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/snorkeling-between-continents-in-iceland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=snorkeling-between-continents-in-iceland https://bkpk.me/snorkeling-between-continents-in-iceland/#comments Fri, 18 May 2018 10:56:51 +0000 Zara https://bkpk.me/?p=21569
When we rented a car to explore Iceland, the folks from the rental car company told us that we could also book activities in the country via their sister company Iceland On The Web. We didn’t exactly know what things we’d want to do yet. But one thing is for ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/snorkeling-between-continents-in-iceland/feed/ 16 https://bkpk.me/the-black-sands-of-drake-bay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-black-sands-of-drake-bay https://bkpk.me/the-black-sands-of-drake-bay/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2015 18:42:01 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=15378
The sand is black because this entire region originated due to volcanic activity in the past. Drake Bay is the gateway to Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica. You take a tiny little plane to get from San Jose to Drake Bay. The views along the route are absolutely incredible ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-black-sands-of-drake-bay/feed/ 0 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/usas-national-parks-on-a-budget/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usas-national-parks-on-a-budget https://bkpk.me/usas-national-parks-on-a-budget/#comments Tue, 20 Aug 2013 10:45:52 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=9182
During our West Coast road-trip, we planned to visit several National Parks to immerse ourselves into something else rather than just cities in the USA. As we were driving the entire coast, from Seattle to San Diego, and still making it to some other states like Wyoming and Arizona, there ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/usas-national-parks-on-a-budget/feed/ 11 https://bkpk.me/the-groveland-hotel-at-yosemite-national-park/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-groveland-hotel-at-yosemite-national-park https://bkpk.me/the-groveland-hotel-at-yosemite-national-park/#comments Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:31:38 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8412
If you ever wondered what it would feel like to live inside a doll’s house, staying at The Groveland Hotel might be your best chance at experiencing that! Not only this entire hotel is set in an historic property (dating back to 1849) the interiors are decorated with detail, care and ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-groveland-hotel-at-yosemite-national-park/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/travelers-rest-lodge-homey-getaway-to-glacier-national-park/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travelers-rest-lodge-homey-getaway-to-glacier-national-park https://bkpk.me/travelers-rest-lodge-homey-getaway-to-glacier-national-park/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2013 18:01:20 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8706
Travelers Rest Lodge, in East Glacier, is a great place to stay at while visiting Glacier National Park in Montana. This is a fairly off the beaten path part of the USA, and only those who truly wish to explore the wonders of nature contained inside this park, which belongs ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/travelers-rest-lodge-homey-getaway-to-glacier-national-park/feed/ 6 https://bkpk.me/tall-as-snow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tall-as-snow https://bkpk.me/tall-as-snow/#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:52:56 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8949
There’s something particularly charming about visiting a beautiful place off season. I mean, specially when it comes to a natural landscape, who’s to say what’s on or off season? Something happens all year round anyway! We went to Glacier National Park, in the border between the US and Canada, right ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/tall-as-snow/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/heart-six-ranch-the-cowboy-life-style-in-wyoming/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heart-six-ranch-the-cowboy-life-style-in-wyoming https://bkpk.me/heart-six-ranch-the-cowboy-life-style-in-wyoming/#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2013 22:35:48 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8414
  This is the kind of place I would love to go back to one day when we have kids.   Heart Six is a beautiful collection of wooden cabins inside the ranch, in the most privileged of locations in Wyoming. The view of the surrounding snow-capped mountains you get ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/heart-six-ranch-the-cowboy-life-style-in-wyoming/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/say-hello-to-the-tetons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=say-hello-to-the-tetons https://bkpk.me/say-hello-to-the-tetons/#comments Sat, 22 Jun 2013 04:45:45 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=8432
It was a cold and cloudy day but we were determined to head to Grand Teton National Park anyway and boy, was I glad that we did! The Tetons are truly majestic as they rise over 7000ft above the valley floor. The park is wonderful, tons of hikes, lakes and ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/say-hello-to-the-tetons/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/the-vertical-granite-faces-of-yosemite/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-vertical-granite-faces-of-yosemite https://bkpk.me/the-vertical-granite-faces-of-yosemite/#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2013 20:40:14 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=8146
Yosemite national park in California, USA will surprise you with it’s unique granite rock structures. The park is dominated by massive mountains of granite and the valley is flush with green meadows, beautiful lakes, and dense coniferous vegetation. Driving around you’ll see ancient Sequoia trees, crazy high waterfalls, and tons ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-vertical-granite-faces-of-yosemite/feed/ 3 https://bkpk.me/symmetry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=symmetry https://bkpk.me/symmetry/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 08:01:04 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=8098
Every national park in the US is different. They all have things that are unique about them. What’s unique about Glacier National Park is it’s pristine alpine beauty. Being out of the way and in the corner of the country (Glacier National Park is along the US-Canadian border) means that ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/symmetry/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/grand-canyon-after-sunset/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grand-canyon-after-sunset https://bkpk.me/grand-canyon-after-sunset/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 05:29:06 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=7952
As one of the most famous attractions in Arizona and the whole of the USA, Grand Canyon is indeed quite impressive. Quite often, people think that the Grand Canyon is the biggest canyon in the world. Although that spot is reserved for a canyon of greater proportions in Tibet, there ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/grand-canyon-after-sunset/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/the-grand-tetons-truly-amazing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-grand-tetons-truly-amazing https://bkpk.me/the-grand-tetons-truly-amazing/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 05:27:44 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=7814
We drove today from Salt Lake City to our lodge, the Heart Six Guest Ranch. It’s about halfway between the Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, USA. The drive here was so beautiful! We stopped many times to take pictures, and this picture is one of ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-grand-tetons-truly-amazing/feed/ 7 https://bkpk.me/on-the-way-to-torres-del-paine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-the-way-to-torres-del-paine https://bkpk.me/on-the-way-to-torres-del-paine/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:01:41 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=5316
The Torres del Paine national park in Chile will make you fly, the winds there are really that strong. However, the beauty of the place is unsurpassed. We were in Torres del Paine during the freezing patagonian winter. The temperature was below zero degrees and the wind was blowing by ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/on-the-way-to-torres-del-paine/feed/ 4