Who are we?

Thru

I was born in Iceland in 1984 and very early on developed a great love for all-things-travel. Back in 2001 or so, I started a website that was at the time called "Bakpokinn.com" (translates to "The Backpack" in English). The purpose of that website was initially to communicate all my different travel-hacks and budget travel tips to friends and family who kept asking me for advice and by creating the website, I could just refer them to there and they'd find all the info they needed.

After I moved to Scotland in 2016, it was time to blog in English rather than Icelandic, so this page is an offspring of that.

Joe

Joe is Scottish (though a mix of English and Irish too!) and from Glasgow. He's the reason why I ended up in Scotland and we've had so many adventures together. While I am the general travel guru in our relationship, planning our trips with precision, taking into account our personal wants and needs, he is definitely the Avios Wizard and has found us many-a-bargain to fly cheaply in business class!

The Travel Guru and Master Blogger

Avios Travel Wizard & My Favourite Travel Buddy