Questions tagged [backpacking]
Independent budget travel, typically using a backpack for luggage and staying in shared accommodation such as hostels rather than hotels.
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Book a tour to Machu Picchu from Cusco on arrival
I've visited Machu Picchu back in 2019, it was a tour booked from Loki Hostel when I arrived there, like 1-2 days before the starting date. It was a 3 day/2 nights, transport, food and accommodation ...
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How will Canada customs treat shipped luggage?
We’re Canadians backpacking abroad for 6 months. We brought well-used camping gear over with us that we purchased in Canada years ago (we no longer have receipts). It’s halfway through our trip and we ...
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Backpacking Jamaica in February [closed]
I would like to ask for advice: I have a free week in February, and I was considering going to Jamaica. I have one friend who would join, so we would be two young guys leaving wives home and looking ...
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Organized outdoor backpacking tours in Europe/Asia/Africa?
Not long ago I started doing backpacking occasionally with Russian tour agencies. Typically the tour here is a 5 to 14 day walk in some remote parts of the country either along official tracking ...
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Photo backpack as first carry-on luggage for travelling with Ryanair [closed]
I have a mirrorless camera, and I'm looking for a small photo backpack which will be fitted to Ryanair's carry-on luggage restrictions 40x20x25cm. I haven't bought a photo backpack before.
I've found ...
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How do you 'self-isolate' in a hostel dorm room?
NZ, Aus and other countries are now requiring people to self-isolate for 14 days to ensure they don't have Covid-19. There can be some rather strict ramifications if you fail to adhere to this.
What ...
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What are some good resources other than google translate to help communicating with locals?
Soon my girlfriend and I will be traveling around Asia/Oceania for a year and normally before travelling I will learn some of the local language. I have a little bit of a formula of the stuff that I ...
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How hard is it to find hotels / accommodation in Vietnam on arrival?
I will be travelling to Vietnam in around 9 months with my girlfriend and we are trying to figure out if we should book hotel rooms in advance or if it's a better idea to find accommodation when we ...
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Travelling Moscow - Beijing in Winter then backpacking the way down to Indonesia - Packing Advice
I will be travelling on board the Trans Siberian Railway throughout February, understandably, i'll need warm clothes & snow boots. Once I arrive to Beijing, I plan on using trains and buses to ...
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Independent travels around Southeast Africa [closed]
Me and my girlfriend are going to travel around Southeast Africa from May to July. We haven't made any specific plans but we will likely visit Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and/or ...
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HDD vs SSD for a travel laptop?
I'm thinking about getting a (cheap) used Thinkpad X2n0 (n in {3,4,5,6}) for traveling. Obviously an SSD is usually preferable but my question is focusing on the aspect of robustness constrained by ...
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Rolling shirts in a bundle VS laying them flat while packing?
I am using 40/45 liter backpacks with front-loading.
What I did so far was the following: I put 2-3 shirt and sweaters, fold vertically and then roll. Then I stuff such rolled batches next to each ...
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What motorbike to use in Vietnam
I am going to Vietnam end of February together with my girlfriend for 3 weeks.
We want to rent a motorbike for part of the travel (Hoi An to HCMC). We will both ride on one, for this, and because we ...
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Any sure information about Air France free allowed baggage
I want to book a multiple flight:
around January 3 2019: Bucharest - Buenos Aires
around April 16 2019: Barranquila/Cartagena (northern Colombia) or Panama - Bucharest
I will take with me a 70 l ...
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Daily budget for backpacking in South America [closed]
I'm going backpacking in South America for 4 months (Jan-Apr 2019) and I will pass through Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
Has anyone been backpacking on a budget in these ...
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