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Travel stories about nomad life and holiday trips in Latin America. Travel itineraries, city guides, finding the best spots for hiking, road trips and introducing interesting destinations, also off the beaten path.

Campeche is famous for a walled historical center with beautiful colonial architecture | FinnsAway Travel Blog

Yucatan Peninsula: Postcards Campeche

Published: February 14, 2020

Campeche in Yucatan Peninsula is famous for a walled historical center with beautiful colonial architecture

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Travel guide to charming Valladolid in Yucatan, Mexico | FinnsAway Travel Blog

Yucatan, Mexico: Charming Valladolid

Published: January 26, 2020

Picture greetings from Valladolid, a cute colonial town in Yucatan, Mexico.

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Mayan ruins of Tulum in Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico in October | FinnsAway Travel Blog

Riviera Maya: Postcards from Tulum

Published: January 17, 2020

Exploring the gorgeous Mayan ruins of Tulum in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

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Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Riviera Maya: Visiting Playa del Carmen in October | FinnsAway Travel Blog

Riviera Maya: Playa del Carmen

Published: January 15, 2020

Post series from Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico part 1 - visiting popular Playa del Carmen in off-season

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Fishing village Puerto Esperanza near popular Viñales in Cuba charms with quietness and fresh seafood. | FinnsAway Travel Blog

Rural Cuba: Tranquil Puerto Esperanza

Published: December 28, 2019

Fishing village Puerto Esperanza near popular Viñales charms with quietness and fresh seafood.

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Hiking in beautiful Viñales, Cuba, without a guide or tour. | FinnsAway Travel Blog

Viñales – haven for nature-lovers and hikers

Published: December 26, 2019

Travel guide to beautiful Viñales in Cuba - activities and how to hike without a guide or tour.

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The capital of Cuba is an amazing travel destination that is full of colors and energy, as well as history and sights. Pictures from Havana. | FinnsAway Travel Blog

Postcards from Havana

Published: December 2, 2019

Picture postcards and short stories from the colorful streets of Havana

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How to travel between Viñales and Havana using local transportation | FinnsAway travel blog

From Havana to Vinales and back

Published: November 13, 2019

Guide on how to travel between Viñales and Havana using local transportation

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How to travel between Viñales and Puerto Esperanza using local transportation | FinnsAway travel blog

From Vinales to Puerto Esperanza

Published: November 12, 2019

How to travel between Viñales and Puerto Esperanza using local transportation

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How to get from Varadero to Havana with camiones | FinnsAway travel blog

From Varadero to Havana

Published: November 12, 2019

Short guide on how to get to Havana from Varadero using local transportation

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Public transportation in Cuba using camiones and collectivos | FinnsAway Travel Blog

Local transportation in Cuba

Published: November 11, 2019

Introduction to public transportation and local way of traveling around Cuba.

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Is Cuba an expensive travel destination? How to use cuban pesos and convertible pesos? Cost summary of two weeks in Cuba | FinnsAway travel blog

Cost summary: two weeks in Cuba

Published: November 7, 2019

Cost summary of 16 days in Cuba, and tips for traveling in Cuba on a budget.

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Sunsets in Okavango Delta were magical 😍 We could Sunsets in Okavango Delta were magical 😍We could have just stayed watching the elephants for hours, they are absolutely gorgeous beings 🥹🐘❤️#finnsaway #nomadlife #travel #visitbotswana #okavangodelta
Okavango Delta, Botswana 💚🇧🇼 The Okavango Delta i Okavango Delta, Botswana 💚🇧🇼The Okavango Delta is a large inland delta area located in north-western Botswana. This unique, Unesco-listed delta system includes permanent swamps, small islands and seasonally flooded grasslands, and is rich in wildlife and a sanctuary to some of the world's most endangered animals and birds.The Okavango River, that originates in the Angolan highlands, never reaches an ocean, but flows through Namibia into Botswana, where the waters drain into the desert sands of the Kalahari Basin, creating a vast and varied ecosystem.The traditional way to explore the delta is a boating safari by a traditional mokoro canoe. Historically these canoes were carved from tree trunks, but modern mokoros are actually made of fiberglass. Mokoros are operated by a local guide standing at the stern with a long pole (ngashi), as passengers sit near the waterline. Mokoro riders are a slow, peaceful, low-impact way to explore the delta and view wildlife.We did a day tour with a mokoro on Boro river, north from Maun. It was a fantastic experience, but a multi-day trip would have been even better, getting deeper in the delta. However, during just this day trip we learned about the nature of the area and saw elephants and hippos (from afar), as well as a lot of birds and paw prints of lions too!#finnsaway #nomadlife #visitbotswana #okavangodelta #mokoro
Hitch-hiking in Africa, go or no-go?🤔 Well, wouldn Hitch-hiking in Africa, go or no-go?🤔 Well, wouldn't recommend that everywhere, but in Botswana it felt safe and "normal". Let me tell you.As our first visit in Botswana back in 2023 was super short (we only visited Kasane and Chobe National Park in the north), we simply needed to add it into our route through southern Africa.With only 2,5 million people, Botswana is small when it comes to population, but it is a large, sparsely populated country with vast wilderness areas. We entered the country from Namibia in the west, crossing the massive Kalahari Desert, and headed to north to Maun, to visit the Okavango Delta.Traveling overland through the country (without own wheels or tour) turned out to be a bit challenging, as in some parts of it public transportation barely exist. After talking with locals in Charles Hill by the border, we found out that to get to Maun from the Kalahari border, the best option was hitch-hiking, and so we ended up jumping in a Zimbabwean truck.🚛The drive to Maun was a slow one, with a lot of cows, donkeys and horses on the road, not to even mention the endless amount of potholes. But we made it, and had nice chats with the driver on the way.☺️In the pics a random collection from along the way and from Maun.#finnsaway #nomadlife #botswana #maun #overlanding
Throwback to Moçâmedes (Namibe) in southwestern An Throwback to Moçâmedes (Namibe) in southwestern AngolaMoçâmedes, formerly and still widely known as Namibe, is a lively coastal town and capital of the Namibe Province of Angola. This city, known for colonial architecture, seafood restaurants and sand dunes, was one of our main destinations in Angola.During a few days in Namibe, we explored the city center and the seaside promenade, admired the beautiful, Portuguese-style buildings and enjoyed the warm weather by the beach.Namibe is also known for adventure tourism, as it is a natural gateway to the dunes of the Namibe desert in Angola.#finnsaway #nomadlife #visitangola #mocamedes #namibe
The most scenic road of Angola?🇦🇴 Serra da Leba The most scenic road of Angola?🇦🇴Serra da Leba is a mountain range that separates the coastal plateau of Angola from the highlands. For long is formed a an insurmountable obstacle to passage between Namibe on the coast and Lubango in the inland, but finally in the 1970's a proper road was built over the Serra da Leba pass.This narrow, winding road, known as the snake road, is one of the most scenic routes in the country, if not in the whole continent. The road ascends more than 1800 meters in around 20 kilometers, with a gradient as high as 34 % at times!🤩The road is partly built in a canyon, and you can admire waterfalls and a river far below. The cliffs are steep, like VERY steep, and as the road crosses three different climatic zones, from tropical forests to dry mountain plateu.🌿Our pics and videos, taken from a bus window, unfortunately don't do much justice to this stunning place – it's advisable to go by a car or book a tour, and also visit the viewpoint above the snake road.In addition to being super scenic, this road is also notorious for frequent accidents and lack of guardrails. Driving, or traveling by bus, can be nerve-wrecking, and it's not uncommon to see crashes, or like on our trip, overturned trucks.The weather can be unpredictable too - on our way down to the coast, it was sunny and warm, on our way back it was rainy, cloudy and chilly, and we couldn't really see much anything, just grey clouds (swipe to last clip for the "views").#finnsaway #nomadlife #visitangola #serradaleba #scenicroads
Tundavala Gap, Angola 🇦🇴 Tundavala Gap is a drama Tundavala Gap, Angola 🇦🇴Tundavala Gap is a dramatic canyon on the escarpment of the Serra da Leba near Lubango in Huíla Province, southern Angola. The escarpment, suddenly dropping over 1 000 meters to the valley below, marks the western limit of the Humpata Plateau, part of the Great Escarpment of Southern Africa, that separates the region's highland interior plateau from the coastal strip.Tundavala Gap is one of the natural wonders of Angola, and the viewpoints of the area offer stunning panorama views over the surrounding landscapes with rocky cliffs and lush valleys. It's a popular sunset spot for locals, and one of the most popular tourism destinations of the country, and the main natural and geological attraction of the Huíla province.💚#finnsaway #nomadlife #visitangola #tundavalagap #serradaleba
Daily wildlife encounters at the Regenstein Nature Daily wildlife encounters at the Regenstein Nature Reserve, part two, other animals! ❤️In addition to the three cute giraffes of the wildlife reserve, we saw a lot of other wildlife along our dog walks, runs and safari drives. The most common sights were antelopes - we saw springboks, impalas, kudus, elands, hartebeests, wildebeests, klipspringers and once also a waterbuck.Furthermore, we managed to spot zebras, warthogs, baboons, scrub hares, tortoises, lizards and a lot of bird species. It was such a wonderful experience to follow the life of these beautiful creatures.😍(These pictures don't really do much justice – we don't currently have a proper camera, so only take pics with our phones. Thus, the pictures are far away from good wildlife pictures, sorry about that.)#finnsaway #nomadlife #visitnamibia #wildlife
Daily wildlife encounters at the Regenstein Nature Daily wildlife encounters at the Regenstein Nature Reserve, part one, giraffes! 🧡 🦒There were three giraffes living in the reserve, and we saw them almost every day from a close range along our dog walks, runs or safari drives. Amazing moments! 😍😍#finnsaway #nomadlife #visitnamibia #wildlife #giraffe
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We are Anne & Toni, a Finnish nomad couple traveling the world since 2017. We left 9-to-5 life behind to be free to explore the world and work location independently.

We are adventurous backpackers and low-cost travelers, often following the road less traveled. We write detailed travel guides with quality photos, as well as short introduction posts about the destinations that we explore.

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