I turned 30 and a LOT is going on! So here is a big life and channel update from me including celebrating my birthday in Portugal, getting an offer accepted on a flat, what’s coming up this year and some BIG announcements for 2024 group trips!
THAILAND DIVE&ADVENTURE RETREAT
Trip 1: 2nd March – 15th March 2024
Trip 2: 16th March – 29th March 2024
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MEXICAN HIGHLIGHTS BONANZA
Trip 1: 12th April – 24th April 2024
Trip 2: 27th April – 9th May 2024
COMING SOON – sign up at bottom of https://www.backpackingbananas.com/mexico to for all announcements, details and notifications for when bookings open.
PAKISTAN HIKING EXPEDITION
Trip 1: 1st June – 13th June 2024
Trip 2: 15th June – 27th June 2024
BOOKING OPEN 12TH NOV 2023 AT 2PM GMT
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20 Comments
I’ve been following you for a few years now and am currently on my 8 month rtw trip! I’d be interested in the sailing one (maybe one day the Pakistan one if I was fit enough). I think a mix of everything would be great!
Congratulations on buying your apartment wonderful Christie!!! 💖💖 Hope the settlement and moving process goes well!!!
Happy Birthday! If you go back to that area, I highly recommend the Algarve Surf Camps. There's one in Lagos and one in Sagres.
Would love a sailing trip! I trust ur judgment on countries and I would say I would enjoy a bit of everything!
I went to Portugal for my 29th this past July for the first time and it’s become one of my favourite destinations in Europe! Lagos is stunning and pretty cheap! 😁
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I turn 30 in 2024 and am saving for 6-8 weeks in Mexico as a treat for my birthday at the start of 2025 – I have friends who have been to Mexico/Belize and they say it's incredible.
This is all so exciting!! I'd love to join one of your group trips at some point. The sailing trip sounds fab & I think a good mix of adventurous activities, relaxing & a little bit of partying would be amazing. 😍
Albania PLEASE! Just watched all the videos again as I want to go next year!
Also I love your random vlogs and love the life updates! So many special things coming up! Excited for you and congrats on the home to be!!!!
Check our San Pancho, north of Sayulita, way different vibe, but gorgeous beach and great food scene. Also Chacala, quiet beach town with a volcano you can hike up. Some hidden Petroglyphs and jungle hikes with waterfalls you can jump in.
Gratulation with the birthday Girl and good luck with your new life❤
The Backpacking Bananas trips sound so cool!! Would love one around Vietnam 🇻🇳 or the Philippines 🇵🇭 too!
We go to Dresden every year for Christmas Markets! It's fantastic.
Excited to hear more details sailing trip. I have done two medsailors after seeing your videos 🙂
I believe it will be nice wherever on the med it will be 🙂 although in Greece i found it a pity that we often had to rush to the ports to secure our spot as there was no booking system and super crowded in summer which meant less time at sea and less time swimming in the sea. Maybe a lesser known destination like Montenegro could be nice.
a dive trip would be fun. Maybe the Philippines or Caribbean. Thailand too all around the different dive spots.
For the Mediterranean Trip: Party > Chill > Explore > Repeat. No matter where we go it'll always be great when in good company.
I love finding new, untouristy places whenever I travel, so I'm down for any spot.
Would be cool to do Eastern Italy and Croatia / Albania or Southern Spain / Northern Africa / Western Italy.
I would totally go on a sailing trip that is adventure based!! A little partying is good too
I might be a little old at 42 next year but I would be interested in a sailing trip as I am on sabbatical for one year starting August 2024. I would love a trip with some local culture, ancient sites, good (vegetarian) cuisine, lots of water activities, little partying and relatively comfortable cabines. As to the location, I think I would be most interested in the eastern Mediterranean as it's less travelled than France, Italy or Spain.
1 year behind you! Hoping to borrow some ideas from your videos 😁