nybody who has used travel company packages knows that these offers have everything but flexibility. There is always a constant battle between budget, safety and flexibility - and there's every chance it can spoil a holiday.

That led to Yogesh M Shah and his wife Suchna Hegde Shah to come out with India's very first backpacking company, a couple of years ago. "We used to go backpacking across the world as and when time and budget allowed. As a result, friends and friends of friends would come to us for advice," says Yogesh. The couple decided to leverage that expertise to set up The Backpacker Co (TBC).... more