Backpacks and Memories
We specialize in how we live – Mid range, long term travel!
We have all seen it on social media – luxury hotels, once in a lifetime experiences and 1st class plane rides but let us be realistic, whilst these perks would be lovely this is just not often in the budget. In fact quite the opposite – we need to make our money stretch whilst keeping some home comforts because on the other end of the spectrum staying in bunk beds in hostels may be a cheaper way to travel (sometimes) but it is not for everyone. This is where we come in with Backpacks and Memories. We write what we live!
Our Mission
We aim to be much more than your average travel blog.
Specializing in mid-range travel our mission is to bring content that helps provide information on a whole host of activities, accommodation, eateries and much more.
With thousands and thousands of travel blogs out there Backpacks and Memories has the goal of being unique, our articles are carefully considered before publishing to ensure the quality of content is of an exceptional standard, the content is accurate and designed to still being relevant in the years to come. We use the very best equipment with our content to bring unique perspectives and a new level of entertainment.
We strive to offer a wide selection of articles covering the whole range of travel and photography including video content and an offering of free and courses to come! We want to make it easier than ever to explore the world even if it is from your computer!
Backpacks and Memories is a mid-range travel blog designed from the ground up to bring in depth articles, guides, comparisons, photography and travel tips to anybody looking to get out and enjoy the world.
Join us as we travel around documenting as we go and hopefully bringing a little bit of insight to your future journeys.
Founding Backpacks and Memories
Hey there, we are Jessica & Jake, the founders of this little blog. We are just your usual couple living our lives one country at a time!
Flashback to when we were in the United Kingdom in the daily nine to five – Jessica an IT engineer and part time photographer, Jake in sales support. Both of us had that familiar feeling of wanderlust and dreaming of travel.
When the Covid Pandemic hit we both realised that if we wanted to live our dream then we needed to do it now! After 2 years of lock-downs at the end of 2021 the idea of getting out there and seeing the world finally started to have the makings of a serious plan. Then the project of selling everything we owned right down to just a couple of backpacks began! We booked everything for our first month and went for it! Now as I write this I am overlooking a gorgeous tropical view of the Andaman Sea in Thailand.
We started this blog as we wanted to fill that gap between super budget and super luxury. We are just two ordinary people who went for their dreams and currently making a go for it. As we plan to travel long term the idea of living the luxury travel life was not an option. We would be out of money and on a plane back to the UK in a matter of weeks but at the same time we wanted privacy on our travels and to maintain some comforts trying to go super budget can come with it’s own set of flaws.
Trying to search for mid-range travel was difficult, it seemed the content we were finding appealed to one audience or the other. This is where we decided to create Backpacks and Memories. The blog that fills the middle ground, whether you are going on holiday and want to make your money last or deciding to ditch the typical 9-5 and travel long term we exist to be a source of information that will help you on your journey.
Welcome to Backpacks and Memories!