Is it a good idea to backpack?

No matter if you're in the best shape of your life or finding your way to fitness, a backpacking trip is a great way to test yourself. Set mileage goals each day, climb new hills and let yourself get dirty. Get comfortable being uncomfortable—you'll be surprised what you're capable of when you can't give up.



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It is safe to travel alone If you're prepared and have planned efficiently; making sure you have all the necessary equipment and have planned your route and informed people at home of your route then realistically you won't be in any more danger travelling on your own than you would if you were backpacking with others.

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A backpacking trip changed my perception of what actually matters in life. There is something to be said about the fact that I still consider the year I lived out of a backpack as one of the happiest years of my life. Mostly because it was during this year that my perception on happiness completely changed.

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Backpacking around Europe can be just as safe, and just as much fun (if not more), as traveling with your dearest friend. Just follow these tips, and you, too, can have an awesome backpacking trip. If it's your first time traveling alone, backpacking Europe is the way to go.

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Is sex common on the backpacker trail? Absolutely, especially places like Asia where a private room is as cheap as a dorm bed. If you want to find sex with a fellow backpacker, you'll probably have no problem, particularly in party towns. Sex definitely happens between travelers and locals as well.

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Many of us in our 30s, 40s and older travelled this way in our teens and twenties. And those of us who still enjoy it have just carried on. And if luxury resorts, escorted tours or group travel have replaced it for others, that's fine too – right or wrong does not exist here.

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There's no birthday you'll have that will signify it's time to retire your backpack and switch to being a regular old tourist. You could be 20 when that happens. You might be 60. There are entire families out there who are still backpacking.

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