Backpacking 101
First time backpacking? Want to know about traveling solo, or taking a trip as a young female in a man’s world? No worries, we’ve got you covered! Read on for some inspiration, guidance and an introduction to the world of backpacking.
Follow Bakpak Guide's ten tips for planning your first trip to Europe and you will be sure to have a great experience!
You made it. You are in Amsterdam, the world headquarters of tolerance, open love, and the best green smoke in the universe. You hop off the train and...
The most difficult part of planning your trip (or your life) is to understand what you want and what you like.
What Was I Thinking? Top Ten Things You Should Leave At Home
No matter how manageable your backpack might seem in the comfort of your bedroom at home, I can guarantee that the minute you step off the bus, train or airplane it will feel like you’re lugging around a dead body.
No matter how manageable your backpack might seem in the comfort of your bedroom at home, I can guarantee that the minute you step off the bus, train or airplane it will feel like you’re lugging around a dead body.
Europe is not a third-world country, so who needs travel insurance? Not me. I'm a young, free-spirted backpacker. Oh, and I'm covered under my parent's policy.
Some of these are tips you learn from trial and error, some are obvious - we figured we’d try to save you some time.
Save Money When Traveling in a Group
If you're heading off to Europe with a few friends this year, make sure you take advantage of the opportunities to save your bucks, euros and pounds for those nights you want to splurge...
If you're heading off to Europe with a few friends this year, make sure you take advantage of the opportunities to save your bucks, euros and pounds for those nights you want to splurge...
Sleeper cars seem to be an ideal way to get from A to B in a timely and unique fashion, but what can you really expect when you reserve an overnight cabin on a train in Europe?
Shilo's Packing Essentials
I love to pack. I relish the experience of paring down all of my material possessions in the world to what I can carry on my back; to leave behind all the rest of the "stuff" I own, which sometimes seems to own me, and to wander off into the world.
I love to pack. I relish the experience of paring down all of my material possessions in the world to what I can carry on my back; to leave behind all the rest of the "stuff" I own, which sometimes seems to own me, and to wander off into the world.
Hop On/Hop Off Backpacker Tours: The Pros and Cons
Hop On/Hop Off tours are a very unique type of tour. Also known as jump-on/jump-off tours, it’s a great way to travel cheaply and at your own pace.
Hop On/Hop Off tours are a very unique type of tour. Also known as jump-on/jump-off tours, it’s a great way to travel cheaply and at your own pace.
MUST-DO MISTAKES, Errors of Enlightenment, and Blunders of Wandering that every backpacker should experience while tramping across Europe
Naples, Italy: What's this extra sink for? Returning to the room to find your traveling companion doing laundry in the bidet.
Naples, Italy: What's this extra sink for? Returning to the room to find your traveling companion doing laundry in the bidet.
Backpacking Europe: 6 tips for Travel Health
If you've ever been really sick in a strange land, you know that this is one area you should take seriously. It is at best uncomfortable and at worst, extremely expensive and sometimes frightening.
If you've ever been really sick in a strange land, you know that this is one area you should take seriously. It is at best uncomfortable and at worst, extremely expensive and sometimes frightening.
Get a Travel Insurance Quote
Get an instant quote on travel insurance from our buddies at World Nomads
Get an instant quote on travel insurance from our buddies at World Nomads
Europe Hostels & Travel E-Book
Download/More info on the 2010 Europe Hostels & Travel E-book for $2.99. It's 96 pages packed with info to help you plan your European backpacking adventure. Includes clickable links to websites listed in the guide.
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