The Tranquilo Traveler
The Tranquilo Traveler is a celebration of voluntourism, slow travel, and other interesting ways to see the world. Travel writer and award- winning Moon Handbooks author Joshua Berman created The Tranquilo Travel as a resource for world trippers and international volunteers, a window to the author’s travels in Nicaragua, Belize, and beyond, and an update of his books and articles.
The Regale Internet Inn, Lahore
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7 Comments » I could have named this entry “Lahore Lovin’” or some other such city-centric title; the fact is, though, our four-day experience in Pakistan’s ancient (and steaming hot) Punjabi capital revolved... [Read this entry]
Loose Ends
By Joshua | No Comments » Days and adventures roll into each other and I realize that I left a few dangling threads back in Islamabad. I’ll wrap up what I can, plase let me know... [Read this entry]
Unusual People Who Made Remarkable Trips
By Joshua | 1 Comment » Sitting and scrawling now, pen-on-paper, sweat-smudged and soggy my notebook as I crouch in a shady corner of the “tribal area,” a raised platform of mats and carpets on the... [Read this entry]
The Longest Ride: Comin’ down the mountain when we come
By Joshua | 3 Comments » There was so much more we could have done in the north: the three-day Rakiposhi Base Camp trek; the hike from the village of Gulmit to Passu; the safari to... [Read this entry]
The World Roof Hotel
By Joshua | 2 Comments » Here it is, our home for a week-and-a-half in the village of Karimabad. The town’s water comes from the Ultar Glacier, pictured in the gap above, and the Baltit Fort... [Read this entry]
Rash Lake Trek: The Highest We’ve Ever Been
By Joshua | 3 Comments » Nay, dear readers, I speak not of Pakistani hashish, the famed “Peshawar Original,” smuggled to the Northern Areas from Peshawar’s main bazaar by many a young Japanese pot tourist. Why... [Read this entry]
The Mir of Hunza, Part 2
By Joshua | 34 Comments » Our reception at the Royal Palace was short and official, about the minimum of what our imaginations had conjured up; we were led directly through a side door to the... [Read this entry]
Himalaya, Mountain Mama: The Hunza Valley
By Joshua | 21 Comments » While Pakistan struggles with a severed submarine Internet cable (the communications ministry, apparently, had misled the country for years about the existence of a backup line), the TT struggles with... [Read this entry]
Trail Magic
By Joshua | 3 Comments » When thru-hikers on the Appalachian Trail receive random acts of hospitality and kindness from total strangers, they call it “Trail Magic;” and when round-the-worlders discover these things in a city... [Read this entry]
Why We Came to Pakistan: Gordon College, Rawalpindi, and our search for Dr. Stewart
By Joshua | 73 Comments » We did not come to Pakistan simply to wander the country for travel’s sake. That we are able to do so — to browse the silk stalls in Rawalpindi’s Rajah... [Read this entry]
Joshua Berman is an award-winning author for Avalon Travel Publishing's Moon series. He is a writer, editor, and trip leader, based in Central America and Boulder, Colorado. Learn more about Joshua or contact him here.- 0. Volunteering Abroad
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Hi -- We are finding the Peapod Plus a very useful ... [read more] - Khawaja T ariq Mahmood on Why We Came to Pakistan: Gordon College, Rawalpindi, and our search for Dr. Stewart
I attended Gordon college from 1965-1970 , I was a ... [read more] - SAJJAD HAIDER on The Mir of Hunza, Part 2
Dear All The acrimonious attitude exhibited by th ... [read more] - [F]oxymoron on Belikin Beer: It’s Not Just for Teething Anymore!
This is classic! - Melody on Belize with a Baby: My Daughter’s First Trip Abroad
a wonderful adventure!! I am loving it!! I feel l ... [read more] - nomadic matt on Belikin Beer: It’s Not Just for Teething Anymore!
mmmm belikins are very good. crack one open for me ... [read more] - Julie on Belize with a Baby: My Daughter’s First Trip Abroad
Your baby is truly adorable, very cute. And hope s ... [read more] - Madeline on Belize with a Baby: Shanti Heads South
Hi Shanti! I hope you are having a good time! I ca ... [read more] - Matt Harwood on Belize with a Baby: Shanti Heads South
Looks like a great time. I will definitely have to ... [read more] - Jenny on Belize with a Baby Part 2: Gales Point and Belize City
That is so darn cute!!!
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