Hola amigo!
My name is Eugene aka Roaming Gene, and hear you’ve decided to take your first backpacking trip abroad. Way to go!
Or maybe you’ve already been around the block a few times but want to see if you’ve been doing things right. Or, perhaps you just need some help deciding where to go?
Then this blog is for you. I am not going to tell you about all the socially responsible or eco-friendly ways to travel. There are plenty of guidebooks that spend pages and pages on that. This is also not a Lonely Planet guide – again, many to choose from, and quite honestly, they would never tell you NOT to visit a country – otherwise, you wouldn’t buy their book.
I will, however, do my best to give you some valuable pointers on which region to pick and rate most backpacker-friendly countries so that you don’t have to spend hours online or in your bookstore’s travel section deciding where to go. I will also share my travel wisdom with you, of which I probably have too much – but don’t worry, I will carefully size my advice to make sure it makes sense and provides value.
Most importantly, I want to help you to travel smart and have the most bang for you buck while having the most fun you possibly can.
Let’s roam!