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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
justinsmarkowitz
Dec 26, 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.
justinsmarkowitz
Dec 13, 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...
justinsmarkowitz
Oct 23, 20225 min read


Laguna Brava, Guatemala
lake, cenotes, camping, trekking, adventure The hills of Guatemala’s remote northwestern corner in Huehuetenango municipality conceal the...
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,...
justinsmarkowitz
Oct 20, 20222 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...
justinsmarkowitz
Feb 28, 20226 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...
justinsmarkowitz
Jan 3, 20224 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...
justinsmarkowitz
Nov 15, 20215 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...
justinsmarkowitz
Nov 12, 20212 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....
justinsmarkowitz
Nov 5, 20213 min read


Unplugging: A Month of No Earphones
“We can know, for instance, that sounds and colors are unlike, though no organ of sense can perceive both.” Bertrand Russell on History...
justinsmarkowitz
Oct 26, 20214 min read


The Courageous Journey
My Story & Philosophy of Courage “The spirit of courage is easy to dull by accepting what is a safer, more comfortable, and more...
justinsmarkowitz
Oct 26, 20214 min read
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