{"id":1125,"date":"2016-09-07T21:37:43","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T17:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/?page_id=1125"},"modified":"2026-07-02T16:18:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T14:18:45","slug":"against-the-compass","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Off the Beaten Track Travel Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#555555\">MY TRAVEL ADVICE HAS BEEN FEATURED ON<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/media\/\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EN-As-seen.avif\" type=\"image\/avif\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EN-As-seen.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EN-As-seen.jpg\" alt=\"List of publication&#039;s logos including Lonely Planet, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Times, Sky News, France 24, Daily Beast, Buzz Feed, and El Pais\" class=\"wp-image-54792\"><\/picture><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!-- <\/div> -->\n<div class=\"homepage-tours alignfull pb-3\" style=\"background:#efefef;\">\n\t<div class=\"mx-lg-auto\">\n\t\t \n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-center\">my favourite countries<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- <div class=\"row p-5 p-xl-0 mx-0 mb-3 \"> -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"container-homepage-destinations\" class=\"row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-1 row-cols-md-4 row-cols-lg-4 row-cols-xl-4 mx-2 mx-lg-auto g-3\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col mb-2 mb-md-3\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/country\/syria\/\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/syria-1200x801.avif\" type=\"image\/avif\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/syria-1200x801.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/syria-1200x801.jpg\" class=\"card-img-top\" loading=\"lazy\" alt><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"homepage-destinations-location-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"homepage-destinations-location\">Syria<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col mb-2 mb-md-3\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/country\/pakistan\/\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pakistan-1200x801.avif\" type=\"image\/avif\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pakistan-1200x801.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pakistan-1200x801.jpg\" class=\"card-img-top\" loading=\"lazy\" alt><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"homepage-destinations-location-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"homepage-destinations-location\">Pakistan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col mb-2 mb-md-3\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/country\/kyrgyzstan\/\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kyrgyzstan-1200x801.avif\" type=\"image\/avif\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kyrgyzstan-1200x801.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/kyrgyzstan-1200x801.jpg\" class=\"card-img-top\" loading=\"lazy\" alt><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"homepage-destinations-location-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"homepage-destinations-location\">Kyrgyzstan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col mb-2 mb-md-3\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/country\/iraq\/\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iraq-1200x801.avif\" type=\"image\/avif\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iraq-1200x801.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/iraq-1200x801.jpg\" class=\"card-img-top\" loading=\"lazy\" alt><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"homepage-destinations-location-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"homepage-destinations-location\">Iraq<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- <\/div> -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- <div class=\"container\"> -->\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<!-- <\/div> -->\n<div class=\"homepage-tours alignfull pb-3\" style=\"background:#efefef;\">\n\t<div class=\"mx-lg-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- <div class=\"row p-5 p-xl-0 mx-0 mb-3 \"> -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"container-homepage-destinations\" class=\"row row-cols-1 row-cols-sm-1 row-cols-md-4 row-cols-lg-4 row-cols-xl-4 mx-2 mx-lg-auto g-3\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col mb-2 mb-md-3\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/country\/mauritania\/\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/mauritania-1200x801.avif\" type=\"image\/avif\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/mauritania-1200x801.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/mauritania-1200x801.jpg\" class=\"card-img-top\" loading=\"lazy\" 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class=\"homepage-destinations-location-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"homepage-destinations-location\">Mali<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col mb-2 mb-md-3\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/country\/eritrea\/\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/eritrea-1200x801.avif\" type=\"image\/avif\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/eritrea-1200x801.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/eritrea-1200x801.jpg\" class=\"card-img-top\" loading=\"lazy\" alt><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"homepage-destinations-location-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"homepage-destinations-location\">Eritrea<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col mb-2 mb-md-3\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/country\/afghanistan\/\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/afghanistan-1200x801.avif\" type=\"image\/avif\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/afghanistan-1200x801.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/afghanistan-1200x801.jpg\" class=\"card-img-top\" loading=\"lazy\" alt><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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has-atc-primary-green-background-color has-background is-style-default mx-auto\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">our travelers say<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><script defer async src=\"https:\/\/cdn.trustindex.io\/loader.js?829248b91c86959f595b010cd5\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"homepage-tours alignfull pb-5\" style=\"background:#efefef;\">\n\t<div class=\"mx-lg-auto\">\n\t\t \n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-center mt-0\">browse by region<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row p-xl-0 mx-0 mb-3 \">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article style=\"position: relative;overflow: hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/category\/central-asia\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Central Asia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tour-image\" style=\"position:absolute;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Central-Asia-category.avif\" type=\"image\/avif\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Central-Asia-category.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Central-Asia-category.jpg\" alt=\"Central Asia\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\"><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"darkened\" style=\"position:relative;z-index:2;aspect-ratio:1\/1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/category\/central-asia\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Central Asia\" class=\"darkened-text\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"tour-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCentral Asia\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4 mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article style=\"position: relative;overflow: hidden;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/category\/horn-of-africa\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Horn of Africa\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tour-image\" style=\"position:absolute;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Horn-of-Africa-category.avif\" type=\"image\/avif\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Horn-of-Africa-category.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Horn-of-Africa-category.jpg\" alt=\"Horn of Africa\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\"><\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"darkened\" style=\"position:relative;z-index:2;aspect-ratio:1\/1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/againstthecompass.com\/en\/category\/horn-of-africa\/\" 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