Last Updated: 4/8/19 | April 8th, 2019 (Originally Posted: 07/29/2009)
Note: So much has altered since I originally composed this publish 10 years back (also, isn’t it crazy that I’ve been blogging for so long?) that I believed that this funny bit article needed an update. The Flashpacker is long gone. The digital Nomad has risen. Others have stayed the same.
I redid this entire publish on the curious types that is the backpacker after having embedded myself in their culture as well as discovered their curious ways.
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You always hear about the distinction between tourists as well as backpackers, however even among backpackers, we like to group each other into classifications by who is the “better” traveler. inspect into any type of hostel, as well as you will discover a range of travelers using their unique tribal gear as well as people going “Yeah, that guy over there? definitely the partier.”
So who are the backpackers? What type of types have I determined in the hostel jungle? After years of research, many!
Here are a few of the more typical types of backpackers that can be discovered in a hostel’s jungle:
The Spiritual Traveler
Usually white, Western, as well as sometimes young (though there are plenty still trapped in 1969), travelers spiritus have come to discover themselves. checking out regional religions as well as customs, they spend their time reading books on Buddhism, Kabbalah, or yoga as well as speaking about exactly how linked life is. They’ve done ayahuasca in South America. They’ve done yoga in Bali as well as just “looooooove” Tulum.
Jaded by the materialism of their homeland, they have come to reconnect with the world, discover inner peace, as well as discover some tantra among the tourist centers of India, the hill tribes of Asia, or the shamans of the world. Travelers spiritus forgo material possessions, except for a computer, which they utilize to blog about the healthy snacks they are eating as well as tell people exactly how much freer they are now that they have been to six retreats in Bali as well as went on a juice cleanse.
These backpackers are usually discovered in South America, India, as well as Southeast Asia.
The Hippie
Not wanting to be held down by the man, the hippie can be discovered using fisherman pants, dreadlocks, as well as great deals of necklaces, as well as has a unique “I haven’t showered in two days” smell. This types of traveler is frequently thumbing a well-worn book on social justice.
Hippie travelers utilize regional transportation, eat regional food, as well as talk about cultural imperialism while watching the latest Hollywood movies on their Macbook as well as begging for money to get to the next place. They usually prevent most tourist destinations since “they’re as well commercial, man.”
Mostly discovered in India or other establishing countries (because they can’t pay for anywhere else).
The space Yearer
Traveler gap-yearius is usually college-aged, English, Kiwi, or Aussie. This backpacking types has a tendency to be traveling for precisely one year right before or after university. They comply with the primary round-the-world ticket route, costs most of their time in Southeast Asia, new Zealand, as well as Australia.
Gap-year travelers like to celebration a lot, see the primary attractions, sleep in dorms, as well as tend to stay with the beaten path. They are out to have a great time, satisfy other travelers, as well as come house with a few great stories before they begin their career.
They can be discovered anywhere a round-the-world ticket will take them.
The Partier
Sporting sunglasses, shorts, flip-flops, as well as a Lao beer T-shirt, travelers partyoholic spend most of their time getting drunk in each country. most of their day is spent nursing the hangover from last night while avoiding loud as well as well-lit areas. You’ll most likely see them still in bed when you inspect in at 2pm. however they’re the very first one at the bar each night. extremely loud, these nocturnal creatures bounce from one celebration destination to the other.
Mostly discovered in “party destinations” like Amsterdam, Thailand, Barcelona, as well as Prague.
Paret
The backpacking couple spends most of their time sightseeing, touring, as well as doing activities. They prevent most of the backpacker ghettos as well as celebrations as well as tend to gravitate toward other couples or older travelers. The younger version frequently goes the opposite path as well as has a tendency to celebration a great deal while breaking up about ten times on the road.
They are discovered worldwide.
The much better Traveler
While sipping on a drink in a hostel, this traveler will tell you exactly how insincere as well as hypocritical all other travelers are as well as exactly how they truly are just tourists as well as not trying to discover the “local culture.” He will speak about his experience takinG regional transport, samt at en person tid han bodde i en landsby i en dag. Han vokser på om døden av regionale kulturer, globalisering, samt nøyaktig hvordan han virkelig er tilgjengelig på å reise til å være en del av verden, samt ikke tvinge kulturen hans nedover andre menneskers hals.
Disse typene oppdages å være hyklersk på herberger rundt om i verden.
“Husk når” backpacker
Reisende som lever i pastusen har reist lenge (og vanligvis til nøyaktig samme destinasjoner). Han vil fortelle deg alt om nøyaktig hvordan han husker når fullmånefeiringen brukte til å være flott, så vel som nøyaktig hvordan Laos er like godt funnet nå.
Han vil snakke om nøyaktig hvordan iOS benyttet seg av å være fredelig så vel som ingen hadde hørt om Queenstown. Han vil forklare tiden da han var den eneste personen i Costa Rica eller seilte Amazonas. På spørsmål om hvorfor han fremdeles er her hvis han hater det så mye, vil han raskt endre temaet.
Disse deprimerende typene kan oppdages i nøyaktig de samme destinasjonene han uttaler er ødelagt nå.
Den digitale nomaden
Reisende Flashpackosaurus har utviklet seg til en ny typer kalt Digital Nomadosaurus. Disse skapningene jobber på internett for å betale for sine reiser, og grupperer seg ofte med andre av sine typer i områder som Bali, Chiang Mai eller Medellín.
Å bære bærbare datamaskiner, kameraer, videokameraer, samt iPads, bruker de mye av tiden sin bak datamaskinen sin på å utøve sin gratis livsstil og/eller nylig oppstart, mens de ofte aldri ser mye av destinasjonen de er på. Deres aller første bekymring handler alltid om Wi-Fi.
De blir oppdaget bak datamaskinen sin, snakker inn i telefonen, så vel som hvor som helst det er god tilgang til nettgevinst til samt en billig utgifter til å leve.
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Livet på et herberge på backpacker -banen er sikkert interessant. Det er mye mangfold tilgjengelig i Hostel Jungle!
For ytterligere å undersøke vanene til disse fabelaktige fascinerende skapningene, skal jeg fortsette å reise verden rundt og bli i herberger.
Du vet, for vitenskap!
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