Borders Of Adventure

Leading Culture and Adventure Travel Blog by Becki Enright. Looking at the world with a different angle to change perceptions of misunderstood places, for the best in travel.

Journeys to Change Perceptions

I'm Becki, a British Travel Press award-winning writer and guidebook author. Borders of Adventure combines adventure-culture travel narrative, with social, historical, political reporting.

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A woman in a red coat standing at a elevated point overlooking the vast valley of Cusco, Peru. All the Places to Visit in Peru on Your First Visit
Two pairs of Vivobarefoot Primus Knit shoes on a wood floor, showing green and pink uppers alongside their treaded soles. Vivobarefoot Primus Review – Ten Years Wearing and Testing
Smiling woman using a smartphone while sitting in a modern sleeper bus cabin with privacy curtains. A Guide to Using a VPN While Travelling: Surfshark Review

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Endless stalls line the wide and busy Sharia el Souk in Aswan, mostly undercover from the heat. Is It Safe to Travel to Egypt? First-Hand Experience Tips Travellers Need to Know
A great pyramid of Giza looms behind the sphinx that sits in front of it as part of a necropolis complex, in the dusty desert area of Giza in Egypt. Egypt Travel Guide – How to See it Differently & Responsibly
Visitors walking in the garden grounds in front of The Great Mosque Masjid-e Jameh of Isfahan on an Iran trip. This Is How to Travel to Iran – Everything You Need to Know

Adventure Travel

A blue cable car glides over a green valley from the cluster of buildings below - the village of St Anton in summer. Things to Do in St Anton in Summer – Redefining Austria’s Birthplace of Ski
Ropeway gondola cars rising above the forested islands surrounding Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan. How to Visit Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan – The Mountain Attraction
View from a curving road above Los Angeles, California A Coastal California Road Trip on US Route 101 – San Francisco to LA

Cultural Travel

A man crouching and a woman sitting on a stone ledge overlooking a wide vista of a neighbourhood on a slope in Lima, Peru. Is Peru Safe to Travel to? Tried & Tested Practical Tips and Scams to Avoid
A woman on a train platform giving the peace sign stands outside the themed The Hello Kitty HARUKA Kansai Airport Express train. Ride the Hello Kitty Trains in Japan While You Can
A man in a red shirt, beige hat and green wrap skirt stands next to a market stall while a man in a green shirt and purple tunic and a bike packed high with boxes pass. A bustling street scene in Myanmar. Ethical Myanmar Travel Guide: What To Know Before You Go

Responsible Tourism

A woman wearing denim shorts and a purple vest top stands in a lush parkland in front of a herd of elephants and caretakers on a wooden platform. Promoting Responsible Travel on Social Media – Mindful Travel Content Tips
Four young children sitting on the floor in a tight circle facing one another. An Orphanage is Not a Tourist Attraction – Think Before Visiting An Orphanage
Bikes, flowerrs stalls and a small bar at Graz's biggest farmers market on Kaiser-Josef-Platz. Graz – Austria’s Second and Model Sustainable City

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