A dirt path running along a grassy ridge above blue water, hills in the distance

Self-Guided Travel Guides for Independent Travellers

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Five countries covered so far. Choose a destination on the map and start exploring guides, travel notes, and practical tips for each country.

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4WD reflected in the flooded Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia Flags of the world on the Salar de Uyuni salt flat, Bolivia Wild horses grazing in the Tatacoa Desert, Colombia Golden light and cacti in the Tatacoa Desert, Colombia Mule train on a mountain trail with snow-capped peaks behind Remote farm settlement in an Icelandic highland valley Waterfall cutting through a mossy green canyon in Iceland Tropical lake with palm trees and a floating dock Street scene in a Central American town with a church in the distance Two men in conversation outside a stone building Rows of closed beach umbrellas on an Italian beach at dawn Rocky waterfront of an Italian coastal village Secondhand book stall piled high at an outdoor market Aerial view of a packed flea market Street construction outside local shops in the Galapagos Old red car parked on a colourful Central American street Woman reading inside a warmly lit café Indoor food market with warm tungsten lighting Lone bar building in the remote Icelandic highlands Layers of coloured volcanic mountains in Iceland Football match under floodlights

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  2. Georgia
  3. Albania

It started as Word docs.

Leo Laucher-Linares, author of Do It Self Guided

Hi, my name is Leo and I'm the creator of this website. After travelling through Central and South America for 15 months, I came home with 20+ disorganised Word documents full of travel notes, hiking routes, costs and tips that I had written for people I met along the way.

Shortly after getting back to Melbourne, I decided to clean them up, put them online, and the end result is the website you're looking at now. What you'll find on Do It Self Guided is practical, first-hand travel guides for planning hikes and adventures yourself (or, in some cases, when doing a tour is the better option). As I keep travelling, I'll continue adding the same style of useful guides for every country I visit.

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