I saw these videos the other day and they reminded me of when I went backpacking Europe solo for the first time. I was not only scared, but petrified as I had never been out of the country on my own before.

Listening to the guy at the end of the second video talk about why […]

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5. Save your money.
Okay, the topic that you’ve all been dreading- Money.
This is the one thing that holds most people back from traveling. In fact, we took a poll a few months ago […]

Hers a quick video shot by a couple of backpackers on an Italian Eurail train.
“Dream like view of the sea from italian train”      

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When you’re traveling overseas and you’ve been chowin’ down on foreign foods for some time, you’re bound to start getting the munchies for some familiar foods from your homeland.
For, me, believe it or not, it was Top Ramen. Living in Madrid for over a year, I started craving for some ramen noodles. El Corte Ingles, […]

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For about a year, we’ve had a community discussion on the documentary A Map For Saturday, a documentary that follows Brook Silva-Braga on a round the world backpacking trip.

For anyone thinking about going on their first backpacking trip, or for anyone that’s planning on doing it again, this film is bound to light a fire […]

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4. Visualization
Visualization is perhaps the single most important ingredient for success on any level.
There’s an old saying that goes “If you don’t know where you’re going, then […]

A current topic on our forums lists some good tips on saving money for traveling. This is a key area that stops most people from converting from “dreamer” to “traveler.”
One of our TravelPUNK members, PhilBill, posted his list of “10 Simple living Tips to Help You Live Your Dreams” which will help all of you […]

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Every year we get a new crop of youngens, 18 yrs old or under, looking for direction and guidance on backpacking Europe.
Inspired by other backpackers that have gone before them, these youngsters have mustered up enough gumption to blaze their own trail in life by discovering the world on their own terms.
So what could possibly […]