Hi! I’m Rita
I’m a Portuguese solo female traveller in search of the world’s wildest and most remote corners on a budget. Over the past few years, I’ve hitchhiked across deserts, trekked through remote mountain valleys, and wandered through countries most travellers overlook.
Into the Wild Unknown is a travel blog about independent and off-the-beaten-path travel. Here you’ll find detailed guides for exploring destinations like Central Asia, Caucasus, Pakistan, and the Middle East, without tours, using public transport, travelling on a budget, and discovering places most travellers overlook.
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Things to Do in Tbilisi: An Independent Traveller’s Guide
The best things to do in Tbilisi aren’t the ones that end up on most lists. I first came here planning to stay a few …
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Hiking in Kazbegi Independently: Trails & Gergeti Church
Hiking in Kazbegi is the reason most people make the trip north from Tbilisi, and it delivers. The Gergeti Trinity Church hike is iconic for …
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Shimshal Valley Travel Guide: The 2026 Independent Guide
This Shimshal Valley travel guide starts where every account of this place has to start: with the road. You can read about the valley itself: …
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Bishkek Travel Guide: Things to Do, Cafés & Nightlife
This Bishkek travel guide is for anyone who’s written the city off as a one-night stopover. Most travellers passing through Kyrgyzstan spend a single night …
