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/no-more-foreign-currency-fees-revolut-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-more-foreign-currency-fees-revolut-review https://bkpk.me/no-more-foreign-currency-fees-revolut-review/#comments Sat, 18 Nov 2017 17:44:18 +0000 Ashray https://bkpk.me/?p=20621
One of the biggest issues while traveling internationally is that you end up paying around 3-5% extra for every transaction due to currency exchange charges. Whether you exchange cash at an exchange house or use your debit/credit card, most transactions get tacked with an additional 3-5% fee. Some banks even ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/no-more-foreign-currency-fees-revolut-review/feed/ 3 https://bkpk.me/kicksend-censoring-their-customers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kicksend-censoring-their-customers https://bkpk.me/kicksend-censoring-their-customers/#comments Mon, 06 Jan 2014 17:52:28 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=11022
Update: So a few hours after publishing this post, Kicksend support replied to me apologizing profusely for everything. They re-instated my comment on their blog and offered to give me a full refund for my purchase. It’s unusual that it took a blog post to get their attention however they ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/kicksend-censoring-their-customers/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/pleasant-inn-a-motel-with-a-view/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pleasant-inn-a-motel-with-a-view https://bkpk.me/pleasant-inn-a-motel-with-a-view/#comments Wed, 04 Sep 2013 08:43:29 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8416
Pleasant Inn is one step up from most motels. In fact, it’s more like a B&B, with the difference that breakfast is actually not served. It’s located right in the middle of it all in Morro Bay, less than 5 minutes walking to the water front, where you can enjoy ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/pleasant-inn-a-motel-with-a-view/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/shafer-baillie-mansion-luxury-bb-experience-in-seattle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shafer-baillie-mansion-luxury-bb-experience-in-seattle https://bkpk.me/shafer-baillie-mansion-luxury-bb-experience-in-seattle/#comments Sun, 25 Aug 2013 09:42:54 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8704
Shafer Baillie Mansion is a grand Bed & Breakfast in one of the most beautiful up-scale neighborhoods of Seattle. Capitol Hill is home to incredibly noble properties connected by quaint roads decorated with lined-up trees and flowers. In the middle of such manicured beauty, Shafer Baillie Mansion still manages to ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/shafer-baillie-mansion-luxury-bb-experience-in-seattle/feed/ 2 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/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/exploring-san-franciscos-hostels-with-hostelbookers-usa-hostels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exploring-san-franciscos-hostels-with-hostelbookers-usa-hostels https://bkpk.me/exploring-san-franciscos-hostels-with-hostelbookers-usa-hostels/#comments Sun, 07 Jul 2013 16:43:00 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8257
As our tour of San Francisco’s best hostels continued with Hostelbookers.com, we went on to experience USA Hostels. We had stayed at USA Hostels Hollywood before, so we knew good things were coming our way. As we entered USA Hostels, a sticker reading “Hostelbookers loves it here. So will you!” ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/exploring-san-franciscos-hostels-with-hostelbookers-usa-hostels/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/exploring-san-franciscos-hostels-with-hostelbookers-hi-hostel-downtown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exploring-san-franciscos-hostels-with-hostelbookers-hi-hostel-downtown https://bkpk.me/exploring-san-franciscos-hostels-with-hostelbookers-hi-hostel-downtown/#comments Thu, 04 Jul 2013 19:05:28 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8255
During our days in the Bay Area’s king city, San Francisco, we were lucky enough to team up with Hostelbookers.com to explore the local hostels’ scene. Every since we started traveling, we’ve been using Hostelbookers.com as a reliable source of not only hostels, but other budget properties around the world. ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/exploring-san-franciscos-hostels-with-hostelbookers-hi-hostel-downtown/feed/ 6 https://bkpk.me/into-the-wild-to-travel-for-truth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=into-the-wild-to-travel-for-truth https://bkpk.me/into-the-wild-to-travel-for-truth/#comments Tue, 02 Jul 2013 10:55:17 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8618
  I’m going to paraphrase Thoreau here… rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness… give me truth. Why do we travel? Why do we go to new places, immerse ourselves into adventures and talk to new people? Why do we feel the need to get out ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/into-the-wild-to-travel-for-truth/feed/ 18 https://bkpk.me/steinhart-hotel-san-francisco-where-style-meets-comfort/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=steinhart-hotel-san-francisco-where-style-meets-comfort https://bkpk.me/steinhart-hotel-san-francisco-where-style-meets-comfort/#comments Fri, 28 Jun 2013 00:43:31 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8253
We stay in hotels most days of the year. Yet, it’s not that often that we check into a place where we feel immediately at home, making us not want to leave.   Steinhart Hotel in San Francisco is an apart-hotel member of Personality Hotels, a chain that includes 6 ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/steinhart-hotel-san-francisco-where-style-meets-comfort/feed/ 2 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/camelbackpackers-in-phoenix-not-your-typical-hostel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=camelbackpackers-in-phoenix-not-your-typical-hostel https://bkpk.me/camelbackpackers-in-phoenix-not-your-typical-hostel/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:47:39 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8251
Before you cross the door at CamelBackpackers, forget about any pre-conceived idea of “hostel” that you might have. Leaving that concept outside, you’ll come into CamelBackpackers Hostel, to realize this place is way cooler than most hostels out there! What makes CamelBackpackers special? The fact that, more than a business, ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/camelbackpackers-in-phoenix-not-your-typical-hostel/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/abineau-lodge-a-bb-in-the-arizona-woods/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abineau-lodge-a-bb-in-the-arizona-woods https://bkpk.me/abineau-lodge-a-bb-in-the-arizona-woods/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:14:54 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8150
While planning our visit to the iconic Grand Canyon, we decided to stay a couple of days in the not so far away town of Flagstaff. Even though we arrived at night, it didn’t take much time for us to realize that Flagstaff and the area around it is more ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/abineau-lodge-a-bb-in-the-arizona-woods/feed/ 6