I have learned about different cultures and local customs through my interactions with locals, passed the time with interesting conversations with other travellers on long distance transports or even spent periods of time with
other backpackers along our journey before eventually and inevitably parting ways to continue down our own separate paths.
Not exact matches
Along with several
other backpackers and a Karen translator, we made haste towards the humid rolling hills of the north.
But in spite of the setbacks to leisure and luxury travel, the AP reports «budget travel hasn't suffered as badly, with beer stalls and hostels
along Bangkok's Khao San Road and
other havens for
backpackers still bustling.»
On first impression, Taupo looked like many
other tourist destinations, lots of little cafes and restaurants line the road
along the foreshore and the McDonalds is crowded with tourists and
backpackers from many
other lands.
There were already half a dozen
backpackers sleeping there when I arrived and I grabbed a sleeping spot on the 2nd floor (of 5)
along with a couple
others from France, Belgium and Germany.
Walk for hours
along the coast to spot remnants of the old gold dredge, a miners» tunnel, and the Galway Beach seal rookery, then sit around a sunset bonfire with the
other backpackers.
If travelling
along the East Coast of Australia — a bus is cheap and a great way to meet
other backpackers.