Do you ever get annoyed from friends and family members who always discourage your trips by saying: I hear it's a very dangerous country? or You better watch out I hear they steal organs down there? If that is the case, you are far from being the only one. When travelling Latin America, especially countries such as Colombia, it is important to leave with a clear mind and not think that all these horror stor ...

The other day I came across an article about space travel and how a few people are inquiring about it. So I decided to do a little more research about it. Yes, I know it’s not a backpacking adventure, but could it be in the future. I guess it will all depend on how much it would cost. But take a look at this. During the last few years, a few individuals have requested to take a trip to space but nothing was ...

This question has been coming up often lately and I'm not quite sure how to answer it but let me try. If someone would have asked me 10 years ago what I'd want to be when I grew up, my answer would have been "to become a successful business woman". "I want to be a backpacker" would have NEVER been anywhere near my answer. This was my answer before I was exposed to traveling. The rest was history once I bega ...

Denmark’s famous little mermaid takes a little trip to the other side of the world. On Thursday morning the statue left Copenhagen’s harbor. It’s going to the world expo in Shanghai, China. Now this trip is the first trip for the 96 year-old mermaid. The 1.5-meter landmark of Denmark marks the memory of a famous Danish writer, Hans Christian Anderson, so the journey of this landmark is taking to high measur ...

You're flying someplace far and find yourself on a stopover in a really cool city- London, Paris, NYC- but only have a few hours to visit the city. What do you do? Do you hang out in the airport for a few hours or do you check in your luggage and visit the city? On my way to spend New Year's Eve in Nice (France) a few years ago, I found myself  in London for a about 8 hours. I was traveling with two other f ...

Jodhpur, better known as the Sun City of India. Jodhpur is the center of Rajasthan and located on the northeast part of India. It is said that this year, Jodhpur is the perfect place to start your India adventure. A few places to see are the Period Rooms and the ancient sword that is located in the well-known museum in Jodhpur. However, the most important sites to see within this city are the streets and bu ...

 Hi everyone, my name is Anthony and I am a new blog writer for Off-Track Backpacking. I am currently a Political Science student at UDM. I concentrated my studies in international politics such as Latin America, Eastern and Western Europe, North America, Africa and Asia. Travelers are not always aware of the political climate when traveling abroad so I'll be focusing my posts on this matter. So let's start ...

This post is for all those backpackers who aren't planning a huge backpacking adventure this year. Take a quick peek at the music filled festivals below. So if you really want to party and have a good time, I say hit up at least one of these festivals!! Coachella – California Two days of sunshine, amazing sound, and living in your tent! The hippie chic festival is all about rock, style, and having a blast. ...

Where to begin? It all started with a random phone call on Thursday, my co-worker asking me what I was doing on the Friday evening. In the midst of explaining to him what my plans were, he blurted out "Do you want to go to the BJ concert". And my reply was hell yes! He got the tickets for very cheap so off we were to the concert, on Friday March 19th at the Bell Center. I hadn't bought tickets for this conc ...

Hey all! If you are interested in doing some snorkling but have no $$$, enter this contest for a chance to win a free trip at Galapagos Islands! Here are the details: Prize:  A 10-day, $12,000 trip for two including airfare to the Galapagos Islands, courtesy of iExplore and Peregrine. Starts: Now until April 23rd 2010 How to enter:  Go to http://www.geckogo.com/contest/   The contest is open to residents of ...