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A Visit to Nieuw Aurora: A Maroon Village in the Heart of Suriname

December 4, 201710 Comments

A Highlight of Suriname: Visiting a Maroon Village in the Deep Jungle As I sit propped upright in bed, recovering from a long battle with entamoeba histolytica (or Petey the Parasite as we’ve come…

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The Massive Green: A Primer on Travel to the Suriname Interior

March 19, 20178 Comments

Far and away the number one source of tourism in Suriname is that of the eco-variety.  With over 90% of its land mass blanketed in primeval rainforest, it’s one of the best and most…

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Solitude for Now in Ohrid, Macedonia

February 29, 201615 Comments

In the flurry of spontaneous excitement that comprised planning our first Bitchin’ Balkans adventure in October of last year, we added a night in Ohrid, thinking that three nights in Skopje might be a…

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