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Peter ZL
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Solo hiker and travel writer. Based in Barcelona. All photos are my own.

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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
Pinned lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Aug 19, 2021 Almost three years ago, my editor called me early one November morning. A wildfire had sparked near a town called Paradise, he said. Could I go? (1/13) 0:02 / 0:10 lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · 47m I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated. Quote lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Jan 25 Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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"Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you have travelled.”

Barcelona, Spain

#Barcelona #SagradaFamilia #Views #Catalunya
February 4, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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"Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you have travelled.”

Barcelona, Spain

#Barcelona #SagradaFamilia #Views #Catalunya
February 4, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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"The weather had begun to turn by the end of my third day on the trail in the Tian Shan, which I hoped would lead me to an isolated lake located at around 3,500 meters deep in the wilderness."

#travelwriting #Kyrgyzstan #CentralAsia

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I Survived a Snowstorm High in the Tian Shien Mountains, Kyrgyzstan - Intrepid Times
A mountain hiker in Kyrgyzstan finds himself engulfed by a blizzard and must battle his way through the snow back to safety.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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"The weather had begun to turn by the end of my third day on the trail in the Tian Shan, which I hoped would lead me to an isolated lake located at around 3,500 meters deep in the wilderness."

#travelwriting #Kyrgyzstan #CentralAsia

intrepidtimes.com/2026/01/surv...
I Survived a Snowstorm High in the Tian Shien Mountains, Kyrgyzstan - Intrepid Times
A mountain hiker in Kyrgyzstan finds himself engulfed by a blizzard and must battle his way through the snow back to safety.
intrepidtimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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Visiting the Philippines shouldn't just about the stunning beaches and Manila night life.

#Philippines #Travel #Banaue

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Trek the UNESCO Ifugao Rice Terraces in the Philippines: Banaue, Cambulo, and Batad
Hike from Banaue to Cambulo and Batad, tracing ancient paddies to Tappiya Falls while meeting the Ifugao community sustaining this landscape.
www.goworldtravel.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Visiting the Philippines shouldn't just about the stunning beaches and Manila night life.

#Philippines #Travel #Banaue

www.goworldtravel.com/unesco-ifuga...
Trek the UNESCO Ifugao Rice Terraces in the Philippines: Banaue, Cambulo, and Batad
Hike from Banaue to Cambulo and Batad, tracing ancient paddies to Tappiya Falls while meeting the Ifugao community sustaining this landscape.
www.goworldtravel.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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“This wasn’t a strange place; it was a new one.”

– Paulo Coelho

Naryn, Kyrgyzstan

#CentralAsia #WildHorse #Kyrgyzstan
October 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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“This wasn’t a strange place; it was a new one.”

– Paulo Coelho

Naryn, Kyrgyzstan

#CentralAsia #WildHorse #Kyrgyzstan
October 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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“We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.”

- Hermen Hesse, Siddhartha

Banaue, Philippines

#RiceFields #Asia #Travel #Banaue
October 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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“We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.”

- Hermen Hesse, Siddhartha

Banaue, Philippines

#RiceFields #Asia #Travel #Banaue
October 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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"All things flourish, and each returns to its source."

- Tao Te Ching

Koh Tao, Thailand

#KohTao #Thailand #sunset
October 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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"All things flourish, and each returns to its source."

- Tao Te Ching

Koh Tao, Thailand

#KohTao #Thailand #sunset
October 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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"When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself."

- Paulo Coelho

Arjeplog, Sweden

#Sweden #SoloTravel #Lake
September 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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"When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself."

- Paulo Coelho

Arjeplog, Sweden

#Sweden #SoloTravel #Lake
September 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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"And while there is life, there is always the chance that something might happen."

- Szerb Antal

Moalboal, Philipines

#SunSet #SoloTravel #Moalboal
August 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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"And while there is life, there is always the chance that something might happen."

- Szerb Antal

Moalboal, Philipines

#SunSet #SoloTravel #Moalboal
August 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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"Most people never experience anything."

- Kosztolányi Dezső

Banaue, Philipines

#RiceTerraces #SoloTravel #ThePhilipines
August 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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"Most people never experience anything."

- Kosztolányi Dezső

Banaue, Philipines

#RiceTerraces #SoloTravel #ThePhilipines
August 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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"To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to gain all while you give, to roam the roads of lands remote: To travel is to live. "

- Hans Christian Andersen

Ao Phang Nga National Park, Thailand

#Thailand #Geology #JamesBond
August 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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"To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, to gain all while you give, to roam the roads of lands remote: To travel is to live. "

- Hans Christian Andersen

Ao Phang Nga National Park, Thailand

#Thailand #Geology #JamesBond
August 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Welcome to Kyrgyzstan: The Land of Mountains, Horses and Yurts

An article about my favorite part of this stunning country:

www.goworldtravel.com/jyrgalan-kyr...

#centralasia #kyrgyzstan #hiking
Kyrgyzstan's Last Hidden Valley: Why Jyrgalan Is Central Asia's Best-Kept Hiking Secret
A bone-jarring drive to Kyrgyzstan's most isolated village reveals untouched trails, nomadic hospitality, and adventure few have discovered.
www.goworldtravel.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Welcome to Kyrgyzstan: The Land of Mountains, Horses and Yurts

An article about my favorite part of this stunning country:

www.goworldtravel.com/jyrgalan-kyr...

#centralasia #kyrgyzstan #hiking
Kyrgyzstan's Last Hidden Valley: Why Jyrgalan Is Central Asia's Best-Kept Hiking Secret
A bone-jarring drive to Kyrgyzstan's most isolated village reveals untouched trails, nomadic hospitality, and adventure few have discovered.
www.goworldtravel.com
July 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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“I always wonder why birds choose to stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on Earth. Then I ask myself the same question.”

- Harun Yahya

Bangkok, Thailand

#Bangkok #Thailand #SoloTravel
July 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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“I always wonder why birds choose to stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on Earth. Then I ask myself the same question.”

- Harun Yahya

Bangkok, Thailand

#Bangkok #Thailand #SoloTravel
July 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM