Backpacking Help And Advice
Being prepared before you leave can ensure your Backpacking Travel adventure is as safe, fun and stress free as it can be. To help you we’ve put together this collection of articles that we hope will help. If you need help on a topic that we haven’t covered, or would like to contribute an article to help others please contact us.
How to Act When You Know You Stand Out
Backpackers stand out from the crowd. Race, big backpacks, dress, and public use of electronics or maps all effect to some degree how you stand out. This article offers tips on how to affect the changeable variables to better your circumstances as an obvious outsider.
Interrailing Around Europe
Purchasing a rail pass and heading off interrailing around Europe is a great way to begin your backpacking holiday. You will slash costs on accommodation, get cheap travel around the Euro zone and meet loads of people on the way. You’ll also see plenty of local scenery that you would miss out on if travelling by plane.
Deciding to Teach English Abroad
If you're travelling and money is tight, rather than get into debt, consider teaching English abroad with TESOL, TEFL or CELTA and help fund your travels. Earning money abroad can be done in a few ways, but with a few tips, teaching English is absolutely one of the best.
What Separates a Backpacker from a Tourist?
The difference between a backpacker and a tourist is immense; however, there are some similarities. These similarities and differences have been discussed by backpackers for years. The age old question is what separates a backpacker from a tourist?
Backpacking Photography
There are too many bad backpacker photos out there. For those with point-and-shoot cameras, the following are some tips that will drastically improve your slideshow. Backpackers need to consider composition, framing, frequency, exposure, editing and cultural awareness.
Cheating on Backpacking
If you’re getting fed up of backpacking and constantly moving from hostel to hostel, considering a night in a hotel may be just the thing. You’ll be able to reorganise yourself and catch up on some rest and re-energising, ready to tackle the rest of your trip head-on.
Backpacking with Your Thumb
Hitchhiking as a backpacker can be daunting, so read this to prepare yourself. Learn about the right equipment to carry, the best locations to hitch, and where to sleep on the road. Hitchhiking combined with couchsurfing provides the best combination for the backpacker.
Being Prepared Before You Leave
Travel gadgets, accessories, travel insurance, digital cameras, backpacks, shoes and zip-off trousers – too much? For a once in a lifetime trip around the world, read a guide on good preparation, what to buy and what to bring, and help make the trip a stress-free one.
Talking to the Locals
Learning several new languages is often out of the question for backpackers. On a round-the-world trip a few useful phrases and a willingness to connect with local people, spoken or unspoken, is the key to a good travelling experience. It might prevent some scams too.
Getting Off The Tourist Trail
The road less travelled doesn't appeal to everyone, but the tourist trail with its flashpacker amenities and often sterile tours may not bring you an unforgettable experience either. By walking off the beaten track you'll discover a whole new scope of opportunities.
Proper Budget Travel
If you're going around the world for a year or more, you may want to consider some of these options: Volunteer work, Couchsurfing and hitchhiking. They're great ways to find your own highlights, not to mention stretching your budget to make backpacking more affordable.