Heart My Backpack
An American-Norwegian travel blog with offbeat travel stories and practical Norway advice.
About Heart My Backpack
Heart My Backpack is the personal travel blog of Silvia, an American-Norwegian who launched the site in January 2014. A long-term traveler who has visited over 80 countries, she writes about life in Norway alongside guides and essays from her worldwide trips. The site has grown into a large resource with more than 550 posts, offering detailed Norway travel tips, itineraries, packing lists, ebooks and occasional videos. Posts are long-form and richly illustrated - the newest Lofoten road trip guide runs thousands of words and contains dozens of original photos. The blog also discloses use of affiliate links.
Equal parts confessional travel diary and workhorse trip planner, Heart My Backpack reads like a well-travelled friend who can both make you laugh and hand you an itemised packing list. Silvia writes with a candid, wry voice - she calls some posts "the ones with all the feels" - and pairs those essays with exhaustive, practical how-tos such as the epic Lofoten road trip guide. The site is active, publishing every few weeks with a couple of new guides a month, and the posts lean on hands-on experience, long itineraries, accommodation roundups and lots of original photos and maps that make planning easier.
Where They Travel
Norway and worldwide travel
Pros
- Deep, practical Norway itineraries and guides
- Lively, personal writing with thoughtful essays
- Long, comprehensive posts with original photos
- Useful packing lists and downloadable guides
Cons
- Contains affiliate links and sponsored recommendations
- Uses Mediavine ad network on pages
How Popular Is Heart My Backpack?
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- Open PageRank3.7 / 10
- YouTube subscribers5K
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