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		Backpacking, how have you changed
		Backpacking, how have you changed. Thinking back some years, I start to remember my first trips as a backpacker. Entering a community so unique, you actually were proud... ...Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-06-29 10:14:50 \| Rating: \| Views: 94 \| Comments: 0 \| Tags: Backpacking travel budget travel europe canada

		Save a lot of money traveling Europe
		Traveling Europe and try to safe money on your journey? The following tips with links to websites should help. In times of Ryan Air, Easy Jet and other budget... ...Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-06-06 11:53:20 \| Rating: \| Views: 65 \| Comments: 1 \| Tags: travel budget travel backpacking italy france

		Article by Rick Steves about budget traveling on t
		(Tribune Media Services) -- Just when I was getting used to the idea that a euro should cost $1.20, our dollar plummets 20 percent, and now a euro costs $1.50. Don't expect our... ...Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-04-30 15:42:21 \| Rating: \| Views: 138 \| Comments: 1 \| Tags: Budget travel backpacking travel europe italy

		Rude Hostel, polite Traveler, new Friend
		Rude Hostel, polite Traveler, new Friend Did it happen to you that you booked a 6 bed dorm at a hostel in a major city and payed a bit more just to avoid staying in a 10 or... ...Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-04-30 07:21:22 \| Rating: \| Views: 42 \| Comments: 0 \| Tags: Backpacking Travel Hostel BPN Backpackernews

		Pasta for 260 Euro
		Pasta for 260 Euro Just came the news. 8 Japanese tourists had each one plate of pasta and one soda, the owner of the restaurant in Pisa/Italy charged them 260 Euro... ...Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-04-30 06:56:43 \| Rating: \| Views: 57 \| Comments: 0 \| Tags: Pisa Italy Backpacking Travel Hostel

		What is a hostel?
		For those who like to find out what a hostel is, and for those who like to find out more about traveling and backpacking, the following links are interesting.... ...Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-04-30 05:47:44 \| Rating: \| Views: 55 \| Comments: 0 \| Tags: Backpacking Travel Hostel BPN Backpackernews

		Backpacking: Diversity and Change (Article found o
		Backpacking: Diversity and Change Erik Cohen The Faculty of Social Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem Backpacking, a relatively little studied form... ...Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-04-30 05:39:42 \| Rating: \| Views: 47 \| Comments: 0 \| Tags: Backpacking Travel Hostel BPN Backpackernews

		Hostels, why do I pay more (or less) than my room
		Hostels, why do I pay more (or less) than my room mate? I am sitting here in a hostel in Florence in Italy and after spending a few minutes close to the reception, I am... ...Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-04-30 05:25:51 \| Rating: \| Views: 64 \| Comments: 0 \| Tags: Book hostel Backpacker newspaper Backpackernews bpn

		No idea why they said these things to me...
		Moscow. Betty, a Chinese-Australian retiree: "Boy, what an easy job you have, that allows you to travel so much!" (Yes, Betty, it's called unemployment).... ...Read More
Posted by: otter_abby on 2007-10-13 13:41:56 \| Rating: \| Views: 57 \| Comments: 0 \| Tags: backpacking

		Things that I should have packed for the trip
		a windbreaker a digital watch that tells the day and date a flashlight that actually works cold medicine enough hair shampoo one pair of... ...Read More
Posted by: otter_abby on 2007-10-13 13:40:05 \| Rating: \| Views: 46 \| Comments: 0 \| Tags: backpacking

		Stop 0--Boston.
		August 1st, 2007 I have finally made up an itenary for my six-week backpacking trip: Helsinki --> St. Petersburg --> Moscow --> Kiev --> Lviv -->... ...Read More
Posted by: otter_abby on 2007-10-13 13:37:39 \| Rating: \| Views: 53 \| Comments: 0 \| Tags: backpacking

		Stamp Day
		Saturday, September 29th, was what I would call a stamp day. I spent most of the day sitting in a train compartment. The only excitement was to have my passport stamped.... ...Read More
Posted by: otter_abby on 2007-10-13 13:25:56 \| Rating: \| Views: 58 \| Comments: 0 \| Tags: backpacking

		Talk, talk, talk.
		When I travel solo, I am fully prepared to spend a lot of time alone. However, this trip is proving to be more social than anticipated. Somehow I... ...Read More
Posted by: otter_abby on 2007-10-13 13:21:36 \| Rating: \| Views: 44 \| Comments: 0 \| Tags: backpacking

		Culinary adventures-Istanbul.
		I arrived in Istanbul in time for the Ramadan . Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. According to what the locals told me, it is... ...Read More
Posted by: otter_abby on 2007-10-13 12:56:53 \| Rating: \| Views: 50 \| Comments: 0 \| Tags: backpacking

		Culinary adventures-Romania.
		On the tour to the Painted Monasteries, the seven of us stopped for lunch in a restaurant by a clear and shimmering creek. Monika, our guide, ordered the local... ...Read More
Posted by: otter_abby on 2007-10-13 12:53:02 \| Rating: \| Views: 40 \| Comments: 0 \| Tags: backpacking

		Suceava and Brasov, Romania.
		From Suceava I went on a tour of the Painted Monasteries of Bucovina. From our guide Monika I have learned a lot about the Eastern Orthodox religion as well as... ...Read More