From profiles of pioneering backpackers to tales from the trail, these are the best features we published in 2025.

Bushby's journey, called the "Goliath Expedition," began in 1998 in Punta Arenas, Chile, a city near the southern tip of ...

I hate mosquitos. Like, really hate them. I don’t know if it’s my genetics or my propensity for sweating, but I can rarely walk out of the woods without a million bites covering my body. I’ll watch my ...

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While some popular backpacker destinations will target high-end visitors after the pandemic, this category of outdoor tourism is not dead. Far from it, as backpacker tourism will evolve and attract ...