I had been here once before, as a backpacker in 1999, when few tourists came.
Chinese backpacker and freelance journalist who writes a popular travel blog is feared missing near the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Legal Mirror reports.
With no guarantee that it would be working when I finally got there, I grudgingly decided that I had to economise and so ended up in a dormitory room at Samarkand's cheapest backpacker hostel.
That’s helpful if you’re an avidinternational backpacker who does most of your travel planning and bookingonline.
German media say the 31-year-old backpacker, who spoke neither German nor English, underwent a medical check and his fingerprints were taken.
That said the revolving cast of interesting people that I met while stranded in a backpacker hostel made the time fly far faster than it would have had I been on my own.
My name is XXX, I am a backpacker, I love travelling.
Whether you go down to your local pub or to a backpacker bar, it is always great to run into one of your own 'locals' on the other side of the world.
What makes a nomad a nomad? Or a backpacker a backpacker? How do you define a budget traveler?
A 21-year-old backpacker from England who identified herself only as Rachel, says she is looking for work in Sydney but is concerned about those she has left behind.
As a backpacker you should take only necessities with you and always keep yourself in a good mood.
All bus take you directly to the backpacker hostels, no need booking beforehand.
We had what we hoped would be enough money to sustain us for about a year if we traveled backpacker-style on a tight budget.
Did you ever have a bad experience as a backpacker?
He's a full-time backpacker.