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/bienvenidos-to-the-mission-district-san-francisco/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bienvenidos-to-the-mission-district-san-francisco https://bkpk.me/bienvenidos-to-the-mission-district-san-francisco/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2014 06:43:41 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=13881
It’s not a myth: San Francisco is as hilly as they say. As I walk down the hill we are living in, up in the Eureka Valley, the world around me seems to change. Up there, there are days when you wake up inside the clouds, that do not allow ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/bienvenidos-to-the-mission-district-san-francisco/feed/ 8 https://bkpk.me/how-we-finally-got-zaras-visa-to-india/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-we-finally-got-zaras-visa-to-india https://bkpk.me/how-we-finally-got-zaras-visa-to-india/#comments Thu, 25 Jul 2013 19:10:27 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=8908
I’ve been meaning to write about this for several weeks but the sense of relief (of getting the visa) was too overwhelming and I didn’t want to ruin it by remembering the infuriating behavior of the Consulate General of India, San Francisco. So last we wrote about this, we were ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/how-we-finally-got-zaras-visa-to-india/feed/ 6 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/misson-district-street-art-in-san-francisco/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=misson-district-street-art-in-san-francisco https://bkpk.me/misson-district-street-art-in-san-francisco/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2013 05:28:08 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=8259
Before we arrived in San Francisco, we were contacted by a couple with the same surname as Ashray: Baruah. Rukmini and her husband Pritam had come across Backpack ME while researching for one of their trips to Latin America. They noticed that Ashray has the same surname as them, which ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/misson-district-street-art-in-san-francisco/feed/ 7 https://bkpk.me/you-can-eat-us-but-can-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-can-eat-us-but-can-you https://bkpk.me/you-can-eat-us-but-can-you/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:50:46 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=8372
We spotted these adorable chocolate animals in San Francisco while walking around Downtown. I was pretty keen on eating them up but Zara thought they were too cute to eat. So where do you draw the line? When does food become too cute to eat? Or is it a war ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/you-can-eat-us-but-can-you/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/our-harrowing-journey-with-zaras-india-visa-in-realtime/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-harrowing-journey-with-zaras-india-visa-in-realtime https://bkpk.me/our-harrowing-journey-with-zaras-india-visa-in-realtime/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 08:23:03 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=7686
For almost two years I have chronicled my experiences with consulates of countries around the world. That guy was horrible! Those people are so inconsiderate! Doesn’t X country want tourists to spend their dollars there ? Belize is racist against Indians and Chinese! (they charge $250 for Indians and $2,500 ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/our-harrowing-journey-with-zaras-india-visa-in-realtime/feed/ 30