https://bkpk.me Piggy-back ride with A&Z Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:39:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://bkpk.me/penang-multicultural-food/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=penang-multicultural-food https://bkpk.me/penang-multicultural-food/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:01:58 +0000 Zara https://bkpk.me/?p=21431
Penang is the most food-obsessed place we have ever been to! Folks eat out all the time. Food is ubiquitous, quick, convenient and affordable. Most of the meals served around Penang are prepared by street vendors in so-called “hawker stalls”. Like Ashray would say comparing street food with graffiti “these ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/penang-multicultural-food/feed/ 7 https://bkpk.me/why-you-need-to-explore-the-center-of-portugal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-you-need-to-explore-the-center-of-portugal https://bkpk.me/why-you-need-to-explore-the-center-of-portugal/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2018 13:10:16 +0000 Zara https://bkpk.me/?p=21092
I was recently talking with a foreign friend here in Portugal and she mentioned something that I had never actually thought about. In Portugal, people tend to be proud of their job. It doesn’t really matter what they do for a living, folks tend to do it with dignity and ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/why-you-need-to-explore-the-center-of-portugal/feed/ 23 https://bkpk.me/marvel-at-marvila-the-off-beat-street-art-neighborhood-of-lisbon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=marvel-at-marvila-the-off-beat-street-art-neighborhood-of-lisbon https://bkpk.me/marvel-at-marvila-the-off-beat-street-art-neighborhood-of-lisbon/#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2018 11:29:02 +0000 Zara https://bkpk.me/?p=21109
Among its many charms, Lisbon is a perfect city canvas for street art. If the cobblestone paths beneath your feet and the typical tiles decorating buildings’ facades weren’t enough of a visual treat, Lisbon is also home to an impressive ever-changing collection of public art. The “open-air museum” of Lisbon ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/marvel-at-marvila-the-off-beat-street-art-neighborhood-of-lisbon/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/17-most-popular-travel-instagrams-of-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=17-most-popular-travel-instagrams-of-2017 https://bkpk.me/17-most-popular-travel-instagrams-of-2017/#comments Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:52:45 +0000 Zara https://bkpk.me/?p=20748
We like using Instagram to share snippets from our travels as they happen. This year, we’ve embraced the platform even further and started sharing Insta Stories. If you’re not following Backpack ME on Instagram yet, please come join us and we’ll make sure to keep feeding your wanderlust! On our ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/17-most-popular-travel-instagrams-of-2017/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/guide-carretera-austral/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guide-carretera-austral https://bkpk.me/guide-carretera-austral/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:44:38 +0000 Ashray https://bkpk.me/?p=18823
The Carretera Austral, also known as Chile’s Southern Highway is a 1240km long route that winds along through virgin prehistoric forests, torrential rivers, glaciers, and snow capped peaks! Argentina’s Ruta 40 or Route 40 is a long and almost straight road that runs the length of the country and ends ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/guide-carretera-austral/feed/ 7 https://bkpk.me/16-most-popular-travel-instagrams-of-2016/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=16-most-popular-travel-instagrams-of-2016 https://bkpk.me/16-most-popular-travel-instagrams-of-2016/#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2016 16:39:32 +0000 Zara https://bkpk.me/?p=19399
We don’t always post travel stories in real time here on Backpack ME. Sometimes, we may be at a beach shack writing about that wonderful time when we chased the Northern Lights at -20C in Norway. On other occasions, we’re rather stationary in a city, highlighting the best things of ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/16-most-popular-travel-instagrams-of-2016/feed/ 3 https://bkpk.me/travel-and-food-emilia-romagna/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travel-and-food-emilia-romagna https://bkpk.me/travel-and-food-emilia-romagna/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2016 14:34:14 +0000 Ashray https://bkpk.me/?p=19144
We traveled to Italy in the summer of 2016. Today we take you with us on a day trip through the Emilia Romagna region of Italy. This is the place where many of Italy’s famous culinary treasures come from. But today we shall take you with us in an entirely ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/travel-and-food-emilia-romagna/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/the-touristic-beauty-of-hoi-an/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-touristic-beauty-of-hoi-an https://bkpk.me/the-touristic-beauty-of-hoi-an/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2016 10:28:36 +0000 Zara https://bkpk.me/?p=19184
There aren’t many places in the world where mass tourism and beauty blend, in the way they do in Hoi An. This UNESCO World Heritage Site in Vietnam is incredibly popular with visitors, who are attracted to its old world charm with a distinct Chinese vibe. Most travelers enter Vietnam ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-touristic-beauty-of-hoi-an/feed/ 6 https://bkpk.me/fifty-pictures-from-50-countries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fifty-pictures-from-50-countries https://bkpk.me/fifty-pictures-from-50-countries/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2016 09:56:36 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=18444
Finland is the 50th country that we have visited in our travels. When we arrived in Helsinki, I thought it’d be an interesting exercise to choose one photo from each country and say something about it. So I sat down with the long and difficult task of going through the ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/fifty-pictures-from-50-countries/feed/ 12 https://bkpk.me/the-open-air-museum-of-santiago-de-chile/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-open-air-museum-of-santiago-de-chile https://bkpk.me/the-open-air-museum-of-santiago-de-chile/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2016 03:34:23 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=17437
If art is about communication, it makes sense to take it to the streets so that it can reach the masses. That’s what street art is all about. But, in Chile, the Open Air Museum of San Miguel, Santiago is taking things to a whole new level! Mixart Cultural Centre ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-open-air-museum-of-santiago-de-chile/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/the-cats-of-istanbul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cats-of-istanbul https://bkpk.me/the-cats-of-istanbul/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2016 16:32:29 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=17271
We spent a month in Istanbul back in September 2015. Walking around the narrow winding streets of this city we experienced a lot of the local culture and cuisine. The people of Istanbul are warm, welcoming, and willing to share a cup of tea (çay, pronounced Chai) at any time ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-cats-of-istanbul/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/15-most-popular-instagram-travel-photos-of-2015/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=15-most-popular-instagram-travel-photos-of-2015 https://bkpk.me/15-most-popular-instagram-travel-photos-of-2015/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2015 07:39:05 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=16843
If you like reading our articles here on Backpack ME, chances are you’d enjoy our Instagram feed. This is where we share snippets from our trips in real time. Focusing on stunning landscapes, exotic meals, people we see and silly observations we make on the go.   These are Backpack ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/15-most-popular-instagram-travel-photos-of-2015/feed/ 3 https://bkpk.me/why-chile-is-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-chile-is-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world https://bkpk.me/why-chile-is-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 08:22:01 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=16237
When it comes to natural beauty there is a certain cocktail of ingredients that definitely makes a country stand out. The most important ones are a low population density, a high variation in latitude, and varied climatic systems. There are several countries that check off these boxes. Naturally, the larger ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/why-chile-is-the-most-beautiful-country-in-the-world/feed/ 35 https://bkpk.me/24-hours-in-lisbon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=24-hours-in-lisbon https://bkpk.me/24-hours-in-lisbon/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2015 22:53:59 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=14967
If you only had 24 hours to visit the capital of Portugal, my first tip would be to rearrange your schedule. You should allow yourself to visit Lisbon for a number of days that both the city and you deserve! 

But if you’re just passing by or staying longer is ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/24-hours-in-lisbon/feed/ 23 https://bkpk.me/most-popular-instagram-travel-photos-of-2014/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=most-popular-instagram-travel-photos-of-2014 https://bkpk.me/most-popular-instagram-travel-photos-of-2014/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2014 07:52:48 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=14358
We love sharing our travel stories with you! But we don’t always have a chance to do so in real time, as we keep on moving around different countries. That’s why we’re on Instagram, so that we can share little happy moments in real time, in the form of photographs. ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/most-popular-instagram-travel-photos-of-2014/feed/ 6