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/lisbon-tips-from-a-local/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lisbon-tips-from-a-local https://bkpk.me/lisbon-tips-from-a-local/#comments Sat, 25 May 2019 13:30:32 +0000 Ashray https://bkpk.me/?p=21970
It has been over 2 years since I’ve been living in Lisbon. This period has coincided pretty well with Lisbon’s tourism boom and the good and bad that come with it. Although tourism has been a boon for the Portuguese economy in general, it has also brought some downsides with ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/lisbon-tips-from-a-local/feed/ 24 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/a-bunch-of-good-reasons-why-you-should-travel-to-portugal-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-bunch-of-good-reasons-why-you-should-travel-to-portugal-now https://bkpk.me/a-bunch-of-good-reasons-why-you-should-travel-to-portugal-now/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2014 04:18:54 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=12280
Today, 10th of June, is PORTUGAL DAY. No, I haven’t declared it myself for the sake of this travel blog. It is an actual official holiday in Portugal, when both citizens in the country and those abroad (like yours truly!)  remember everything that is awesome about our country. As I know some of ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/a-bunch-of-good-reasons-why-you-should-travel-to-portugal-now/feed/ 30 https://bkpk.me/more-traditional-dishes-a-portuguese-grandma-would-feed-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-traditional-dishes-a-portuguese-grandma-would-feed-you https://bkpk.me/more-traditional-dishes-a-portuguese-grandma-would-feed-you/#comments Wed, 28 May 2014 17:03:47 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=10415
Read part 1: 10 Traditional Dishes a Portuguese Grandma Would Feed You!   After the success of 10 Traditional Dishes a Portuguese Grandma Would Feed You, I thought it’d be a good idea to dig in a little deeper on traditional Portuguese food. After all, we’re always hungry at Backpack ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/more-traditional-dishes-a-portuguese-grandma-would-feed-you/feed/ 33 https://bkpk.me/alheira-more-than-a-sausage-its-history/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alheira-more-than-a-sausage-its-history https://bkpk.me/alheira-more-than-a-sausage-its-history/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2014 12:27:55 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=11905
Alheira is a typical Portuguese sausage. Well, it’s more than a sausage. Contrary to most regular sausages, it isn’t usually made of pork but, instead, of a combination of meats. Most alheiras involve chicken, rabbit, duck and sometimes quail, rolled into shape with bread. Typical dishes in each country are ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/alheira-more-than-a-sausage-its-history/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/porto-let-the-sun-shine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=porto-let-the-sun-shine https://bkpk.me/porto-let-the-sun-shine/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:07:38 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=11673
Some places do not become sought-after travel destinations because of their list of landmarks one “must see” or popular “things to do”. Instead, they stand out because of their homely and down-to-earth atmosphere, for the way its neighborhoods look, how daily life flows in them and how it all becomes ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/porto-let-the-sun-shine/feed/ 3 https://bkpk.me/uma-casa-portuguesa-our-airbnb-rental-in-lisbon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uma-casa-portuguesa-our-airbnb-rental-in-lisbon https://bkpk.me/uma-casa-portuguesa-our-airbnb-rental-in-lisbon/#comments Sun, 09 Feb 2014 20:59:49 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=11455
We went downstairs to have coffee in the local pastry shop and the moment we took a seat the waiter asked “duas meias de leite?“. That sentence, translating into “two lattes?” made us feel at home. We were officially locals, we belonged. Having a nomadic lifestyle makes it very difficult ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/uma-casa-portuguesa-our-airbnb-rental-in-lisbon/feed/ 9 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/caracois-eating-snails-in-lisbon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caracois-eating-snails-in-lisbon https://bkpk.me/caracois-eating-snails-in-lisbon/#comments Sat, 07 Dec 2013 07:13:26 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=10019
I am not proud to say that sometimes I freak out when it comes to trying new foods. Don’t get me wrong: I have come a long way and traveling around the wold has trained my mind and palate to be way more open to new experiences than before. Still, ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/caracois-eating-snails-in-lisbon/feed/ 14 https://bkpk.me/lets-play/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-play https://bkpk.me/lets-play/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2013 08:14:41 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=9159
We saw this while walking around the waterfront in Tuy, Spain. Tuy has a very pleasant area with swings for kids, some small cafes and a beautiful walk down the river side. We went there on the Day of Carmen to see the boats come out. It is said that ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/lets-play/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/travel-to-my-country-44-europe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travel-to-my-country-44-europe https://bkpk.me/travel-to-my-country-44-europe/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:34:39 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8354
We have dedicated the latest posts on Backpack ME to vicarious travels: we invited a series of travel and expat bloggers to take us on a virtual trip to their countries. After passing by The Americas, dipping ourselves into the Caribbean, exploring the ancient treasures of Africa & The Middle ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/travel-to-my-country-44-europe/feed/ 6 https://bkpk.me/portugal-soon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portugal-soon https://bkpk.me/portugal-soon/#comments Sat, 29 Jun 2013 18:11:54 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=8678
We’re heading to Portugal in 3 days and it’s going to be super exciting! The weather is going to be great (last time we went in winter) and we’re going there for a wedding! This picture was shot in Cascais two years ago, a wealthy town about an hour outside ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/portugal-soon/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/the-wedding-series-44-in-vegas-baby/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-wedding-series-44-in-vegas-baby https://bkpk.me/the-wedding-series-44-in-vegas-baby/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 20:54:48 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=7376
Greetings from Las Vegas! After you’ve read the post about our wedding day in Delhi, you’d be surprised to know that… we just got married in Las Vegas! What… again?! Well, not really! To understand what happened here we need to rewind a few months… We had decided to get married ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-wedding-series-44-in-vegas-baby/feed/ 9 https://bkpk.me/the-wedding-series-3-the-wedding-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-wedding-series-3-the-wedding-day https://bkpk.me/the-wedding-series-3-the-wedding-day/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:48:52 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=7373
If you’ve read about our families meeting, our friends arriving to India and our alternative bachelor(ette) party, now it’s the time to give you an inside on our actual wedding day! Ashray and I come from different sides of the world. Although none of us is religious, we followed the ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-wedding-series-3-the-wedding-day/feed/ 24 https://bkpk.me/family/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=family https://bkpk.me/family/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:23:34 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=7578
This might look like a regular family portrait, but for me, it’s much more than that. Not only this wedding photo represents the union between two people who love each other (I guess that’s what all wedding photos do), it also shows how by mixing and matching we make the world ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/family/feed/ 3