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backpacker illusions: Worlds worst place to backpack #4

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Ramblings of a washed up traveller. Worlds worst place to backpack #4. Its certainly not on the top of the list for tourism destinations. In fact, its almost at the bottom of my list. Coming in at number 4 of the worlds worst places to backpack is Chechnya. Chechnya is a federal republic within the borders of Russia. It has its own president, parliment and consitution. Its ongoing conflict with Russia since the break up of the Soviet Union in 1991 has been the bane of its existence. Partypackers wont be ...

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backpacker illusions: Getting greasy in Greece....

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Ramblings of a washed up traveller. Getting greasy in Greece. The thought of 5 star holiday treatment had me dripping at the mouth. Yet it was the 28deg heat that really had me releasing bodily fluids faster than I could replenish them. Greece, you turned it up, even though things are looking pretty down. The Germans lived up to their classic towel-bandit behaviour round the poolside. They love getting dibs on the loungers and god forbid you move a towel, all scheisse breaks loose. My girlfriend ...Figur...

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backpacker illusions: The Most Famous Backpacker Of All Time

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Ramblings of a washed up traveller. The Most Famous Backpacker Of All Time. Who is the most famous backpacker of our time? Its a question worthy of some debate i believe. If there had to be one backpacker who was the 'pin up' or the one to go down in the history books, who would it be. So those dudes are long gone. Their legacies live on though. But who is still alive that could possibility be the backpacker pin-up traveler? I think the conclusions we can all draw from is that people travel for different...

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backpacker illusions: 07-Aug-2009

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Ramblings of a washed up traveller. And so we travel. And so we travel. Through changing worlds and shifting sands. Over high seas and foreign lands. And what stimulates our emotions. As we cross these oceans. Staring at the stars. And walking the land. Carved from gods own hand. It must be the people. Of all earth's glorious races. We breathe and we see. We do and we be. But theres nothing quite like. And so we travel. Links to this post. Labels: travel backpacker backpacking. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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backpacker illusions: Congo - Worlds worst place to backpack # 10

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Ramblings of a washed up traveller. Congo - Worlds worst place to backpack # 10. Bongo bongo its the dirty olde democratic republic of congo (DRC). Well, its not that dirty, its actually known the world over for its vast quantities of natural resources. gold, copper, silver, timber, tin you name it, its probably in the congo. no guesses, that this is a country rich in minerals and blessed with mother natures sparkle. On closer inspection, its rotting from the inside out. its a decaying mess. The internal...

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backpacker illusions: World's worst places to backpack #3

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Ramblings of a washed up traveller. World's worst places to backpack #3. A discombobulated country on the horn of Africa. Affectionally known as 'the land of spices'. Somalia. Its certainly hot and spicy. A backpacking trip through here would guarantee a bit of a rush. The experience would leave you with the hair permanently standing up on the back of your neck. Or just leave you. And by that I dont mean freebies or free-dom in any sense. The entire economy is based upon these two pillars of power abuse.

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backpacker illusions: 16-Sep-2009

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Ramblings of a washed up traveller. With my backpack on my back. This dusty patchy olde sack. Down this road with no end. With nothing more to say. Cos im breathing in the fresh air. Got my pack on and i dont really care. As to my direction. But its the people i meet. And the places i go. These moments they always show. You end up reaping what you sow. Its in the smiles. Of all earths glorious races. That encourages my faith in this world. And with my backpack on. I sing this song. Links to this post.

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backpacker illusions: To Die For...

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Ramblings of a washed up traveller. On the morning of the Battle of Big Horn, Crazy Horse rose early to meet the dawn and paid homage to his creator. He then turned to his brave band of Indians and said . Today is a great day to die.”. Is today, or any day for that matter, a great day to die? It is, if you believe enough in what your doing. As the Rebels close in on Tripoli.an all too apparent realization washes over me. They were prepared to die. Similar words are thrown around, separatist, liberator, r...

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backpacker illusions: Time of your life with .... Facebook Timeline

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Ramblings of a washed up traveller. Time of your life with . Facebook Timeline. Facebook Timeline. The time of your life. Your life story. O, no its not. Its not my life and it doesn't come close to providing a snapshot of my life either. So wax it Facecrack. Im not down with it. I aint 'liking' this. Acebook content into a peeping. Porthole. A bit cynical? I dont really care what you think anyway. Awesome, well no, not really, im not a big fan. Ok so for some, they love it. Hurrah! Its the tool that jus...

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backpacker illusions: Inspired by Egypt

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Ramblings of a washed up traveller. Egypt Where it all began. Ayman rafat - Flickr - Creative Commons Licence). I wrote a blog post about Egypt just last year. It featured in my list of. Worlds Worst Places to Backpack. Muscling in at #8. Probably not the most esteemed introduction to a competition where candidates are encouraged to write inspiring pieces about traveling to Egypt. O be brutally honest, I toyed with the idea of not even mentioning it, but at the end of the day it speaks volumes. Tragicall...