An Adventure Traveler's Biggest Mistakes
The most egregious mistakes a rookie Adventure Traveler can make while traversing the globe. As a prospective adventurer with or without...
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justinsmarkowitz
Dec 26, 20225 min read
Being Unprepared: The Chilasco Fiasco
My least prepared travel experience? The Chilasco Fiasco, my first solo adventure when my tent flooded in the middle of the night, sending
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justinsmarkowitz
Dec 20, 20227 min read
Is Adventure Traveling the World Right for Me?
Are you thinking about traveling the world? Do you want to travel the world as like an adventurer, not a run-of-the-mill tourist? This...
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justinsmarkowitz
Dec 13, 20225 min read
8 Minimalist Essentials to Pack for Adventure Backpacking
8 items to save room, improve health, and keep you safe while backpacking the world.
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justinsmarkowitz
Nov 20, 20228 min read
Packing List: The Ultimate Guatemala Experience
Why is a packing list important? Packing lists help you save time planning and make sure your needs are covered. Packing lists, when...
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justinsmarkowitz
Oct 23, 20225 min read
"The China Experience" by Justin Markowitz in Paperback, Hardcover, and Digital Editions!
Imagine yourself 10,000 kilometers from anything you've ever known, surrounded by a foreign language you can't understand, in one of the...
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justinsmarkowitz
Oct 20, 20222 min read
Laguna Brava, Guatemala
lake, cenotes, camping, trekking, adventure The hills of Guatemala’s remote northwestern corner in Huehuetenango municipality conceal the...
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justinsmarkowitz
Oct 20, 20222 min read
Volcan Santa Maria, Guatemala.
camping, climbing, volcano, trekking, santiaguito, eruptions 30 minutes south of Guatemala’s second biggest metropolitan community,...
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justinsmarkowitz
Oct 20, 20222 min read
Laguna Magdalena in Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Camping, tourism, wilderness, trekking On the altiplano high above Huehuetenango and down a series of dirt roads lies Laguna Magdalena....
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justinsmarkowitz
Feb 28, 20226 min read
Review of Acatenango History and Trek
Acatenango Volcano Hike Review and History Mount Acatenango stands 13,004 feet (3,976) meters adjacent to the extremely active Volcan...
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justinsmarkowitz
Feb 9, 20228 min read
Is Ignorance Bliss?
Is ignorance really bliss? How do I know if I'm ignorant, and are there varieties of ignorance? These questions and more are answered on Feb
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justinsmarkowitz
Jan 3, 20224 min read
Travel, Routine, & Mental Strength
Discover how routine fits into a constantly changing lifestyle of nomadism. Making certain parts of your day second nature while...
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justinsmarkowitz
Dec 27, 20217 min read
The Optimistic Cynic
The optimistic cynic: shielding yourself with hope against brazenly fruitless toil Take this story with a grain of salt, as a truth no...
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justinsmarkowitz
Dec 20, 20216 min read
The Mystic Writing Pad
Sigmund Freud wrote how The Mystic Writing Pad was an excellent metaphor for how human consciousness operates.
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justinsmarkowitz
Dec 13, 20217 min read
The Art of Love
Discover how good portrayals of love exist in the epics of our time, and learn how to avoid unhealthy love!
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justinsmarkowitz
Nov 15, 20215 min read
In The Big City
Prose about the big city, about disappearing and seeing the movements of life. Me, in front of the famous "Angel of Independence" I came...
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justinsmarkowitz
Nov 12, 20212 min read
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve Cacti Forest
A short tour of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere delivered via Mental Sweat & your future tour guide, Armando. Find the...
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justinsmarkowitz
Nov 8, 20214 min read
Mean Can Be Nice
How correctly directing Meanness can Actually be the nicest thing to do A yearly ritual takes place outside of Shanghai, where fishermen...
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justinsmarkowitz
Nov 5, 20213 min read
Destination: Nudist Beach Zipolite
All you need to know about getting to and from Zipolite, as well as some budgetary info. This place is legit all about the nudity....
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justinsmarkowitz
Nov 1, 20218 min read
Biological Warfare
An essay by an anonymous author about existence. During some years of my youth, I volunteered to help clean and rebuild a...
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