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      Overrated Tourist Attractions: The Top 5

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      January 23, 2020

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      • Slovenia
      • Sweden
      • Switzerland
      • UK
    • Asia
      • Bahrain
      • Cambodia
      • China
      • India
      • Indonesia
      • Kazakhstan
      • Kyrgyzstan
      • Jordan
      • Lebanon
      • Malaysia
      • Mongolia
      • Nepal
      • Oman
      • Qatar
      • Singapore
      • South Korea
      • Sri Lanka
      • Taiwan
      • Thailand
      • United Arab Emirates
    • Africa
      • Benin
      • Botswana
      • Burkina Faso
      • Eswatini (Swaziland)
      • Ethiopia
      • Ghana
      • Kenya
      • Malawi
      • Morocco
      • Namibia
      • Rwanda
      • South Africa
      • Tanzania
      • Togo
      • Tunisia
      • Uganda
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Americas
      • Belize
      • Costa Rica
      • Jamaica
      • USA
    • Australia and Oceania
      • Fiji
      • New Zealand
      • Samoa
  • Inspiration
    • Victoria Falls: Africa’s Natural Wonder

      August 6, 2020

      Gardens By The Bay: Visiting Singapore’s #1…

      June 25, 2020

      Taipei’s Top Temples

      May 14, 2020

      Covid-19: 4 Ways to Scratch the Travel…

      April 30, 2020

      The TPLF Coastal West African Itinerary

      April 2, 2020

      Overrated Tourist Attractions: The Top 5

      March 5, 2020

      Carthage: Tunisia’s Most Ancient City

      January 23, 2020

      Haller Park, Mombasa: 5 Reasons To Go!

      January 16, 2020

      Chicago In The Winter: 5 Great Reasons…

      December 18, 2019

      Old Town Crier Magazine: A New Outlet…

      December 11, 2019

  • Photo of the Week
    • Photo Of The Week: Hiking Slovakia’s High…

      August 20, 2018

      Photo Of The Week: Patan Royal Palace…

      August 6, 2018

      Photo Of The Week: Belize, An Unexplored…

      July 30, 2018

      Photo Of The Week: Spotting Sri Lanka’s…

      July 23, 2018

      Photo Of The Week: Walking The Eerie…

      July 16, 2018

      Photo Of The Week: Summer on the…

      July 9, 2018

      Photo Of The Week: Seeking Spiritual Enlightenment…

      July 2, 2018

      Photo Of The Week: Exploring Istanbul’s Suleymaniye…

      June 18, 2018

      Photo Of The Week: The Sprawling Diocletian…

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      Photo Of The Week: Exploring The Capitol…

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  • Vysoké Tatry, High Tatras, Slovakia Destination Guide

    May 16, 2019

    The ‘town’ of Vysoké Tatry isn’t really a town but an amalgamation of three main settlements (Stary Smokovek, Strbske Pleso and Tatranska Lomnica) which form the main tourist resorts in…

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  • Packing For Everest Base Camp: The Ultimate Packing List

    April 26, 2019

    I remember the moment vividly. It was two weeks before we were due to depart for a once in a lifetime trip to Everest Base Camp (EBC) and we’d decided…

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  • The Million Dollar Question: Are You Fit Enough To Reach Everest?

    October 18, 2018

    I took myself by surprise when I capitulated to my wife’s demands and agreed to spend 2 weeks of hard-earned vacation time hiking up to the World’s highest mountain, Everest,…

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  • Lukla: Flying Into The World’s Most Dangerous Airport

    May 25, 2018

    It seemed as though this day had been forever in the making. I’d spent months on the gym’s stair climber trying to rid myself of my ‘extra baggage’. I’d endured…

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  • Surviving AMS: By Contributing Writer, Ashton (a.k.a ‘Wife’)

    May 18, 2018

    Today’s post is written by ‘Take Photos Leave Footprints’ contributor, Ashton (a.k.a. ‘my wife’) in which she fondly recalls her recent battle with Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) on our trip…

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  • Acute Mountain Sickness: An Everest Evacuation Story (A Working Title)

    May 11, 2018

    Sirens were blaring as we weaved our way around the airport tarmac and through the morning rush hour traffic of Kathmandu. Sat in the back of the ambulance I looked…

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  • Exploring Kyrgyzstan’s Tien Shan Mountains: Hiking, Helicopters and Hill Climbing!

    August 30, 2017

    Back in 2005 a Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashed on South Inylchek glacier at Khan Tengri Base Camp high in the Tien Shan Mountain Range in Kyrgyzstan. ‘It was about to…

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Welcome to Take Photos Leave Footprints! I'm Scott, and as your 'guide' my aim is to share travel tips, stories and inspiration, gathered from my 30-odd years of travel experience across 80+ countries, to enhance your travel experiences and expand your travel bucket-list!

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