2010 Bloggies: Vote Go Backpacking & Medellin Living
I’m beyond excited to see that Go Backpacking is one of the five finalists for Best Travel Weblog, and Medellin Living is one of the finalists for Best Latin American …
I’m beyond excited to see that Go Backpacking is one of the five finalists for Best Travel Weblog, and Medellin Living is one of the finalists for Best Latin American …
January 14, 2007 – Three years ago, and four days, I installed WordPress on www.gobackpacking.com and began to figure out how to develop a travel blog for my trip around …
My name is Laura Silver, but I’m presently answering to anything from ” Laur”? (pretty close) to ” Little Song,”? (or ” å°?宋). I’m 23 and living in rural Sichuan, China …
I remember reading Brock Groombridge’s first e-mail to me while I was sitting at a computer in the reception area of Casa Kiwi Hostel in Medellin, Colombia last year. He …
As we approach the end of 2009, I wanted to share the top 10 most popular posts on Go Backpacking, based on page views.
After that, I knew I was hooked…I needed more travel.
Hello Everyone. My name is Andy and my fiance’s name is Shelly. We hail from the Midwest, specifically Iowa. Yes, Iowa. Home of farms, pigs, corn, and the best state …
Hello world! I would consider myself pretty well-traveled for a 21-year-old, because, well, I suppose I should start from the beginning… As an American college student with a multicultural background, …
Share your best travel stories and advice with a wider audience!
“Dare Me!” is a compilation of all the bets I received and what happened when I tried to win them.
The air was soft, the stars so fine, the promise of every cobbled alley so great, that I thought I was in a dream. – Jack Kerouac, On The Road …
Music is a passion of mine, which is why I was devastated in Phnom Penh last year when my Creative 8gb MP3 player stopped working. It contained ALL my favorite …
Arlington’s Clarendon Center was ground zero for Travel Writing, A One-day Short Course available through the county’s Adult Education program. Our teacher was Jerry Haines, a former lawyer and college …
I’m not going to get all sentimental on you, at least not for long. By now you know how I feel about Colombia, and Medellin in particular. Since arriving back …
This post is for the readers of my blog who also maintain one of their own. I recently requested another travel blogger add a link to my site on his. …
A question I am asked from time to time is whether I am thinking about or planning another big trip. While it seems far too soon to contemplate such a …
In 14 months of traveling the world, I received 17 dares. Family, friends, former coworkers, and plenty of readers I’ve never met were happy to challenge me to step even …
Throughout my trip, I´ve increasingly thought of myself as a travel blogger. I found inspiration in a few travel blogs before I left on my trip, and I’ve been happy …
One of my favorite aspects of backpacking and budget travel is your ability to easily strike up conversations with other travelers in hostels, on beaches, and just about anywhere. Sometimes …
It feels weird to be reflecting on my trip around the world when I am not back in the United States. Before I left home November 29. 2007, I …