After receiving an email from this random person asking us to read his recent book called The New Backpacker's Guidebook, we decided to write a post on it to show our support! This random person turns out to be Craig McMahon, an author from Upstate New York who spent over a year working in Dublin last year. He has an extensive list of countries he traveled to including Italy, Spain, England, Germany, Denmar ...

So do you feel like you're lifestyle has drastically slowed down since you work full-time? I hear lots people complaining about it but not many actually do something about it! So here are a few tips: Bike to Work: More and more cities are investing on bike paths so take the opportunity to bike to work.  Not only will you save money on gas or subway/train passes but you'll get a daily garanteed workout. Even ...

A great advantage of traveling is finding yourself with friends from all over the world.  Although it is common to have most of your friends living in the same city as you, things kind of change when you start to travel. Sometimes, all you need is to spend a few hours or a few days to create a great bond with someone and then maintain a friendship over the course of a lifetime. Yup, even if you don't live i ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every backpacker/tourist goes to these places when traveling, only because they are "the must see" and most popular sites that are very unique. Yet, since they are like this, they are swarmed with tourists and really over all , a very big tourist trap!!! The Blarney Stone 120 steps up a steep, narrow staircase to kiss a rock. Remember that after you kissed this famous rock, that about millions of others hav ...

As winter is almost coming to an end; snow is melting, milder weather and lots of sun, it only means one thing for us Quebecois- Sugar Shack or Cabane à Sucre! If you traveled to the Northeast in the spring and didn't visit a Sugar Shack- shame on you! As the leading region for Maple Syrup, spring is the time of the year where the Maples trees in Quebec slowly begin to unfreeze. This means that the the sap ...

So you've probably been thinking about going backpacking and beginning to feel ready to take the leap of faith! The first step is figuring out where to travel to. As an experienced backpacker, I would suggest you stick to a place or region or country you are already familiar with. I don't necessarily mean a place you traveled to but at least that you can relate to. But if that would make you feel more confi ...

Now every bar usually just ends up to be a bar, nothing special. Just a place for us to grab a drink and chill. Well well, you may be surprised but sometimes bars are design as an art form. Well take a look and find out what ones you need to grab your next drink at. Basil's Bar in Mustique This bar will seem very laid back and causal, but really its nothing like that. It sits on stilts over looking sparklin ...

Whenever I backpack I always want to try new things, such as freaky foods. I never get the chance to try crazy, strange foods when I'm home so why not try it while I am vacationing. I have found some crazy foods, that might compile you in trying , when you start your backpacking adventure. Fried Tarantulas-Combodia Now if you hate spiders I would stay right away from this. They are huge spiders that are sol ...