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Taghazout, Morocco – “How’s the swell?” someone asks. I’m in Taghazout, one of the premier surf towns in Morocco

You could try the Caucasus trekking website, check out one of the Facebook groups like Trekking the Caucasus or ask around in Svaneti Mestia. We finally reached the village of Adishi and decided to hike another hour on to the Adishi river to set-up camp. We called Nino’s Guesthouse and after about 2 hours help finally came from Adishi village. We spent the morning in Ushguli, enjoying the view on Shkhara glacier, visiting the house of a famous local Svaneti painter Fridon Nijeradzes, and climbing into one of the watch towers.

Never did I imagine that backpacking in Turkey would be so much fun! From balloon-filled skies in Cappadocia, sailing along the Turquoise coast and playing numerous games of Tavla (backgammon) with the welcoming Turkish people, Turkey exceeded all my expectations. I solo backpacked in Turkey for almost 6 weeks, traversing the country from west to east

This seems like a lot to address, but I realized by simply traveling ‘backpacker style’, you already cover some responsible travel basics. It includes the use of public transport; inexpensive lodging such as youth hostels; often a longer duration of the trip when compared with conventional vacations; and typically an interest in meeting locals as well as seeing sights. Generally, backpackers eat at street stalls or small family-run places offering the best curry or falafel sandwich, to sleep in locally-owned guesthouses or hostels and to buy tours directly from a local tour operator. In Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, community-based tourism has become very popular, which makes it very easy to organise home stays, yurt stays and local guides through the community-based tourism offices.