Backpacking list
Yeah your right, BoB doesn’t need a lot to carry around 
but we have sooo much stuff.
If you travel for six months, a year or even longer, you definitively want a well packed backpack with everything you need but it shouldn’t be too heavy either.
Don’t overpack, but always think about how often you are going to carry your bag around. Usually it’s not as often as expected. . . just from a bus to another or from the taxi to the hostel.
Benefit from our experience and have a closer look on our backpacking list.
Here it is!
LONELY PLANET
Everybody knows Lonely Planet. But for a good reason – it’s GREAT! It is the Bible for every traveller and if you are planning to visit a country with your backpack, you need this guide book. BoB and we don’t have a Lonely Planet for every country, as it is too much to carry, but also the Lonely Planet webpage is very helpful.
A lot of hostels have book-shelves where you can find Lonely Planets. Sometimes not the latest version but it is still very helpful.
TRIP ADVISOR
If we are not on our own webpage to write a new blog post :), we are on Tripadvisor to check out our next hostel, a good restaurant for the evening, or a nice sightseeing spot. We usually listen to the locals regarding good travel tips, but it is always good to double check it. We can highly recommend you to check this site before entering the next hostel, if you don’t want bad surprises. Check it out here.
HOSTELWORLD
When we are looking for a hostel, we almost always do our research on Hostelworld.com. It offers many hostels, has reliable reviews, significant pictures, and it is easy to book. There are of course many more web pages for hostels, but we can recommend this one.
BOOKING.COM
Sometimes BoB and we want to have a little bit more privacy. In that case, we don’t want to stay in a hostel, which is usually full of young adventure people (which is good). From time to time we like to have full service :). Booking.com is the best booking platform. Sometimes they have really good deals and you pay the same price like in a hostel, when you share a double room.
COUCHSURFING
couchsurfing.org is a great platform for staying for free at somebodies place. It’s a good possibility to get recommendations for what to do, sometimes you cook together and many hosts are happy to show you around in their home town. Unfortunately this website is more and more becoming a single platform. Always READ THE REVIEWS about the host before you couchsurf and make sure your family know where you are!
AIRBNB
A very good alternative to booking.com is airbnb. Especially, if you want to stay somewhere for a longer time than just a few days. You can find almost any kind of accommodation. It doesn’t matter, if you are just looking for a single room or a whole house.
We had some good experiences on airbnb for a reasonable rate.
TENT
WORKAWAY
This is a great opportunity to safe or even to earn some money. As we are to old and don’t have a work and travel visa, we can only volunteer, but still. Safe money and meet great people! We can highly recommend workaway.info. It has many hosts, good reviews and is up to date. Give it a try! (if you have some time) The fee to register is very low!
HELPX
To be honest, we think it is not as good as workaway, but you can find other hosts here. This almost doubles your chance of finding the right job for you. It has not so many hosts and the webpage doesn’t look as good as others, but it is still o.k and the registration fee is also very low. Here is the link!