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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Islamabad Travel Guide: What to Do & How to Get North
Islamabad travel guide posts tend to oversell the city or skip it entirely. The honest version sits somewhere between the two. Islamabad is not Pakistan’s …
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Banggai Islands Budget: How Much Does It Really Cost
I spent 6,500,000+ IDR, roughly €320, for 14 days (an average of 23€ per day) in the Banggai Islands, travelling solo in low season and …
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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 …
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Budget Backpacking Togean Islands: Sulawesi’s Secret Paradise (2026)
Tucked away in the heart of Central Sulawesi, the Togean Islands, Indonesia, are a hidden paradise for travellers seeking peace, adventure, and off-the-beaten-path experiences. Budget …
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Banggai Islands Travel Guide: Budget Backpacking in Sulawesi
Tucked away in the far reaches of Central Sulawesi, this Banggai Islands travel guide explores one of Indonesia’s most remote and least-visited archipelagos. The Banggai …
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