S. for many reasons. One of them being just how many things you can do while you are visiting and how many of these things are normally completely vacant. During my last visit to Big Bend we mostly saw just a handful of hikers during our entire stay and where able to enjoy one of the biggest parks iin the lower 48 in complete peace. The Hot Springs are a must do hike while you are visiting the park since the trail is quite short and covered in history of the original settlers of the region.…
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5 Tips For Your Next Peru Trip
If this is your first time visiting Peru just like it was mine, there are quite a few things you must take into account to stay safe, healthy and get the most out of your time in such a great country. Water The water in Peru is definitely not considered potable water and only bottled or treated (disinfected) water should be ingested by visitors. Some people take this advice to different extremes and might obsess over it or throw caution to the wind. While you might not catch a deadly disease or infection form consuming tap water in Peru, you might be spending a couple days attached to a toilet.…
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Peru Land Of The Incas
Peru seems to be on everyone’s travel plans the last few years and there’s a good reason for it! Our trip to Peru seemed to pop out of nowhere like most trips that we tend to go on. South America was always on my list of places to visit and Peru seemed like a perfect spot to start our journey through the Gringo Trail! The highlight of our trip to Peru and the main reason we went to visit Peru was to make the trek to Machu Picchu and see the ancient Inca city. We originally were not sure how we would do this but knew we would need some…
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Colombia Stole My Heart
Most of us know Colombia as the land of Pablo Escobar and the drug wars of the 80s and 90s. Shockingly to many, Colombia has actually outgrown this era of violence and crime to become one of the biggest hot spots for backpackers and ecological tourism in the world. It even came in 2nd place as one of the top ten countries to visit in 2017 by Lonely Planet. To be honest like most people Colombia was never on my radar of countries to visit. Not because I thought it was overridden by crime and drugs, but because I just never saw anything intriguing about it. I never heard stories…
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Welcome To Gus On The Run
Hi, I’m Gus! Welcome to Gus On The Run! I am originally from Puerto Rico and moved to Texas towards the end of my high school years. I am definitely what you could call an adventure junkie who has said yes one too many times to crazy ideas. It wasn’t until 2016 that the travel bug really hit me and I have been trying to explore more ever since. The summer of 2016 was my first long road trip which had me visiting 5 states on what can be explained as the craziest road trip of my life. Trust me when I say you will never miss a good shower…