Backpacker World Travel

Here’s a list of the world’s friendliest cities. If you live in one of these places… lucky! By far the friendliest places we’ve been were anywhere in Austria, Switzerland and many places in Canada (such as Jasper, Banff and Victoria). Try and find someone who’s not nice to  you in these places. What a treat. St. John’s, Newfoundland Perth, Australia Honolulu, Hawaii Copenhagen, Denmark Villach, Austria Bangkok, Thailand San Jose, Costa Rica Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (according to a British …

These are the best travel websites and any backpacker or flexible traveler likely uses them all the time! Here’s some real life examples of travel gems from each. 1. CouchSurfing.org This is a project set up for people to stay with others while they are traveling and to host other travelers while they are at home. It is mostly designed for the backpacker type of traveler, but we’ve seen all sorts of people on the site. It is an incredibly …

The Christmas house just off 97st and 144ave in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada  is called Maisie’s Magical Christmas House and is in honor of the home owner’s mother who created a light display every year for people to enjoy before her passing in 2007. The family wanted people to be able to enjoy the Christmas Lights as her legacy. It’s free and visitors are encouraged to bring a a donation for the food bank. In 2011 it was sponsored by the …

Which cities have you been to where you’ve been taken aback by the rudeness of the people living there? Msn travel just released a list of the top 10 rudest cities in the world. Among them include Miami, New York and LA, USA, Manchester UK due to excessive swearing, Milan, Italy, Paris, France, Seoul Korea (apparently the drivers will run you over and the Koreans ask probing personal questions to srangers), Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and Mumbai. The truth is …