Backpackers

In my teenage and twenties I was a backpacker. Now I am in my thirties I am an independent traveler that travels with her children. My first backpacking trip happened at age 18 years. I worked in Finland as a children's nanny to afford that trip. I bought an inter rail pass and traveled by train around Europe. I stayed in youth hostels and backpacker hostels. A dorm bed cost from £5 to £14 a night in those days. In Norway the price was sky high and I found private rooms in Hungary for just £2 a night. When I was 20 to 21 years old I traveled around the world with a working holiday visa for Australia. I carried a large backpack with all my things in. The only time I left my backpack in a locker in Oslo when I got back from Bergen I got a huge charge for leaving it so long. My longest trip was just over one year and my shortest trip was ten days.

Backpacking is a great energy user. Enjoyed mainly by outdoor enthusiasts. You can backpack across our land. In the mountains and and from state to state. Not sure about paying for places, normally I think that you camp as far as you can walk. There may be permits, not sure. When backpacking you carry all you are going to need. Including your tent, toiletries and water and food. Purists camp our and do not stay anywhere. This is a physical, normally peaceful and healthy thing to do. Hope that this gives you an idea of the whole backpacking experience.