Julianna Barnaby at Ojos del Salar in the Atacama Desert, Chile

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I’m Julianna Barnaby. I’ve spent the best part of two decades writing for the likes of Sunday Times Travel, Rough Guides, Lonely Planet and Business Traveller.

These first-hand travel guides are your way into the culture, the adventure and the thrill of real discovery. Travel deeper, discover differently. Because life is too short for boring trips.

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