September 2024 - Moxie Trail

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Adventure Travel

The Trail Running Shoes That Earned Their Place Across Three Continents

Field-tested observations on trail running shoes after 2,500 kilometers across rocky alpine, muddy temperate, and dry desert terrain. The features that mattered, the durability patterns, and the rotation that worked.

Maya Calderon 29 September 2024 7 min read

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Budget Travel

What 12 Months of Hostel Stays Taught Me About Sleep, Strangers, and Saving

A year of dorm beds across Southeast Asia, Iberia, and the Balkans. The real cost breakdown, the sleep hacks that actually work, and the reason 'cheap' is the second-best reason to choose a hostel.

Marcus Webb 22 September 2024 6 min read

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Adventure Travel

Trekking Pole Selection: The Features Worth Paying For and the Ones That Are Marketing

After breaking four pairs of trekking poles, the features that matter and the ones that do not have separated themselves. A buying guide that ignores the marketing.

Maya Calderon 12 September 2024 6 min read

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Adventure Travel

Whitewater Kayaking as a Beginner: The First Year Curriculum That Keeps You Alive

A structured first year for new whitewater kayakers. The skills in order, the rivers in order, the kit that earns its place, and the friend who has to be on the river with you.

Maya Calderon 8 September 2024 8 min read