LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Dave Freeman, co-author of “100 Things to Do Before You Die,” a travel guide and ode to odd adventures that inspired readers and imitators, died after hitting his head in a fall at his home. He was 47.
Freeman died August 17 after the fall at his Venice home, his father, […]

A nice little montage of Ireland and London, put together by two backpackers from Sydney Australia backpacking Europe.

I’ve always wanted to go to Ireland so I can appreciate video clips like this one. Thanks Ausol!

As the saying goes, “Travel Europe the way Europeans do. Buy a Eurail Pass!”
These Spanish girls took the Eurail, otherwise known as the Interrail if you are from Europe, and had a lot of praise about it and offered their Eurotrain tips for those backpacking through Europe.
Remember, everytime they say Interrail they are referring to […]

These funny girls backpacked Europe and offered up some practical advice for your Europe backpacking trip.
Gracias chicas!

This just in. Disposable mobile phone are now for sale in France. They cost about 15 euros and are looking very attractive due to the fact that there is no contract! 
You can see a video clip of the new disposable phone in France, here.  
If you’re traveling through France and get a chance to pick one up, […]

I just saw these little gems online. Can you imagine how fun it would be to strap these babys on with a 35 pound backpack?
You’d get to where you want to go a lot faster and see things from a different perspective like this couple in Italy.

As seen in a German commercial:

But from what I […]

The other day, a member on our world famous backpacking message boards, posted his thoughts and feeling of one of the worlds most popular travel destinations- Italy.
This post was sure to be controversial and get responses as he shared his opinion on what he called “Shitalia: The Worst Place on Earth.”
Read the scathing post and […]

In honor of the late Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who recently passed away due to terminal cancer, I thought that I would share his “Last Lecture Speech” about living your childhood dreams.
Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals.
I encourage […]

Been wanting to head to England to see the famous Stonehenge? Well now you can head to UTAH to see a copycat of Stonehenge- Redneck style!

Thought that I would throw in a little bit of an appetizer before you go on to the meat and potatoes of this post.
My first trip to Europe was for 4 weeks with a 30 lb+ backpack. I walked like there’s no tomorrow and enjoyed this kind of forced natural exercise and to my amazement […]