What can the Buddha teach you about saving for your dream trip? Follow these steps to reach financial nirvana.EVERYDAY WE SEE more and more people who dare to leave it all for a few years of backpacking throughout the earth’s vast terrain.We hear about the adventures, the misfortunes, the soul-searching, the friends found, the friends lost, the breathtaking sights, the new sensations.

Filmmaker Robert E. Hyman’s documentary Paradise in Peril reveals a seldom-visited indigenous community threatened by poachers and squatters.A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE, Río Plátano, on the Mosquito Coast of Honduras, has the highest level of tropical biodiversity in Central America. It is also home to the Pech and Miskito Indians.

A small contingent of Patagonians are demanding government subsidies by blocking the only bridge that connects them to the rest of the world.THERE’S A BRIGHTLY PAINTED BRIDGE at Puerto Aysén that connects central Patagonia to the rest of the world. At 220 metres, it’s the longest suspension bridge in Chile.

All photos by author.In part two of Jon Clarke’s ongoing quest for tube, the author goes to the town of Lobitos in Peru, where he has an unpleasant run-in with a local.IN THE NEXT TEN HOURS, I’m going to suffer three setbacks to my attempt to surf my first tube. The last one will put me out of action for weeks.

Alex Honnold’s face at the 1.30 mark says it all.WATCH CLOSELY. There, see it? At around the 1.18 mark, just as he’s about to clip himself to the bolt, he almost slips. After he does make the clip and pulls himself over, the look on his face describes his feeling perfectly.Alex Honnold is a free solo climber.

Who says you need a big yard to have a garden?1Metal Can1. You can squeeze in a container garden anywhere. On your window sill, on your balcony, on the terrace, on your patio, in your yard. Photo: Holly Crawford2Burlap Sacks2. Despite size restrictions, you can grow a number of vegetables (and flowers) in a container garden.