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/where-should-we-travel-to-next/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-should-we-travel-to-next https://bkpk.me/where-should-we-travel-to-next/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:18:39 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=11856
More than two years ago, we started Backpack ME to share with you details from our travels around the world. Ultimately, we wanted to inspire you to live your own adventures. We have shared stories from far-away places, eye-catching videos and practical tips. Maybe we have introduce you to new ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/where-should-we-travel-to-next/feed/ 35 https://bkpk.me/traveling-europe-with-1e-a-day-diogo-tells-us-how/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traveling-europe-with-1e-a-day-diogo-tells-us-how https://bkpk.me/traveling-europe-with-1e-a-day-diogo-tells-us-how/#comments Sun, 02 Feb 2014 13:24:27 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=11379
Some people use lack of money as an excuse not to travel. Others, like Diogo, manage to travel around Europe with only 1€ a day. There’s two kinds of people in this world: those that love to talk and those that rather do – I prefer the latter and that’s ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/traveling-europe-with-1e-a-day-diogo-tells-us-how/feed/ 19 https://bkpk.me/your-hostel-sucks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-hostel-sucks https://bkpk.me/your-hostel-sucks/#comments Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:02:44 +0000 The Angry Backpacker http://bkpk.me/?p=4533
I am annoyed. I am annoyed at the fact that, every now and then I pay to stay in hostels that do not deserve my money. Hostels that run like cold businesses without understanding that travelers, the people that go there to stay, deserve better. It’s 2013! And no matter ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/your-hostel-sucks/feed/ 19 https://bkpk.me/ditch-your-travel-guidebook-now-here-are-some-free-alternatives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ditch-your-travel-guidebook-now-here-are-some-free-alternatives https://bkpk.me/ditch-your-travel-guidebook-now-here-are-some-free-alternatives/#comments Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:25:36 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=9211
We often receive messages from readers on Backpack ME and those following us on Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr. Apart from the usual question “How can I get money to travel?”, the second most common thing people tend to ask us is how we prepare for our travels. That is, from ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/ditch-your-travel-guidebook-now-here-are-some-free-alternatives/feed/ 16 https://bkpk.me/travel-to-my-country-24-africa-the-middle-east/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travel-to-my-country-24-africa-the-middle-east https://bkpk.me/travel-to-my-country-24-africa-the-middle-east/#comments Sun, 14 Jul 2013 10:48:51 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8352
Following the collaborative article exploring different places around Asia and Australia, we now present you travel suggestions within Africa and The Middle East. Some of the countries might not sound like the most popular or obvious destinations for a trip, but that is exactly what this post is all about ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/travel-to-my-country-24-africa-the-middle-east/feed/ 7 https://bkpk.me/what-type-of-traveler-are-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-type-of-traveler-are-you https://bkpk.me/what-type-of-traveler-are-you/#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:17:54 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=5648
It’s funny how your style of travel can change as you spend more time on the road. When we quit our jobs in September 2011 to start traveling full-time, we started calling ourselves “backpackers”. In fact, we were more than that: we were “backpackers on a budget”. I remember one ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/what-type-of-traveler-are-you/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/change-your-mind-quit-your-job-and-move-forward/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=change-your-mind-quit-your-job-and-move-forward https://bkpk.me/change-your-mind-quit-your-job-and-move-forward/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:33:07 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=1857
On a recent bus trip, there were few seats available and so I didn’t manage to sit next to Ashray. I had the pleasure of sharing the ride with a chatty Ecuadorian old man who was curious to know what attracted me to come from so far to his remote ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/change-your-mind-quit-your-job-and-move-forward/feed/ 57 https://bkpk.me/get-crazy-deals-flights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-crazy-deals-flights https://bkpk.me/get-crazy-deals-flights/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:46:41 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=1443
Cheap flights are one of the most important things for people setting out to travel the world. For long term travelers like us, flights are one of the biggest hits to our budget. Therefore it’s extremely important to scope out the best flight deals. In this article I’m going to ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/get-crazy-deals-flights/feed/ 29 https://bkpk.me/one-month-in-mexico-how-much-it-cost-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-month-in-mexico-how-much-it-cost-us https://bkpk.me/one-month-in-mexico-how-much-it-cost-us/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:37:07 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=1008
We spent a month in Mexico and even though 2 of those weeks were during Christmas and New Years, we ended up spending just short of USD 1800 in total for both of us. A large part of this expenditure was hostels/hotels since we were there at peak times. Our ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/one-month-in-mexico-how-much-it-cost-us/feed/ 19