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Peru is a travel destination for seekers.  One of the oldest cultures in the world, the Peruvians hold a deep understanding of human nature, and a trip to Peru can bring you closer to self understanding – that old back packers’ dream.

If hiking through ancient ruins doesn’t bring you to that special place, perhaps washing down ‘cuy’ (whole, fried guinea pig) with a glass of pisco will center you.

We’re proud to offer you the complete Footprint guide book for Peru, free and online. Check out the awesome travel info, and start planning your Peru trip. Have you see our trip planner?

* There is still time to add your photos and enter to win Photo of the Month – the competition ends November 20th. Your photo will go out in our next newsletter! Also, don’t forget to vote for the photos you like.

After a big breakfast of Wahoo omelette, hash browns and the normal unlimited supply of pineapple, watermelon and papaya, we set out for the breaking waves on the horizon – towards what is known as Cloud Break, on the northern side of Vanua Levu.

Bouncing along in the dinghy, squinting into the bright sun, I had high hopes and anxieties – surfing a reef break alongside the pros would at least be exhilarating to say the least. Hopefully reef rash wouldn’t take us out bleeding anyway.  I  crossed my fingers and secretly hoped for a small, left breaking wave.  Arriving it was small, alright.  As the pros jumped in to paddle out, I realized that I would have to wait for my turn on one of the only two 8 foot boards.

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We spent most of the day docked off the North shore of Vanua Levu searching for surf. Not being ballsy or skilled enough tor ide uncharted reef break with the “surfer, dudes,” some of us chose to snorkel around the edges of the Great Sea Reef.  We jumped from the dinghy into deep and somewhat murky waters.  Not 30 seconds in, Linga, or guide at the moment comes to the surface and yells, “SHARK!”  We were a bit freaked out, not realizing that he was yelling to just show us the shark – we’re half searching the murky bottom for a glimpse of the threat, and half just searching out of curiosity.  All this while slying swimming back towards the dinghy.  As we were climbing into the boat, Linga laughed kind of sheepishly saying “I only wanted to point him out to you - reef sharks don’t bite.”  That was only a bit reassuring as he went on to explain that it was a 5 foot long White Tip.  Harmless or not, it was an excuse to move to another snorkeling location.

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Last night was our first on the Tui Tai. It takes a while to get sea legs, and it has sure been a test, all of us are rolling around like I assume baby giraffes do, and the crew must love it.  I woke up at 4 am to see my deoderant and other toiletries comically sliding back and forth across the shelves in my cabin. Even as I type, they key board and my body are doing a sort of samba…

It’s amazing how fast humans can adjust – an hour on the boat yesterday and we were in full exploration mode. We snorkeled in Dolphin Bay while the sun was still out, the late in the afternoon we were already in a remote village testing the residents’ blood sugar levels…I’ll step back a bit.

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The satisfaction and silliness of leaving New England in November…in flip flops.

I’m of to Savusavu, Fiji – Tom Robbins says something like everything on an island needs to be said twice – to join the Tui Tai crew for the month of November.

I love to do a bi-weekly wrap-up for you of Andrew’s posts on The Brooklyn Nomad because he’s on top of interesting travel trends.  Here are a few interesting posts from this week:

Who visits the US the most? Find out which countries come to the US for tourism, and why tourist numbers are declining.

Congrats!!!  Andrew is excited to announce he’s bringing another travel lover into the world – due in April! (thelittlenomad.com?)

Stephanie Yoder stepped in this week as a Guest Nomad – posting 5 cool day trips from London…Hey Steph, post ‘em on tripwolf!

Cheers!

tripwolf is constantly changing and improving to bring users the best travel site we can. Whether making it easier to search and find info about places, plan a trip, and even book it, here are a few new features you will definitely want to utilize:

- Book Flights; Along with searching for the best hotel deals, you can now find cheap flights on tripwolf through Kayak.com.

- Free SIM card; Our new partner ekit.com is offering the tripwolf community a free international SIM card to take on your travels!

- Plan trips; We have improved our new trip feature even more – now you can leave comments on other users’ trips, and see what other people think of yours

- Personal Travel Diaries; the map is back!

We heart travel, and we heart tripwolf – we’re always looking for comments and suggestions on how we can improve! Thanks! Be our fan on Facebook, or follow our travel tweets on twitter.

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OoOoOoo…spooky season is upon us.  The next full moon will be on the night of November 2nd (meaning Halloween will be very bright as well!)  There’s something about traveling that gets me outside, yearning to soak up every bit of the experience, and that usually means I see many more sunrises and sunsets, and make much more time to gaze at the night sky. Here are 7 intriguing places to be where you can experience the romance and excitement of a full moon! Anything can happen…

Full Moon Desert Drum Circle – Dubai

Founded by an expatriate to Dubai with a passion music and meditation, Dubai Drums gathers locals and tourists a like, and piles them into the desert for intense drumming sessions every full moon. You do not have to be a musician whatsoever – the experience is for whoever is willing to participate! Video of this incredible event is seen above.

Wolf Sanctuary - Full Moon Tour

A small, yet seriously dedicated wolf sanctuary in Pennsylvania. Be sure to call ahead, this is a very intimate event – you’ll walk around the estate and watch the packs in their element. If you get tired, relax by the roaring bonfire the residents build.  Read more about the event on their blog.

Havelock Island, India – Full Moon Party

The Full Moon party tradition of the southern Thai islands has oozed over into the Andaman’s on India. These parties celebrate the crazy energy and wild moods some may experience during the full moon – though star-gazing is usually only an afterthought, as many parties are sure to last until sunrise!

Glacier National Park – Snowshoeing by Moonlight

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tripwolf is proud to announce that we will further our partnership with Footprint Books – an incredibly respected travel guide publisher out of the UK.  In early 2010, over 60 Footprint guide books will be available online on tripwolf! The Peru guidebook has already been integrated.

To celebrate, tripwolf is offering a 30% discount on the Footprint guide books before they are all available online. Buying travel guides can be pricey, so here’s your chance to get cheap travel guidebooks!

To get the discount code and take advantage of this deal, see our special discount page.