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/the-most-memorable-moments-from-my-time-in-north-korea/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-most-memorable-moments-from-my-time-in-north-korea https://bkpk.me/the-most-memorable-moments-from-my-time-in-north-korea/#comments Sun, 20 Oct 2013 05:15:55 +0000 Irina Callegher http://bkpk.me/?p=9739
North Korea is, no doubt, a unique country to travel to. The places that visitors are allowed to see and the activities they can do are restricted by the government. And a very structured official itinerary offers neither time for “free roaming” nor “meeting locals”. Things that the majority of ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-most-memorable-moments-from-my-time-in-north-korea/feed/ 8 https://bkpk.me/the-joy-of-traveling-in-cambodia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-joy-of-traveling-in-cambodia https://bkpk.me/the-joy-of-traveling-in-cambodia/#comments Mon, 14 Oct 2013 11:27:43 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=9785
When you travel to new places with no specific expectations, you’re likely to be pleasantly surprised. That’s what’s happening to me right now in Cambodia. We decided to travel around Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam and, by default, I know more about the history, culture and people of both the ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-joy-of-traveling-in-cambodia/feed/ 9 https://bkpk.me/my-paris/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-paris https://bkpk.me/my-paris/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2013 05:15:30 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=9584
Paris is not a great travel destination in the middle of July. Places are crowded, the charm of little cobblestone streets is replaced by loud groups of tourists and it’s impossible to appreciate the facade of any fairly famous building or monument without encountering smiling faces and jumping bodies, posing ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/my-paris/feed/ 10 https://bkpk.me/friendly-monsters-in-times-square/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friendly-monsters-in-times-square https://bkpk.me/friendly-monsters-in-times-square/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 18:07:51 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=5776
Spotted in one of the most iconic places in New York City, Times Square, these creatures were roaming around looking for tourists. Were they friendly offering cookies and hugs around?! Oh no… those are the Cookie Monster and Elmo from the past! Now they click photos with the tourists and charge ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/friendly-monsters-in-times-square/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/what-type-of-traveler-are-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-type-of-traveler-are-you https://bkpk.me/what-type-of-traveler-are-you/#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:17:54 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=5648
It’s funny how your style of travel can change as you spend more time on the road. When we quit our jobs in September 2011 to start traveling full-time, we started calling ourselves “backpackers”. In fact, we were more than that: we were “backpackers on a budget”. I remember one ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/what-type-of-traveler-are-you/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/the-statue-of-marketing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-statue-of-marketing https://bkpk.me/the-statue-of-marketing/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2012 17:22:45 +0000 Zara http://bkpk.me/?p=5498
The Statue of Liberty is the perfect example of how the USA sure knows how to market its country and everything that is produced in it! Not wanting to undermine the statue and its historical meaning, I must say that a first visit to this iconic construction can be quite disappointing. After ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-statue-of-marketing/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/hola-viscacha/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hola-viscacha https://bkpk.me/hola-viscacha/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2012 22:54:09 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=4431
Viscacha’s are little rabbit like creatures, also known as the Andean rabbit. We were walking around Machu Picchu and were close to a bunch of french tourists when this one and two others showed up. They scampered around like crazy, on top of rocks, under cracks and crevices, and to ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/hola-viscacha/feed/ 2