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bluewing@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

For the vast majority of you, long travel is required to get to somewhere you can backpack. And the the gear and foodstuffs is expensive also. And judging by the damages to the environment that some inconsiderate people leave these days, I’m not sure that you should be allowed to. (I’m getting sick and tired of picking up garbage and hauling it out of the forest I live in).

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NielsBohron@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
“Backpacking” can also mean couch surfing and staying in hostels or on park benches. In the early 2000’s, it was a really popular way to travel across Europe (at least among rich white college kids)

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- ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Is hostels still a thing for young people?
  
  I wonder if AirBnB destroyed that industry. I saw a “hostel” in my city but it was charging $70 a night. When I was growing up, hostels were like $20-30 a night, cheaper than a motel 6.
  
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  - NielsBohron@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Afaik, they’re still around, but inflation and popularity has caused the prices to increase a fair bit.
    
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