Do you write travel journals? I would rather call my travel journals as backpackers diary because I am a self acclaimed devoted backpacker. All backpackers are welcomed to write your backpacking diary for The Backpackers Place. In return, the Backpackers Place will link to your blog or site, if you have one. Wonder how to write a backpackers diary? Here is a sample.

Los Cristianos was once a small fishing village situated on the south coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain. Today, Los Cristianos is the second largest resort town in Tenerife, after Playa de las Americas. The resort town itself is not big and is best explored by foot. As Tenerife is an island, the best way to arrive is by air. There are 2 airports on the island, namely Tenerife South Airport (Reina Sofia) and Tenerife North Airport (Los Rodeos). One is advised to arrive at the Tenerife South Airport, in which Los Cristianos is just 25 minutes drive from the airport. Alternatively, you can also get in Los Cristianos via daily ferry services from neighboring islands of La Gomera, El Hierro and La Palma.

What to expect for your holidays in Los Cristianos? Being a seaside resort town, Los Cristianos is most definitely famous for its beaches. It is home to 2 famous golden sand beaches, namely Playa de Los Cristianos Beach and Las Vistas Beach. Both beaches boast a number of facilities including watersports, showers, beach volley ball, tourist information and children’s playing area, just to name a few.

Beach at Los Cristianos

One can travel to Los Cristianos all year round due to its year round sunny climate. Besides beaches, the resort town also has excursions such as dolphin and whale spotting cruises as well as game fishing trips and party cruises. You can also make a trip up Mount Teide to see a dormant volcano up close or take a hot air balloon trip. It is just fun to travel to Los Cristianos in Tenerife, isn’t it?

Wonder how to write a backpackers diary? Here is a sample. It is of my backpacking trip to Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces in Guilin, China.

Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces is located within the Longsheng County northwest of Guilin City. To get to the Rice Terraces, one has to take a bus from Guilin Main Bus Terminal to Longsheng. Bus to Guilin Main Bus Terminal can be easily spotted along the Zhongshan Zhong Road. Then you have to get down at Heping Village on route to Longsheng. The journey takes around 2 hours and the bus ticket is 22 Chinese Yuan per person. At Heping Village, you can rent a van to bring you all the way up to one of the many villages uphill.

There are a few villages in Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces Scenic Area where you can stay and see stunning rice terraces view. They are the Golden Bamboo Zhuang Village and Huanglong Yao Village just to name a few. Be sure to stay overnight at Diaojiaolou, a kind of traditional long footed house built on the mountain slope. Wake up early the next morning to hike all the way up the hill to see sunrise. It is a bit tiring but certainly a worthwhile experience. I was told by locals that the scenery of rice terraces viewed from hilltop varies according to season. This picture was taken in August, I would say during which time is the late summer.

Stunning sunrise at Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces

I always think the best way to remember one’s travel experiences is probably to keep a diary. Do you write travel journals? Do you keep a diary of your backpacking trips? If you do, then you are certainly who The Backpackers Place is looking for!

Do you write travel journals?

You are most welcomed to write your backpacking diary for The Backpackers Place. Just fill up the contact form and I will get to you as soon as possible. You will then be requested to submit a minimum 100-word article of your backpacking advice, emotion, experience, feeling, tip or anything you would like to share with our fellow backpackers. Please also submit a photo or more taken during the above backpacking trip. Please be reminded that only original and unique content is entertained and all your writings and pictures should be solely from you.

In return, The Backpackers Place will link to your blog or site, if you have one. I will be more than happy if you link back to The Backpackers Place. What do you think? Please act now! I shall put on my own version of backpackers diary in the next post.