About The Savvy Backpacker

The Savvy Backpacker is a site dedicated to helping future travelers plan their budget backpacking trip to Europe. This site differs from most other travel sites because I mainly focus on all the nitty-gritty details of planning and preparing for a trip — not the destinations themselves.

The History Of The Savvy Backpacker

I noticed something when I was researching my first European backpacking trip. I saw that most backpacking sites offered very little well-researched content — most information was just fluff. I spent countless hours wading through hundreds of websites but I never found one site that gave me all the information I wanted.

Then I went on my first trip to Europe. As a solo-traveler I got a lot of opportunities to talk to many other backpackers. I picked up a lot of helpful information from the experienced backpackers and I learned a lot of things that the guide books never talk about.  After a few months of travel I noticed that many of the novice backpackers were struggling with the same issues I faced when was just starting out.

When I returned home I was often asked for backpacking advice by my friends and I got the idea to create a high quality site about backpacking in Europe — a site that I would want to actually use. My vision was to build a site that was well designed, user friendly and had tons great information. This is how The Savvy Backpacker was born. I hope you find it useful.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do you only cover backpacking in Europe?

I don’t have experience with backpacking on other continents. I don’t think I would be able to offer very good information so I’m sticking to Europe. Although, a majority of the advice is still applicable to backpacking in any country.

I want to go to City X, City Y and City Z—Why don’t you have information about what to do/see in those cities?

Even though I’ve been to quite a few European cities, I still don’t know everything there is to experience in various destinations. Plus, there are dozens of travel guides available that do a much better job that I ever could.

I want to support The Savvy Backpacker. What can I do?

First off, thanks! I’ve put a lot of time and effort into this site. One of the best ways support me is though my Amazon.com links. Basically, you click any amazon.com link, buy something within 24 hours of clicking the link and then I get a small commission. I’m not getting rich — in fact, I often don’t even make enough to cover my  monthly web hosting bill — but every little bit helps. Thanks again.