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Masaya Volcano   mighty chimney

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just a glimpse, stay tuned for more to explore  MilesAstray unfolds in retrospect. I was living these stories full time, now I'm making space to pen them down. Head over to the countries section for the latest places/stories and completed countries.​

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a glimpse

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glimpse: THIN CRUST | Making for but one minuscule percent of our planet’s mass, the crust we walk on is a fine layer in every sense of the word: all life we know happens on this thin stage, separating us from an underneath, where lava flows like blood through earth’s veins. Masaya volcano in Nicaragua is a portal to that largely unknown underworld with its all-consuming furnace and fumes. A vent for earth’s hot breath, it constantly exhales sulfur dioxide that fuses seamlessly with the placid clouds of the heavens above.

nature painting with neon colors

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Ometepe

Granada   what a flirt

Concepción, Ometepe   dormant colossus

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related

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reads | travel

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What You Perceive & What It Is: Volunteering Outlook vs. Actual Impact

subjective vs. objective evaluations of volunteering results

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...it could be a little step on a very individual level, like a kid having an aha moment while learning simple math; or it could be the large scale implementation of a project that brings about systemic and sustainable empowerment of a community... read more

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How to Find Free Volunteering Opportunities around the World

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avoiding costly and ethically precarious voluntourism agencies

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...rev the search engine, skip over the voluntourism industry and dig all the way down to the grassrootss... read more

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photos | landscapes

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Americas

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wilderness heart

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Raw Patagonian horizons stretching all the way to rough coastlines in Newfoundland and an abundance of wilderness wonders in-between: from azure glaciers, psychedelic lagoons and altitude canyons to ash-spewing volcanoes, jungle greens and soaring falls. see more

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photos | urban

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Central America

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rusty realms on tomorrow's verge

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yesterday’s heritage decaying gracefully while the future is arriving see more

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in Central America

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