Backpack Moments
Your Guide to Backpacking Around the World!
top destination of 2024
Timor Leste
Who even visits Timor Leste? Not many, that’s for sure. But I did and let me tell you – it’s an incredible country with a huge potential to become the next Bali. Or more!
But I hope it doesn’t. East Timor’s charm is in its pristine nature, the unspoilt beaches and the incredibly warm and friendly people.
It’s firmly in my top 10 countries in the world!
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Latest on the Blog
My latest moments and guides. I hope they are as entertaining as they are informative!
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How to Spend 1 Day in Vientiane the Best Way Possible (2024)
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Money in Cambodia: A Tourist Guide to ATMs, Cards and Exchange
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Money in Thailand: A Tourist Guide to ATMs, Cards and Exchange
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All about the train from Vientiane to Luang Prabang (2024)
Up until December 2021, Laos didn’t have a passenger rail network. No trains at all.[…]
Money in Azerbaijan: A Tourist Guide to ATMs, Cards and Exchange
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Money in Armenia: A Tourist Guide to ATMs, Cards and Exchange
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My Most Detailed Guide
Java
Java island, home to 160 million people doesn’t get enough hype. However, anything you can find on Bali, you can also find on Java and then some!
Java has huge busy cities, ancient temples, cute beaches, exhilarating waterfalls, growling volcanoes, authentic culture and lovely people.
Here’s the best 2-weeks itinerary about places to visit between Jakarta and Bali.
Off-the-beaten path
IRAQI KURDISTAN
This place is simply amazing!
The region has all the bad reputation, but is actually pretty safe and the Kurdish people are one of the most welcoming and hospitable in the world!
I gathered all my backpacking knowledge from my two weeks in Iraqi Kurdistan to help fellow backpackers with all the tips on travelling there.
My Life Moto
Collect Moments, Not Things.
I have been traveling full time for a while now. Everything I own fits inside my backpack.
I don’t buy magnets, keychains, postcards, or other memorabilia because I have nowhere to store them!
I collect moments instead. Fleeting, pleasant and not so pleasant, serene and loud, intimate and exhilarating.
Thus was born the name: Backpack Moments.
I swear I don’t always have such messy hair, my beard isn’t usually so weird, although my hoodie is a goodie.
If you see me wearing the same clothes in pictures from different countries, it’s because as a backpacker these are the only clothes I have.
To Travel Is To Live
Hans Christian Andersen said that and I couldn’t agree more.
I only blog about places I’ve personally visited and all content is written by me without the use of AI.
