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

The small port-side village of Lyttelton, New Zealand is a place close to my heart. It’s where my grandmother lived when I was growing up; it’s a short boat trip…

By Joan Torres 2 Comments Last updated on January 20, 2025 Wanna travel to Kazakhstan with Against the Compass? Join a group of like-minded travelers in our next scheduled tour…

Our previous road trip had been such a success, exploring palm fringed beaches on Martinique’s Southern Coastline, that we decided to rent another car any try again. This time, we…

By Joan Torres 2 Comments Last updated on January 20, 2025 Wanna travel to Chechnya with Against the Compass? Join a group of like-minded travelers in our next scheduled tour…

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…