TRAVEL NEWS
Monday, May 21, 2007
Backpack baggage: it's all in the name
A landmark Australian study has recommended that the term 'backpacker' be dumped from the vernacular because it denigrates young foreign travellers as 'heavy-drinking freeloaders'.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: backpacker, denigrates, vernacular
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Flashpackers: High-tech backpackers
Flashpacking is backpacking with your laptop ... and your cell phone, iPod, digital camera, and an upgraded hostel room to keep them in.
news.yahoo.com
news.yahoo.com
Labels: backpacker
