Backpacking Stove: What to look for in a great portable stove

When you’ve decided to take your backpacking adventure away from the city and into the great outdoors, a hot meal at the end of the day can be a big comfort. To make this dream a reality, unless you plan…

Hostels: Everything from free food to free rent (to help save your travel budget)

Being a backpacker and being broke basically go hand in hand. We save like crazy, pick a country to jet off to then simultaneously spend all of our savings doing things everyone back home only dream of. Learning new languages, making…

Backpacking Checklist: Everything you should have in your bag

Planning for a big backpacking trip can be stressful, and you wouldn’t be the first if you got to the airport and suddenly realized you forgot something important at home (although hopefully it’s not your eight-year-old son). Every backpacking trip…

Welcome to Base Pirata – a close community of travelers living in the jungle

By: Jessica Devnani The place was called Amazonas Base Pirata. To me, it was kind of like The Beach, except without any of the drama, and a happier ending. Put simply, Base Pirata is a community of travelers who live…