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  • Luang-Prabang-Laos-Kuang-Si-Waterfalls
    In Asia

    Luang Prabang, Laos | Sticky Rice and Kuang Si Falls

    So, I maybe almost died in Luang Prabang. No big deal. But, more on that later. Have you ever traveled someplace and it just…

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  • Hang-Mua-Viewpoint
    In Asia

    Ninh Binh, Vietnam | Temples in King Kong’s Backyard

    The quiet. That’s the first thing you notice in Ninh Binh. Hanoi is wonderfully chaotic and the train south sways like a waltzing drunk…

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  • Hanoi Vietnam Street
    In Asia

    Hanoi, Vietnam | Food, Motorbikes, and Karmic Retribution

    Hanoi on the weekend. The road around Hoàn Kiếm Lake is closed. It’s the rare respite from the city’s rumbling hordes of motorbikes. By…

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  • The Jewish Roots of Sicilian Cuisine
    In Europe/ Food

    The Jewish Roots of Sicilian Cuisine

    Bavette pasta alla trapanese, bucatini with broccoli and muddica atturrata, stigghiola or sheep intestines, spleen and panelle chickpea fritter sandwiches, and busiate corkscrew pasta…

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  • Cannoli in Palermo, Sicily
    In Europe/ Food

    Searching for the World’s Best Cannoli in Palermo, Sicily

    I came to Sicily first and foremost for, well, the sun. I can’t lie. Berlin can make a balled-up postcard from 1970s Florida look…

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  • Vilnius Romuva and the Altar of Ragutis
    In Europe

    Ragutis, the Romuva Beer God of Lithuania

    I was listening to a podcast about Lithuanian history and food culture just days before my relatively impromptu trip to Vilnius, the capital. The…

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  • Kukkolaforsen
    In Essays/ Europe/ Food

    Kukkolaforsen: Exploring Swedish Fishing Culture

    It’s the first sunny morning of my trip to Swedish Lapland. This time I’m with Inger, who’s driving me back to the Tornio River…

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  • Huuva Hideaway Sauna
    In Essays/ Europe

    The Huuva Hideaway Sauna

    Originally published in the Next Stop newsletter. Subscribe! By all accounts in Liehittäjä, Sweden, sauna is as Finnish as it gets. But we were…

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About Me

Welcome to Without A Path, the place for all things off the beaten path food, travel, and experiences around the globe. I'm Joe Baur, a Northeast Ohio-born, Berlin-based travel author (Talking Tico), filmmaker, podcaster, and photographer, sharing my experiences and moderately humorous musings from Rome to El Salvador. When I'm not writing here, you can find my work with BBC Travel, Serious Eats, Food52, Trail Runner Magazine, and more at joebaur.com.

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