Waterproofing your backpack before a camping trip can be an expensive prospect, but there's a way you can waterproof it ...

Bethany Clarke’s friend was one of six foreigners who died after drinking tainted vodka at a Laotian hotel. More than a year ...

Backpacking codes are a good way to stock up on marshmallows, giving players a quick start to their Roblox camping trip. The primary use of marshmallows is as the game’s main currency, allowing ...

From the English Lake District to Bolivia’s Lake Titicaca, our experts braved confused drivers, butcher’s knives and bear-sized dogs ...

A family transform their backyard into a DIY ice rink every year using a plastic liner and their garden hose. The Skori family began the traditional four years ago and say it gives them their very own ...

I first encountered the ideas of ultralight backpacking in 1994, in an article in now-defunct (and much-missed) Backpacker magazine. It was titled “Less is More,” by Mark Jenkins. (I still have a PDF ...

For years, I’ve snubbed Europe’s mountains as soon as the ski season ended. For me, the Alps were long synonymous with winter: hut-to-hut ski tours in the Italian Dolomites, shots of schnapps at après ...

Los Angeles is both the second largest city in America and very close to mountain ranges that offer quick backpacking escapes. In under an hour’s drive, you can be backpacking to your own sylvan ...

The best friend of a woman who died from suspected methanol poisoning while on holiday in Laos has called for the government to do more to warn teenagers of the dangers of drinking alcohol abroad.

Sadly, Simone's not the only victim in this tragedy SIMONE White is the fifth tourist to have passed away after allegedly drinking free shots laced with deadly methanol during a holiday in Laos. The ...

Backpacking trip turns to nightmare The Australian teens, both from Melbourne, were enjoying a backpacking trip when they became ill after a night out in Vang Vieng. The picturesque rural town in ...

Just an hour east of the cobblestoned streets and brightly colored Spanish colonial buildings of San Juan, a symphony of bird calls and croaking coquí frogs echoes along the first backpacking trail in ...