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/snowmobile-adventure-with-mountaineers-of-iceland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=snowmobile-adventure-with-mountaineers-of-iceland https://bkpk.me/snowmobile-adventure-with-mountaineers-of-iceland/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2018 16:14:34 +0000 Ashray https://bkpk.me/?p=21299
Growing up in India, I didn’t get to see a lot of snow. While snowfall is common high up in the mountains during winter, you still need to take a trip for several hours to get above the snow line. I remember the first time I saw snow in Shimla, ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/snowmobile-adventure-with-mountaineers-of-iceland/feed/ 3 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/discovering-the-caribbean-coast-of-colombia-with-taroa-adventures/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=discovering-the-caribbean-coast-of-colombia-with-taroa-adventures https://bkpk.me/discovering-the-caribbean-coast-of-colombia-with-taroa-adventures/#comments Sat, 05 Jul 2014 00:46:35 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=12930
Explore. Discover. Feel. That is the motto of Taroa Adventures, an adventure and eco-tourism company based in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. They specialize in tailored trips and off the beaten path experiences. Focusing on a mix of natural exploration and cultural tourism, Taroa will take you where no other company ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/discovering-the-caribbean-coast-of-colombia-with-taroa-adventures/feed/ 10 https://bkpk.me/curb-free-with-cory-lee-world-travel-in-a-wheelchair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=curb-free-with-cory-lee-world-travel-in-a-wheelchair https://bkpk.me/curb-free-with-cory-lee-world-travel-in-a-wheelchair/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:05:44 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=12618
As someone who runs a travel blog exchange, I come across new blogs everyday. But it is not everyday that I stop and read through them with such interest and find myself to be amazed. This has happened recently when I stumbled upon Curb Free with Cory Lee. Cory is ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/curb-free-with-cory-lee-world-travel-in-a-wheelchair/feed/ 10 https://bkpk.me/to-travel-is-to-live/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=to-travel-is-to-live https://bkpk.me/to-travel-is-to-live/#comments Thu, 29 May 2014 15:06:11 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=12593
You know you were born to travel the world when the thought of being behind the wheel on an open road makes you heart pump faster. When the sound of a train in motion brings to mind all the amazing possibilities that arise when you’re not stationary in one given ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/to-travel-is-to-live/feed/ 7 https://bkpk.me/get-off-road/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-off-road https://bkpk.me/get-off-road/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:35:46 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=12102
Some years ago, we did a road trip in Oman. Actually, that was our very first trip abroad together and you can watch a video of those adventures here. We took a 4×4 and decided to make the roads and off-roads of this Middle Eastern country our own. Apart from ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/get-off-road/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/for-the-love-of-road-trips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-the-love-of-road-trips https://bkpk.me/for-the-love-of-road-trips/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:33:06 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=11731
If you’ve been following Backpack ME for a while, you’d know we LOVE road-trips! We’ve cruised around the Western part of the USA in a massive SUV. Visited mountain tops in Northern Thailand on top of a bike. Drove along the olive tree landscapes of Southern Spain. And beach-hopped in ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/for-the-love-of-road-trips/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/the-day-we-drove-1000-kms-part-22/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-day-we-drove-1000-kms-part-22 https://bkpk.me/the-day-we-drove-1000-kms-part-22/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2013 04:51:50 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=10523
Read The day we drove 1000+ Kms, part 1/2 HERE.   Once in Salalah, our plans boiled down to something as simple as enjoying the greenery. This might sound silly if you live in the countryside or even in a city where there are trees and gardens all around. As ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-day-we-drove-1000-kms-part-22/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/the-day-we-drove-a-1000-kms-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-day-we-drove-a-1000-kms-part-1 https://bkpk.me/the-day-we-drove-a-1000-kms-part-1/#comments Sun, 08 Dec 2013 15:11:08 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=5473
Back in July 2011, we decided to take a trip through Oman. It was 50 degrees in Dubai and we wanted to escape the heat somehow. The only place where this was possible was Salalah in the South East of Oman. Since Avinash, one of my best friends, had grown ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-day-we-drove-a-1000-kms-part-1/feed/ 8 https://bkpk.me/all-the-way-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-the-way-up https://bkpk.me/all-the-way-up/#comments Tue, 12 Nov 2013 05:36:31 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=10129
We were in Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica during February last year. It was hot, humid and wild! Corcovado claims to be one of the most biodiverse places on earth. That claim isn’t surprising considering how you are surrounded by life everywhere! During our jungle trek we ended up ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/all-the-way-up/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/from-amsterdam-to-paris-on-a-unicycle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-amsterdam-to-paris-on-a-unicycle https://bkpk.me/from-amsterdam-to-paris-on-a-unicycle/#comments Sat, 14 Sep 2013 07:16:01 +0000 Yoshe Watson http://bkpk.me/?p=9531
I am currently spending 10 days traveling 643km from Amsterdam to Paris… on a unicycle. This idea was born as a joke with friends at the pub, and gradually the more I thought about it, the more this ridiculous, obscure idea began to seem like an actual possibility. I’m always ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/from-amsterdam-to-paris-on-a-unicycle/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/yosemite-at-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yosemite-at-night https://bkpk.me/yosemite-at-night/#comments Wed, 04 Sep 2013 07:33:44 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=9452
Yosemite is one of the most visited National Parks in the US‘s West side. Half Dome, a huge granite dome with an almost vertical face, is one of the highlights of any visit to this park. At the eastern end of the Yosemite Valley, you can appreciate views of the ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/yosemite-at-night/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/yellowstones-hot-springs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yellowstones-hot-springs https://bkpk.me/yellowstones-hot-springs/#comments Tue, 20 Aug 2013 14:27:41 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=9198
Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, is one of the most geothermically active regions on Earth. The park stands in what was once upon a time a massive volcano, so no wonder it is home to thousands of hot springs, geysers, mud pots and fumaroles. Science aside, and from an aesthetical ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/yellowstones-hot-springs/feed/ 3 https://bkpk.me/floating-over-the-arizona-desert-with-rainbow-ryders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=floating-over-the-arizona-desert-with-rainbow-ryders https://bkpk.me/floating-over-the-arizona-desert-with-rainbow-ryders/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:08:02 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=8370
It was an early start for us, the day that we got up to go ride a balloon in Phoenix, thanks to Rainbow Ryders. When we left our hostel, it was still dark and for once, the temperature outside was actually pleasant! We took our car and got onto the ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/floating-over-the-arizona-desert-with-rainbow-ryders/feed/ 6 https://bkpk.me/happy-birthday-at-disneyland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-birthday-at-disneyland https://bkpk.me/happy-birthday-at-disneyland/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:07:37 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8179
Yesterday it was my birthday and I had an absolutely incredible day! We spent 13 fun-filled hours at Disneyland in California (the original!) and even got to meet Mickey Mouse himself! He took a break during the shoot of his next movie and was kind enough to take a photo ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/happy-birthday-at-disneyland/feed/ 3