About the Backpacks

Big Trip Small Backpack is about practical travel information. How do I get from point A to Point B? What are the approximate costs? Are there pictures on the menu? (No.) We want to give people the practical advice they need to avoid unnecessary headaches, go somewhere new with confidence, and create their own impressions and memories.

Our first piece of advice? Pack light. Big trips don’t have to mean larger luggage, just small backpacks open to new adventures.

Who are we?

Making new friends on the Karakoram Highway, China

Carol is the type of man who will go to any lengths to get a good shot of a traffic cone and a pint of beer.

Climbing mountains in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan

Katie is the type of woman who gets fired up taking the subway in a new place and always wants to see just one extra thing.