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There is no water on this hike, but backpackers looking for a rugged outing can find good campsites along the way.
"I'm a big backpacker," he says. "I love hiking in the Sierra Nevada Mountains."
They sell mouth-watering Vietnamese food at very low prices and the place fills up with backpackers very quickly.
10 years ago, most visitors to Costa Rica were adventurous backpackers travelling on a budget.
Some versions are marketed to hikers and backpackers not wishing to carry a heavy, metal percolator or a filter using drip brew.
I should make it clear that we welcome backpackers from all countries, but we do not think it necessary to entice them with the offer of income support.
Yes, there are the backpackers, but, no, there are not the spenders; the hotel users; the purveyors of souvenirs from the cottage industries throughout our country.
The needs of a business traveller, a tourist or holidaymaker or, indeed, a backpacker are quite different.
The backpacker is concerned with getting the cheapest possible flight and will put up with awkward schedules and dates to gain that advantage.
For many hip hoppers, the label 'backpacker' is a pejorative term which implies the presence of a certain degree of underground elitism.
In addition to the accessory through which the label gets its name, one of the mainstays of the backpacker persona is the constant wearing of headphones.
The project included a detention centre, a vegetable market, a cinema and a backpacker hostel.
