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Up until recent years, I’d never visited the United States of America. It was a new and fascinating place which existed mainly for me through television shows and films. The…

By Joan Torres 6 Comments Last updated on December 24, 2024 Wanna travel to Socotra with Against the Compass? Join a group of like-minded travelers in our next scheduled tour…

I am many different things, but three of the most prominent of those are an avid researcher, borderline obsessive foodie, and Mexico fangirl. This cocktail means that I arrived back…

By Joan Torres 45 Comments Last updated on January 20, 2025 Wanna travel to Russia with Against the Compass? Join a group of like-minded travelers in our next scheduled tour…

At the beginning of 2021, I set myself a goal to read 50 books. I almost slid just in there, although I didn’t quite finish book number 50 before the…

By Joan Torres 81 Comments Last updated on March 3, 2025 Wanna travel to Iraq with Against the Compass? Join a group of like-minded travelers in our next scheduled tour…

New Zealand’s South Island is one of the most beautiful and easy-going places in the world for a road trip. I may be a little bias, we are talking not just…

By Joan Torres 151 Comments Last updated on March 13, 2025 Located in the far north of Iraq, nestled between Iran and Turkey, Iraqi Kurdistan is today a safe but…

Towards the end of 2021 I moved to Puerto Vallarta for four months. It was far from my first time in Mexico, but It was my first time in this…

By Joan Torres 88 Comments Last updated on March 5, 2025 Wanna travel to Mauritania with Against the Compass? Join a group of like-minded travelers in our next scheduled tour…