Paul Theroux

Africa is really a place for the wealthy traveler. It's got some nice hotels, but they're very expensive hotels. It doesn't really cater to the backpacker or to the overland traveler.

American Novelist

Cheryl Strayed

One thing any backpacker will tell you is that it's tedious and monotonous. You're bored sometimes, so you really have to make the fun in your head.

American Writer

Pharrell Williams

I'm like a little boy from Virginia. I'm a backpacker. In my head, I'm left of centre. I come from the pool of weirdoes.

American Musician

Paul G. Tremblay

I'm certainly no hardcore backpacker, but I do enjoy being out in the woods for a few hours.

American Author

The term depicts someone on an extended journey, staying in different places.

Long-term Travel

A backpacker usually carries essentials for survival on their back.

Self-sufficient

Backpackers are often seen as adventurous, exploring off the beaten path.

Adventure Implication

Emphasizes the traveler's effort to minimize costs while exploring.

Budget-Conscious

Backpackers often lead a nomadic life, moving frequently from one place to another.

Nomadic Lifestyle

Backpackers might forgo luxury for authentic and memorable experiences.

Experience Over Comfort

 wilderness series if there if you were going to get in your car and drive around and go see the West chances are I probably linked together that location or all those locations but on foot and in retrospect the Great Western loop for me was the sort of pinnacle achievement as an on trail backpacker I in the years

Andrew Skurka: Trekking...

 And the truth is I just don't have one. There are so many wonderful places. But some locations draw you back time and time again. And one remote location -- I first went there as a backpacker;