ventured

So you never ventured into the jungle.

To 'venture' means to go somewhere that might not be safe, makes us feel uncomfortable or is unfamiliar to us.  Notice the following:

1. You shouldn't venture out at night.
2. I think I'll venture out and see what's up.

a machete

You need a machete.

A 'machete' looks like a really big knife. We use it to cut or trim bushes and trees.  Notice the following:

1. Be careful with that machete!
2. We need a machete to continue.

hack your way through

You need to hack your way through.

'Hack' means to cut something in a strong, angry way. We hack plants and bushes when we walk through the jungle.  Notice the following:

1. We'll need to hack our way through.
2. They spent the day hacking through the jungle.

hitched a ride

We just hitched a ride to the next village.

When we 'hitch a ride,' that means we travel for free, most often in other peoples cars.  Notice the following:

1. They hitched a ride with a farmer.
2. Maybe we can hitch a ride back to town.

unorthodox

A very unorthodox kind of travel.

Here, we use the word 'unorthodox' to talk about an unusual way to do something that is different than most people.  Notice the following:

1. He teaches in an unorthodox way.
2. That's an unorthodox approach.