Backpacks and Bunkbeds Backpacking Archives

Announcing HostelBookers as our partner for Laos and Cambodia

If you dont already know, in just a few days I’m off to explore Laos and Cambodia, two countries I should have visited a long time ago on my gap[...]

01 Apr 2013

Tag Backpacking, hostels, SEAsia

A travel blogger interview with Dave of @acoupletravler

#RTW – seeing those four characters plastered over twitter every day is agony for the cubicle warriors amongst us who yearn to escape office lif[...]

24 Sep 2012

Tag asia, Backpacking, interview, rtw

Top 5 adventure activities on Australia’s east coast

Australia’s east coast is a party mecca, but believe it or not, there is more to do than get your party on. Yes the party scene is immense and [...]

19 Sep 2012

Tag Australia, Backpacking, bungee jumping, gold coast, great barrier reef, sky diving, surfing, zorbing

A Travel Blogger Interview with Caroline of @traveling9to5

If working the 9 to 5 is my nightmare (and actual reality), travelling 9 to 5 is the dream! Typing this very sentence I sit in cubicle hell, hoping t[...]

20 Aug 2012

Tag Backpacking

A travel blogger interview with @waegook_tom

An #FF fiend and lover of foodporn fridays, today’s interviewee is the awesome Tom, otherwise known as @waegook_tom. He’s the fella you w[...]

16 Jul 2012

Tag Backpacking, interview, rtw, travel, travel blogger

The Houses of Parliament from the London Eye

Last night whilst strolling through London, the mrs surprised me with a couple of tickets for the London Eye. She’s a catch that one! Sods law, [...]

04 Jul 2012

Tag Backpacking, travel

Africa vs. South America – Where to Volunteer?

Having decided you want to do some volunteering overseas, you’re probably a thoughtful, responsible and caring person, and the idea of two continents [...]

04 Jul 2012

Tag africa, Backpacking, gap year, rtw, teaching, travel, volunteer