Backpacking Gear in Mumbai, India
A premium guide to backpacking gear in Mumbai, India for Backpacker readers.
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Backpacking Gear in Mumbai, India
A premium guide to backpacking gear in Mumbai, India for Backpacker readers.
Backpacker Editorial
August 25, 2026
Backpacking Guides🌎 Medellín
Backpacking Colombia: Altitude, Regions, and Where It's Safe Now
Colombia changed faster than its reputation, but the safety picture is genuinely regional, and altitude shapes the route more than distance does.
Backpacker Editorial
August 21, 2026
Backpacking Guides🌏 Bangkok
Where to Stay in Bangkok: Choosing the Right Neighbourhood First
Picking a Bangkok hostel before picking the district is backwards — the area decides your commute, your evenings and how much traffic you sit in.
Backpacker Editorial
August 15, 2026
Backpacking Guides🌎 Cusco
Backpacking Peru: Altitude, Cusco and Getting to Machu Picchu
Peru is the easiest South American country to travel and the one most likely to make you ill in the first week. Almost all of that is altitude, and it is manageable.
Backpacker Editorial
August 15, 2026
Backpacking Guides🌏 Luang Prabang
Backpacking Laos: Luang Prabang, the Slow Boat and the Thakhek Loop
Laos rewards going slowly, which is convenient because it does not offer much choice. Here is the standard route, what it actually costs, and where people lose time.
Backpacker Editorial
August 15, 2026
Backpacking Guides🌏 Yogyakarta
Backpacking Indonesia: Island Hopping Without Losing Weeks to Ferries
Indonesia is 17,000 islands across three time zones, and the difference between a good trip and a bad one is how many boat days you accidentally book.
Backpacker Editorial
August 15, 2026
Backpacking Guides🌏 Luang Prabang
The Southeast Asia Loop: Border Crossings, Leg by Leg
The route is well trodden, but the border crossings are where trips go wrong — and each of the main ones has a specific trick to it.
Backpacker Editorial
August 15, 2026
Backpacking Guides🇪🇺 Lisbon
Choosing a Hostel in Europe: What the Rating Doesn't Tell You
An 8.9 hostel rating hides the four things that actually decide your stay: dorm size, lockers, kitchen, and whether the bar is under your bed.
Backpacker Editorial
August 15, 2026
Backpacking Guides🌏 Delhi
Backpacking India: Trains, Regions, and Surviving the First Week
India rewards a narrow route and punishes an ambitious one. Pick one region, learn the train system, and give yourself a soft first few days.
Backpacker Editorial
August 15, 2026
Backpacking Guides🇪🇺 Budapest
Backpacking Europe: Where the Money Goes and How to Slow It Down
Europe is three price tiers pretending to be one continent, and a backpacking budget lives or dies on which of them you spend your weeks in.
Backpacker Editorial
August 15, 2026
Backpacking Guides🌏 Hanoi
Backpacking Vietnam: The North-South Run and What It Costs
Vietnam is 1,650 km long with one transport spine, which makes the route obvious and the direction the only real decision.
Backpacker Editorial
August 15, 2026
Backpacking Guides🌏 Chiang Mai
Backpacking Southeast Asia: The Route, the Visas, the Real Daily Spend
The banana pancake trail still works, but the visa rules and border crossings decide your route far more than the sights do.
Backpacker Editorial
August 15, 2026
Backpacking Guides🌏 Kathmandu
Backpacking Nepal: Permits, Teahouse Trekking and Choosing a Route
Nepal's trekking is the most accessible high-mountain walking in the world, because you sleep in villages rather than carrying camp. The permits are the part to get right.
Backpacker Editorial
August 15, 2026
Backpacking Guides🌏 Chiang Mai
Backpacking Thailand: North, South, and Not Trying to Do Both Badly
Thailand splits into two trips with a long journey between them. Most two-week itineraries try to include everything and spend a third of the time in transit.
Backpacker Editorial
August 15, 2026
Backpacking Guides🌏 Siem Reap
Backpacking Cambodia: Angkor, the Coast and the Weight of History
Cambodia is small, cheap and easy to move around, and it asks something of visitors that its neighbours do not. Going respectfully is part of going well.
Backpacker Editorial
August 15, 2026
Backpacking Guides🌎 La Paz
Backpacking Bolivia: Altitude, the Salt Flats and the Death Road
Bolivia is the cheapest country in South America and the hardest on your body. Altitude is the thing that decides how your trip goes, and most people underestimate it.
Backpacker Editorial
August 15, 2026