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There are plenty of travelers who visit a country or region specifically to sample local cuisine — pasta in Italy, wine in France, or steak in Argentina …. The following foods are known to be high in antioxidants, lower cholesterol, reduce your risk of heart disease, control blood sugar, and/or prevent cancer. The worlds healthiest foods.

For vegan or vegetarian travelers, maintaining a strict diet while traveling can be extremely challenging. Luckily there are plenty of places where vegetarianism is commonplace and even encouraged (specifically in Buddhist countries). Here are 10 countries where vegetarian travelers should have an easier time finding vegetarian restaurants (listed alphabetically):

Have you ever walked into a pharmacy in a foreign country and wondered what exactly you were buying? While common pharmaceuticals are available in most countries, sometimes you’re better off trying an at-home remedy before you experiment with an unknown medicine.Here are 11 everyday foods and the common traveler’s illness they are known to help cure. I’ve posted this two ways, first by food and what it treats, and secondly by the illness and what will alleviate it.

The worst fresh mango in Belize is going to be better than the best grocery store mango in the U.S. 99% of the time. Even if it’s a food that you may not normally eat (like grasshoppers) it’s probably going to be better tasting than the hamburger from the McDonald’s up the road.

It’s been a very busy week for me, reading hundreds of travel blogs during this “Loads of Links” week. So far we’ve linked to 16 Niche Travel Bogs, 10 Travel Blogs with Voice, 10 Travel Blogs with Great Tips, and 21 Travel Podcasts and Travel TV Shows. Discovering countless new (to me) blogs has been a lot of fun. I hope readers have enjoyed checking out these blogs and I hope that fellow bloggers will continue to spread the link love.Without further ado, here are 50 more travel blogs that you should be reading (in no particular order):

This week we’re linking to lots of blogs as part of our “Loads of Links” week to encourage our readers check out a variety of travel blogs. If you have a favorite (or your own) travel blog that you want everyone to know about send it our way and we’ll see where it fits.
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There are tons of travel blogs out there with travel tips (this one included). Here are 10 blogs with travel tips and tricks that I especially enjoy

One of my favorite things while reading blogs is when the author reveals something about himself/herself that leaves you wanting to learn just a little bit more about them…. Here are some great travel blogs where the author’s voice really comes through.

If you have a favorite (or your own) travel blog that you want everyone to know about send it our way and we’ll see where it fits. Since Go Green Travel Green is somewhat of a Niche Travel Blog (although we think sustainable travel is something that should be pervasive and not a niche), we’re going to start out the links post this week with Niche Blogs.

Just as relationships with family and friends change when you quit your job and spending several months traveling, so too do digital relationships with the rest of the online community. We weren’t the best at keeping up with our fellow bloggers while we were abroad.
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My first visit to Mayan ruins was to Lubaantun in Belize several years ago. Since then, I’ve also been to Xunantunich, a magnificent spot near San Ignacio, Belize…. This means that as you go from temple to temple, you walk by huge mounds of dirt and grass, often with large trees sticking out.

It was New Years Day and we stopped in Flores, Guatemala for lunch on our way to Tikal National Park …. Only a few shops were open and nearly no one was out on the street.

How to sign up for Avis Preferred Service, allowing you to skip the lines with rental cars. Plus, coupon codes for Avis Coupons.

If you’re looking for a beach house in Belize you should check out Key Belize, a beach front rental property in Hopkins, Belize. There are tons of activities including diving, snorkeling, biking, visiting Mayan Ruins, and fishing.

As you can see from the photos, Hopkins (and Belize in general) is an incredibly humble place. But the people couldn’t be happier and their friendliness is contagious.

Here are some of our favorites: Taste of India We heard about this restaurant from my parents, who told us that Taste of India was only open on weekends and you had to buy drinks at the bar down the beach because they didn’t’ have an alcohol permit….   Hudutu Beaches and Dreams Barracuda Bar The only place in Hopkins worth spending a lot of money on (there are a few other “nice” restaurants at resorts, but the ones we tried weren’t worth the money).

And other than Rum and Coke, Belikin is about all there is to drink in Belize. Considering the exorbitant amounts of Belikin that towns must go through (it’s only sold in 12 ounce bottles), I always wondered how it was exactly that Belikin got delivered.