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/tips-for-driving-in-iceland-during-winter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tips-for-driving-in-iceland-during-winter https://bkpk.me/tips-for-driving-in-iceland-during-winter/#comments Mon, 14 May 2018 17:05:19 +0000 Zara https://bkpk.me/?p=21706
Iceland was on our travel wish list for a long, long time. A couple of summers ago, we thought of traveling to this country to explore all around, but that trip never ended up happening. We decided to stay in Stockholm for a while, instead. Earlier this year, our friend ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/tips-for-driving-in-iceland-during-winter/feed/ 11 https://bkpk.me/travel-and-food-emilia-romagna/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travel-and-food-emilia-romagna https://bkpk.me/travel-and-food-emilia-romagna/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2016 14:34:14 +0000 Ashray https://bkpk.me/?p=19144
We traveled to Italy in the summer of 2016. Today we take you with us on a day trip through the Emilia Romagna region of Italy. This is the place where many of Italy’s famous culinary treasures come from. But today we shall take you with us in an entirely ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/travel-and-food-emilia-romagna/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/51-degrees-should-we-evaporate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=51-degrees-should-we-evaporate https://bkpk.me/51-degrees-should-we-evaporate/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:40:10 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=13797
Back in 2011 we took an exciting and rather terrifying road trip through Oman. On a day when we would drive 800kms, one of our tires blew out in the middle of the night. After the police came (it took about 2 hours) and aided us with a recovery vehicle ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/51-degrees-should-we-evaporate/feed/ 3 https://bkpk.me/get-off-road/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=get-off-road https://bkpk.me/get-off-road/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2014 14:35:46 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=12102
Some years ago, we did a road trip in Oman. Actually, that was our very first trip abroad together and you can watch a video of those adventures here. We took a 4×4 and decided to make the roads and off-roads of this Middle Eastern country our own. Apart from ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/get-off-road/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/for-the-love-of-road-trips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-the-love-of-road-trips https://bkpk.me/for-the-love-of-road-trips/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:33:06 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=11731
If you’ve been following Backpack ME for a while, you’d know we LOVE road-trips! We’ve cruised around the Western part of the USA in a massive SUV. Visited mountain tops in Northern Thailand on top of a bike. Drove along the olive tree landscapes of Southern Spain. And beach-hopped in ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/for-the-love-of-road-trips/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/the-day-we-drove-1000-kms-part-22/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-day-we-drove-1000-kms-part-22 https://bkpk.me/the-day-we-drove-1000-kms-part-22/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2013 04:51:50 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=10523
Read The day we drove 1000+ Kms, part 1/2 HERE.   Once in Salalah, our plans boiled down to something as simple as enjoying the greenery. This might sound silly if you live in the countryside or even in a city where there are trees and gardens all around. As ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-day-we-drove-1000-kms-part-22/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/time-for-a-ride/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-for-a-ride https://bkpk.me/time-for-a-ride/#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2013 23:41:48 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=8829
As we drove down Highway 101 in the US towards California, we passed the picturesque sea side town of Bandon, Oregon. The waterfront is pretty quaint with little shops and cafes. You can opt for a fresh seafood salad or settle down for some wicked clam chowder! We walked around ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/time-for-a-ride/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/welcome-to-my-tree-house/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=welcome-to-my-tree-house https://bkpk.me/welcome-to-my-tree-house/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:00:28 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=8191
Today is our last day in the US. We fly out of Los Angeles tonight back to New Delhi via Guangzhou, China. It’s going to be a long journey to the other side of the world! This trip has been a total blast! Today’s photo shows a tree house carved ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/welcome-to-my-tree-house/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/on-the-road-arizona/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-the-road-arizona https://bkpk.me/on-the-road-arizona/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 20:08:01 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=7924
I sit at the wheel of our rented Chevrolet but I feel like I could be on top of a horse. As I turn on the engine and the car starts moving, the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino’s movie Django Unchained starts playing in my mind… and as I look outside ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/on-the-road-arizona/feed/ 12 https://bkpk.me/armed-robbery-made-convenient/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=armed-robbery-made-convenient https://bkpk.me/armed-robbery-made-convenient/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 21:33:50 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=7733
When driving from Las Vegas to Flagstaff, we decided to take a longer route through the historic route 66. The road isn’t a multi-lane highway and the journey is a bit longer, but it’s well worth it! You will pass through Indian reservations, scenic little towns and even get to ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/armed-robbery-made-convenient/feed/ 2 https://bkpk.me/roadrunner-the-coyotes-after-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roadrunner-the-coyotes-after-you https://bkpk.me/roadrunner-the-coyotes-after-you/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 07:06:56 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=7682
Driving in the USA is quite an experience. The scenery changes rapidly and quite drastically sometimes. As you drive from Flagstaff in the mountains near the Grand Canyon towards Phoenix, lush pine forests will give way to canyons greened by rivers which will eventually bring you to red rocky mountains ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/roadrunner-the-coyotes-after-you/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/funny-yet-useful-road-trip-tips-for-india-for-those-who-dare/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=funny-yet-useful-road-trip-tips-for-india-for-those-who-dare https://bkpk.me/funny-yet-useful-road-trip-tips-for-india-for-those-who-dare/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:12:15 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=7313
We’re driving from Rishikesh back to Delhi, when the traffic in the highway starts slowing down. More than the usual, I mean. Cars start stopping and, in a few minutes, considering the density of traffic in North India, there are already several kilometres of cars stopped. We don’t know what’s happening, ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/funny-yet-useful-road-trip-tips-for-india-for-those-who-dare/feed/ 8 https://bkpk.me/the-motorcycle-diares-the-essence-of-travel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-motorcycle-diares-the-essence-of-travel https://bkpk.me/the-motorcycle-diares-the-essence-of-travel/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:42:45 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=5304
I have finally watched the movie The Motorcycle Diaries. And I say “finally” as it has been recommended to me by some in person and, indirectly, by many other on the web. I know this movie has inspired some travelers to make it to Latin America. In my case, I watched ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-motorcycle-diares-the-essence-of-travel/feed/ 14 https://bkpk.me/arizona-harsh-climate-tough-mountains-indisputably-beautiful/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=arizona-harsh-climate-tough-mountains-indisputably-beautiful https://bkpk.me/arizona-harsh-climate-tough-mountains-indisputably-beautiful/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:35:44 +0000 Vandana Sebastian http://bkpk.me/?p=4271
Two weeks ago, my roommate, Mary, her dog, Finnegan, and I packed ourselves into her car. Mary and I occupied the front seats. Finn occupied the backseat and the cargo space, along with our backpacks and the numerous add-ons one has to carry when traveling with a dog. The three ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/arizona-harsh-climate-tough-mountains-indisputably-beautiful/feed/ 8 https://bkpk.me/the-white-tree-of-horror/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-white-tree-of-horror https://bkpk.me/the-white-tree-of-horror/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:36:07 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=2052
While living in Dubai, we decided to escape the unbearable heat for a long weekend and road tripped all the way to Salalah, in the South of Oman. To enjoy the rain and greenery of this region, we ended up living a series of adventures on the road, including midnight ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-white-tree-of-horror/feed/ 1