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My Sundown in South East Asia

The decision came at the end of the road. In Hanoi, I had hit the…

Benjamin Williams23 December 2014

Photo Challenges

Weekly Photo Challenge: Mine

So that big blue thing under my feet? It’s my travel backpack and it (along…

Benjamin Williams04 October 2012

Long-Term Travel

My Perfect Backpack Setup

After throwing out a few things that were simply not salvageable (socks and a couple…

Benjamin Williams19 October 2011

United States

The Unknown Road

"Knowledge is an unending adventure on the edge of uncertainty." -Jacob Bronowski After a fairly…

Benjamin Williams19 August 2011

Greece

My One Bad Hostel Experience

During my first large solo trip ever, I was 18 and backpacking through Greece. I…

Benjamin Williams04 August 2011

Hi all, my name is Ben. I’m a native Michigander with a passion for human culture and new places, and more than that, new experiences. I have degrees in archaeology and writing, pursuing a career in the latter. However, I never quite lost that fascination with archaeological theory. For the past 12 years, I’ve been living and travelling in Asia, Europe, and North America documenting ancient sites and the peoples who built them, and then adapting them into practical archaeological travel information at PathsUnwritten.com.

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