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Aug 2024
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A Solo Backpacking Trip Across South Ame...

CONDé NAST TRAVELER
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In the second installment of our solo travel series, we hear from Christie Bowers, who spent six months backpacking across South America, stopping everywhere from the Amazon to Argentina. She shares how she planned the trip, budgeted for it, and navigated both the joys and challenges of going it alone far from home.

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