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The Backpack Sessions Stories of a solo taveler. Historias de un viajero solitario. http://www.thebackpacksessions.com My name is Alex and I'm searching for inspiration.

Me llamo Alex y voy en busca de inspiración.

03/09/2014

Closing this Page today! But no worries cause I'll be posting my adventures on Alex Serra Music from now on. Make sure to LIKE that page if you're not already a fan and I'll see you AROUND THE WORLD waaaaaaahhh!!!

LOVE!

Hello my lovely souls! Music is my passion and what moves me and frees me. I want to share all of it

MOVING OUT TOMORROW!!!Guys I'm moving all my 'Backpack Sessions' content to this other page: Alex Serra MusicSo please c...
02/09/2014

MOVING OUT TOMORROW!!!
Guys I'm moving all my 'Backpack Sessions' content to this other page: Alex Serra Music
So please check it out today and like it - if you're not already a follower - and follow me on this journey around the globe :)

Will be closing down this page tomorrow!! :D

Love you all!!

I AM MOVING!!!Hi wonderful people! I wanted to let you know that I am going to be merging my two pages Alex Ser...
31/08/2014

I AM MOVING!!!
Hi wonderful people! I wanted to let you know that I am going to be merging my two pages Alex Serra Music and The Backpack Sessions into one! I realized that I'm posting the same kind of content in both pages so I thought it'd be much better if I join them and post all of my music and travel adventures in my Alex Serra Music page.

I am currently living in South Africa and I am working on a super cool music project, I joined a pop African Marimba band and we are working together with a 60 kid school choir from the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town. We'll be launching a Kickstarter very soon to raise funds for an album. I hope you can give me a hand when it comes out. That's where all my energy is going these days, it's gonna be awesome.

So if you would like to keep following me on this crazy adventure please like my other page if you're not already a fan and I'll keep you posted ;) I'll be closing this page in two days

Love you all so much!!! Peace :D

http://www.facebook.com/alexserramusic

I will miss you wonderful city!!!  Back to South Africa for the second episode of this long journey to nowhere in partic...
29/07/2014

I will miss you wonderful city!!! Back to South Africa for the second episode of this long journey to nowhere in particular. Much LOVE everyone! South Africa, get ready cause I come to fly!

Singing on the Machu Picchu Railroad ;)
17/07/2014

Singing on the Machu Picchu Railroad ;)

Alex Serra singing Little Red Rooster on the railroad tracks to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu). - More info about the project @ http://thebackpacksessions.co...

A year ago I was singing Summertime in the hills of Cusco, Perú! With my french friend Lorry :)
15/07/2014

A year ago I was singing Summertime in the hills of Cusco, Perú! With my french friend Lorry :)

Lorry Tajean and Alex Serra jamming to Summertime. This was recorded at the 'Mirador' of Cusco with fantastic views to the city. - More info about the projec...

A year ago I was blown away by this place!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ANi3sZj6hw
07/07/2014

A year ago I was blown away by this place!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ANi3sZj6hw

This is a timelapse I shot of the sunrise in Machu Picchu. You can see the Ciudadela and the Huayna Picchu Mountain lit up. - More info about the project @ h...

Singing with kids in Khayelitsha township (Cape Town, South Africa) Magical moment for me! :Dhttp://thebackpacksessions....
16/05/2014

Singing with kids in Khayelitsha township (Cape Town, South Africa) Magical moment for me! :D
http://thebackpacksessions.com/singing-with-kids-in-khayelitsha/

This day was super special for me. I was in a school in Khayelitsha, a Township out of Cape Town, and these kids started singing and dancing with me when I j...

Uno de los viajes más increíbles que he tenido la oportunidad de experimentar fue la aventura en las Islas Galápagos en ...
10/05/2014

Uno de los viajes más increíbles que he tenido la oportunidad de experimentar fue la aventura en las Islas Galápagos en Ecuador, hace justo un año.
http://thebackpacksessions.com/galapagos-islands-for-backpackers-ecuador/

One of the most incredible trips I've had the opportunity of experiencing was the trip to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, a year ago.
http://thebackpacksessions.com/galapagos-islands-for-backpackers-ecuador/

Galápagos Islands for Backpackers I know that Galápagos and Backpackers don’t seem to go together, but in this post I will show you how you can visit this incredible place even if you’re on a tight budget. How to get to the Galápagos Islands? The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of islands situa…

Hace justo un año conocí a Sebastián y la Banda Fantasma, un músico muy especial, paseando por las calles de la Isla Isa...
09/05/2014

Hace justo un año conocí a Sebastián y la Banda Fantasma, un músico muy especial, paseando por las calles de la Isla Isabela en las Islas Galápagos (Ecuador). Esta es su história :)
http://thebackpacksessions.com/es/a-nomadic-musician-in-the-galapagos-islands/

A year ago I met Sebastian pita, a very special musician, walking in the street of Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). This is his story :)
http://thebackpacksessions.com/a-nomadic-musician-in-the-galapagos-islands/

A Nomadic Musician in the Galapagos Islands

Thank you Tom for the cool post! Looking forward to your new Soundsmiths podcast! :)
08/05/2014

Thank you Tom for the cool post! Looking forward to your new Soundsmiths podcast! :)

Last month we featured this guy and his wonderful cover of "Change is Gonna Come" We love Alex so much that we have him in the spotlight for the next show. On top of that he has recorded us an excl...

An exquisite overdose of human potential!
06/05/2014

An exquisite overdose of human potential!

AfrikaBurn 2014!
06/05/2014

AfrikaBurn 2014!

27/04/2014
Recycled Bottle Marimba - Afrika Burn - Noordhoek, South Africa (The Backpack Sessions)

Yoo! Tomorrow I'll be driving to the Karoo Desert in South Africa to join the Afrika Burn 2014 festival. I'm super excited about that, it's supposed to be a magical music and arts festival. I'll be camping out there for a week! And our contribution to this years festival is a bunch of homemade instruments made out of recycled material. We built some wonderful Didgeridoos, overtone flutes, kazoos, banakula shakers. The thing we are probably most proud of is this amazing marimba made out of recycled soda bottles. We just finished it today! See you everyone on the way back. Love you all :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW1GmJi1dBU

This year's Afrika Burn project is a super cool marimba made out of recycled soda bottles. We also made some awesome wind instruments made out of pvc. I'll b...

22/04/2014
Gratitude HD - Moving Art™

This video gets me every time. Absolutely beautiful :)
http://youtu.be/nj2ofrX7jAk

A Moving Art original short. This inspirational video was well responded at TED conferences and filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg motivates those around him as ha...

21/04/2014

Amazing Road trip through Northern Argentina!

18/04/2014

Hoy estaba inspirado :)

~: Amor :~
La primera vez que experimentamos el amor incondicional es en los primeros meses de vida. Ese cariño y calor que nos dan nuestros padres en reverencia a nuestra pureza, nuestra vulnerabilidad y nuestra luz. Cuando ellos deciden cortar ese flujo de energía experimentamos nuestra primera pérdida, la pérdida del amor. Sabemos lo que se siente, sabemos a qué sabe. Nuestra vida se convierte ahora en una búsqueda a ciegas de esa energía tan maravillosa, y al haberla experimentado externa a nosotros es ahí donde la comenzamos a buscar.

Un día la volvemos a encontrar, el corazón nos da un vuelco y nos volvemos a enamorar, y volvemos a entregar todo nuestro corazón sabiendo que eso era exactamente lo que buscábamos. De pronto ese flujo se vuelve a cortar, y volvemos a perder ese amor, y nos preguntamos ¿porqué? ¿Qué hice mal? Y esa pérdida nos rompe el corazón. El dolor es tan intenso que decidimos protegernos si vuelve a llegar. Y vuelve a llegar, pero esta vez damos menos, nos aterroriza tanto la idea que podamos volver a sentir ese dolor que preferimos dosificar. Y vuelve a ocurrir, lo volvemos a perder. Vuelve a ocurrir porque si no damos toda nuestra verdad recibimos exactamente eso, medias tintas. Y cada vez nos duele más, y cada vez enterramos más ese dolor.

Hasta que un día, si somos valientes, decidimos volver a intentarlo. Y volvemos a apostar fuerte. Respiramos hondo y nos adentramos en lo más profundo de nuestro ser, allí donde nuestros miedos quedaron olvidados. Y los combatimos en una lucha feroz, pues estuvimos alimentándolos por mucho tiempo y se convirtieron en poderosos monstruos. Pero lo logramos, expulsamos esos miedos de nuestro corazón. Y ahí nos quedamos, por un ratito, sintiendo, escuchando. Y entonces… ocurre. Esa mágia que tanto anhelábamos, ese amor incondicional que sentimos cuando éramos niños. No era más que el amor por la vida, el amor que sentíamos en nuestro interior reflejado en la dulce mirada de nuestra madre y la cuidadosa caricia de nuestro padre. Y ahí estaba todo el tiempo, esperando nuestro regreso, pacientemente.

Paz.

Alex Serra, 18 de Abril 2014.
Noordhoek, South Africa

16/04/2014

Another amazing sunset in Noordhoek, South Africa! :)

08/04/2014

Sunset at Silvermine mountain :)

07/04/2014
Jazz Standard - Stormy Weather (Cover by Sarah Reid & Alex Serra) Cape Town, South Africa

This is the last clip we recorded with Sarah Reid in the Company Gardens in Cape Town. This is the story:
http://thebackpacksessions.com/wonderful-coincidences-i-met-sarah-reid/

Este es el último clip que grabamos con Sarah en los Company Gardens de Cape Town. Esta es la história:
http://thebackpacksessions.com/es/wonderful-coincidences-i-met-sarah-reid/

Download my FREE Songbook at: http://bit.ly/youtube-songbook I coincidentally met Sarah in Cape Town while I was jamming in the park. Read the story at: http...

02/04/2014

More veggie dishes! (Noordhoek, South Africa)

01/04/2014

Beautiful sunset in Noordhoek Beach (Cape Town, South Africa)

31/03/2014

Relax (Noordhoek, South Africa)

29/03/2014

Beautiful jam in Cape Town (South Africa)

24/03/2014

The Backpack Sessions's cover photo

24/03/2014

Amazing sunset in Noordhoek! (Western Cape, South Africa)

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