Last year, we started the tradition of doing a Christmas giveaway here on Backpack ME. It was a fairly simple affair and our reader Mara, from Texas, took home some cool gifts. This year, we thought that if we’re again going to spread some travel love in the shape of … more »
Probably not what you had in mind when you thought ‘Christmas Feast’ to yourself. We spotted this in Tromso Airport in the far north of Norway. Given how expensive Norway is, and the fact that this is far up above the arctic circle, this meal is actually pretty affordable at … more »
For those of you celebrating, we wish you Merry Christmas! If you don’t care for this holiday but, still, you got days off work, make sure you do something memorable with them! You know well by now where to find plenty of suggestions of adventurous and fun things to keep … more »
Read Christmas at the Beach: North Goa part 1/2 Baga, Anjuna… and Gangnam Style! Once Calangute wasn’t really that relaxing and now we had bikes, we decided to go and explore the beaches of north Goa. Fist stop: Baga. This is where Goa’s fame as party land started, way … more »
We’re currently in Goa once again and no better place than this to reminisce about our last trip to… Goa! That’s right: we have a love affair with this part of India and it’s turning more into some sort of committed relationship. There aren’t that many places in this word … more »
The Christmas spirit has arrived way earlier this year at Backpack ME! It’s probably because we’re covered in snow all the way to our heads or just that we’re good folks at heart, but we are in the mood to share the love with you! If you’ve been following our … more »