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/where-should-we-travel-to-next/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-should-we-travel-to-next https://bkpk.me/where-should-we-travel-to-next/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:18:39 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=11856
More than two years ago, we started Backpack ME to share with you details from our travels around the world. Ultimately, we wanted to inspire you to live your own adventures. We have shared stories from far-away places, eye-catching videos and practical tips. Maybe we have introduce you to new ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/where-should-we-travel-to-next/feed/ 35 https://bkpk.me/top-13-travel-experiences-of-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-13-travel-experiences-of-2013 https://bkpk.me/top-13-travel-experiences-of-2013/#comments Thu, 26 Dec 2013 17:36:58 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=10588
Someone once said: “you only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough!” We couldn’t agree more and that is why we make sure to enjoy our days to the fullest, wherever we are in the world.   Here are, in no particular order, our top travel ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/top-13-travel-experiences-of-2013/feed/ 18 https://bkpk.me/woah-2-years-on-the-road-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=woah-2-years-on-the-road-today https://bkpk.me/woah-2-years-on-the-road-today/#comments Sat, 28 Sep 2013 16:20:47 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=9622
Today it’s our 2nd travel anniversary: 2 years ago today, we were leaving Dubai to travel the world. We were basically saying good-bye to life as we knew it. Much has happened every since. You can read last year’s post about our 1st year traveling. This second year has been ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/woah-2-years-on-the-road-today/feed/ 27 https://bkpk.me/a-bee-z/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-bee-z https://bkpk.me/a-bee-z/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:03:58 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6867
You know the tagline of Backpack ME is: Piggy-back ride with A&Z! That’s also our name on Facebook and Twitter… but the truth is that there is someone else behind Backpack Me, apart from A&Z. Shehedbee, also known as “Bee”, is our loyal companion and has traveled to many places around the ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/a-bee-z/feed/ 4 https://bkpk.me/azs-adventures-in-tamil-nadu-puducherry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=azs-adventures-in-tamil-nadu-puducherry https://bkpk.me/azs-adventures-in-tamil-nadu-puducherry/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:40:26 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=6560
After a few days in the capital of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, we thought we’d explore a little bit of the rest of the state, and go to some neighboring areas. Once the main reason we traveled to the South of India was to escape the madness that Delhi and our ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/azs-adventures-in-tamil-nadu-puducherry/feed/ 3 https://bkpk.me/the-bridge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-bridge https://bkpk.me/the-bridge/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:13:11 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=5054
Today is the last day of 1 year of non-stop traveling. I guess the feeling that this episode is coming to an end won’t truly sink in until we board our planes back to Portugal and India. The bridge in the photo is the connection between Portugal and Spain, in ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-bridge/feed/ 10 https://bkpk.me/random-observations-after-1-year-of-traveling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=random-observations-after-1-year-of-traveling https://bkpk.me/random-observations-after-1-year-of-traveling/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2012 01:10:36 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=4514
September of 2012 marked one year since we left Dubai and started traveling like crazy. Ever since, we’ve been to: Ethiopia, India, UK, Portugal, Spain, Mexico, Cuba, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador, Chile, Peru and Bolivia. Stayed in places that go for USD400/night and others that cost only USD8. We’ve seen ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/random-observations-after-1-year-of-traveling/feed/ 7 https://bkpk.me/north-america-here-we-come-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-america-here-we-come-again https://bkpk.me/north-america-here-we-come-again/#comments Sun, 07 Oct 2012 17:36:17 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=4731
While most people avoid transit when taking flights, we are more than happy to do stop overs.   Transit is a perfectly reasonable excuse to spend some time in new and old beloved places!   After about a year, our Latin America adventure is coming to an end and we ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/north-america-here-we-come-again/feed/ 6 https://bkpk.me/1-year-on-the-road-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1-year-on-the-road-today https://bkpk.me/1-year-on-the-road-today/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 03:04:12 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=4465
Today, we completed one year since we left Dubai! Happy we-left-Dubai anniversary! Moving out from the United Arab Emirates meant quitting our jobs, emptying our rental apartment, selling almost everything we used to own and starting to explore the world with more time. Just the two of us. This year ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/1-year-on-the-road-today/feed/ 14 https://bkpk.me/if-im-not-rich-and-i-can-travel-so-can-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-im-not-rich-and-i-can-travel-so-can-you https://bkpk.me/if-im-not-rich-and-i-can-travel-so-can-you/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:46:31 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=3896
Most people think that I am too lucky to be traveling long term and that I might have been blessed by some power from above. I am lucky in many ways indeed, but it took me a while to get here and some effort too. We’ve been traveling full-time for ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/if-im-not-rich-and-i-can-travel-so-can-you/feed/ 33 https://bkpk.me/change-your-mind-quit-your-job-and-move-forward/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=change-your-mind-quit-your-job-and-move-forward https://bkpk.me/change-your-mind-quit-your-job-and-move-forward/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:33:07 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=1857
On a recent bus trip, there were few seats available and so I didn’t manage to sit next to Ashray. I had the pleasure of sharing the ride with a chatty Ecuadorian old man who was curious to know what attracted me to come from so far to his remote ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/change-your-mind-quit-your-job-and-move-forward/feed/ 57