Founder
Melissa Giroux founded abrokenbackpack.com in 2015. She is been living abroad since 2014. Originally Canadian, she has been living and working online in many destinations around the world. She is passionate about traveling, technology, entrepreneurship, and CrossFit.
She has traveled extensively in Asia, Oceania, Europe, and North America. She is now living in Thailand.
To learn more, head to our About page.
One of the worst things that could happen while traveling is to have a delayed flight. This can mess up all sorts of plans whether you are needing to be somewhere for an important convention or connecting your flight to get to your final destination. Flying is already...
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It's only natural that you should want to document your travel adventures, especially when you've visited some of the most breathtaking places on earth. Or, if you’ve experienced the most challenging regions of a foreign country and come out of the other side, still...
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