We'd like to think that backpackerati will serve as a resource for both budding and experienced backpackers. We leave in September 2004 for a six month trip around Asia. We will be updating this website with tales of our adventure as we travel.

For the moment the website just concentrates on Asia, but this will expand as we will always have another trip in the planning stages. So whether you are researching a trip or just interested in following us as we progress over the next six months we hope that this website gives you something to smile about, especially if you are reading this from work!!

So who the hell are we?
We are Andrew Jackman and Zoe Peden, an Aussie and a Brit, recently married and share a passion for travel. Andrew is the web developer and photographer and Zoe is the web designer and main writer. When we are not travelling our occupations are Software Engineer and Editor.

Before this trip we lived in Melbourne, Australia but after the trip we are moving back to London UK. We have another three websites between us (!?!). For more information about us please visit our joint website. To look at our previous travels before we got married please visit Andrew's & Zoe's our individual websites. Had to get that bit of cross promotion in there!

So why have we created this website?
Zoe likes to write, Andrew likes to take photos, our families and friends live on opposite sides of the world - this was the primary intention of a website, so that they could see what we were up to.

Then as an afterthought, we decided that although there were a lot of personal travel websites out there with some good content, many had terrible design and web development. So we wanted to use our professional work skills and er.... basically just show off!!! But don't worry our heads/egos still fit through the door and we're open to any suggestions/tips for improvements. A perfectionist's work is never done. This is a site which will hopefully evolve over a good many years.