Exploring Penang Through its Uniquely Multicultural Food Scene
Penang is the most food-obsessed place we have ever been to! Folks eat out all the time. Food is ubiquitous, quick, convenient and affordable. Most of the meals served around Penang are prepared by...
View ArticleFun Facts and Observations about Seoul and [a little bit of] Korea
Every now and then we crave traveling to a place that feels completely different than where we happen to be. After spending a solid amount of time in Europe, we decided to take advantage of the...
View ArticleWhat the Crystal Cave in Iceland is Really Like
Even though winter is not the high season in Iceland, there are several advantages of visiting the country during the colder months. One of them is that the impressive ice tunnels and crystal caves are...
View ArticleTips for Driving in Iceland During Winter
Iceland was on our travel wish list for a long, long time. A couple of summers ago, we thought of traveling to this country to explore all around, but that trip never ended up happening. We decided to...
View ArticleSnorkeling Between Continents in Iceland
When we rented a car to explore Iceland, the folks from the rental car company told us that we could also book activities in the country via their sister company Iceland On The Web. We didn’t exactly...
View ArticleSo where are you really from?
Identity is an abstract idea that people use to categorize each other. We look at a face and immediately a thousand neurons fire to tell us more about this person based on our preconceived ideas. Being...
View Article7 Years of Backpack ME
Our blog turns seven today. When Zara and I started this site, we never imagined that we would make it to seven years. Our plan was to travel for up to one year and write about our adventures during...
View ArticleDo I need a return flight? How do I book one?
A question we get asked a lot when people travel internationally is whether they need a return flight or a flight out of the country that they’re visiting. There’s not really one answer to this...
View ArticleThree Outstanding Peruvian Cuisines You Want to Delight On
Heralded as the World’s Leading Culinary Destination, not once, but six times, Peru has become the top country to visit for its gastronomy. Peruvian food is a beautiful confluence of cultures that has...
View ArticleProtect your backpack with – the system
On several occasions during our travels we found ourselves in busy touristic cities. Places like Rome, Paris, and Barcelona that are known to have opportunistic pick pockets. We’ve heard so many...
View ArticleSint Maarten and Saint Martin Visas for Indians
Even though these two territories are on a single island in the Caribbean, St Maarten and St Martin belong to Holland and France respectively. Perhaps belong is not the most politically correct term to...
View ArticleHow to get to Anguilla
Anguilla is a tiny island nation in the Caribbean and it’s part of the British West Indies (BWI). A lot of Indians are familiar with the West Indies mostly because of cricket. Although this is a...
View ArticleSave BIG on flights with hidden-city ticketing
Airline pricing systems are pretty strange. Compared to other means of transport where tickets are priced by distance and class, airline tickets are often priced based on competition. This means that...
View ArticleWhy I’m not good enough is not good enough
We live in an age of hyper comparison. By spending time on social media as we invariably do, our subconscious is constantly comparing our talents, looks, achievements, and even our happiness levels to...
View ArticleLisbon tips from a local
It has been over 2 years since I’ve been living in Lisbon. This period has coincided pretty well with Lisbon’s tourism boom and the good and bad that come with it. Although tourism has been a boon for...
View ArticleTraveling to India during COVID-19 Restrictions
How travel has changed this year! Since March regular international flights to India have been banned. The only way to get to India is on what they call repatriation flights. Since these are special...
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