Category: Backpacking Tips

We're not gonna lie – it takes some guts to decide you'll gonna go on a European backpack trip, and even more guts to actually go through with it. This type of journey will probably take you through many different countries, some of which can seem exotic and strange. To make things more difficult, you'll only have a single backpack to fall back on when making pit stops. This means you'll have to pack smart, including the best travel gear possible. It's probably going to be a big pack, though, so there's no reason not to fill it with everything you could need. A trip across several new countries is no joke – it's best to prepare yourself for an Indiana Jones-like expedition, even if you'll mostly drive around and…

For the traveller’s soul, backpacking is an adventure unlike anything elsethat helps them experience the unexpected, broaden horizons and simply breathe away from the complexities of an urban lifestyle. Backpacking is both liberating and terrifying. Terrifying because it’s usually a solo effort where you’re mostly just on your own. Liberating because, the best part of backpacking is that you make the rules! You pick the destinations, the budgets, the modes of travel and any little detours in between. Besides, like the title proclaims, you also travel light, with just a backpack stuffed with only the barest of bare essentials. A lot of people look at backpacking despite the light load, as an expensive, luxurious affair not meant for everyone, but this not necessarily true. Here we bring to you the…