http://nonessentialtravel.com/2009/08/on-backpacking/ ...who listens to government advisories anyway? Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:52:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://nonessentialtravel.com/2009/08/on-backpacking/comment-page-1/#comment-72 d-trip Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:24:56 +0000 http://nonessentialtravel.com/?p=108#comment-72 Happy Belated, brother.... Happy Belated, brother….

]]> http://nonessentialtravel.com/2009/08/on-backpacking/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Katie Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:07:35 +0000 http://nonessentialtravel.com/?p=108#comment-68 I think you nailed it on the head about the travelers. And you do find more of the same even in Europe. There is typically a slightly higher percentage of the meet heads (especially the more West you go), but in the eastern countries, and even the southern countries, you find a lot of good people. I've always said that it's not where you travel but how you travel that determines the experience, the level of safety and the types of people you end up around. Backpacking nomads are generally the same where ever you go. I think you nailed it on the head about the travelers. And you do find more of the same even in Europe. There is typically a slightly higher percentage of the meet heads (especially the more West you go), but in the eastern countries, and even the southern countries, you find a lot of good people.
I’ve always said that it’s not where you travel but how you travel that determines the experience, the level of safety and the types of people you end up around. Backpacking nomads are generally the same where ever you go.

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