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Old 02-26-2005, 04:15 AM   #1
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hey all,
i have been trying to think of some other names that backpackers are reffered to as
e.g

hiker
traveller
travelling nomad

anything that you have heard, or made up

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Old 02-26-2005, 04:52 AM   #2
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I like

Treker
Wanderer
International Man Of Mystery....(LOL JJ)
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Old 02-26-2005, 04:56 AM   #3
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Old 02-26-2005, 07:46 AM   #4
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all i can think of is........... drifter
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Old 02-26-2005, 08:38 AM   #5
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gypsy
hippie
earthy crunchy

...at least these are some of the things some of my friends call me...
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Old 02-26-2005, 02:37 PM   #6
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I have only heard of 'backpacker'... though I have been called many other names..
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Old 02-27-2005, 09:29 AM   #7
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TRAVELLER is the one I prefer...and I try to make a distinction between traveller and tourist...although, I imagine, most of that is simply point of view.

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will o' the wisp

loser (some friend. )

weirdos (some other friend who though Malaysia was part of the middle east)

vagabond (I like this one and gypsy the best)
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Old 02-27-2005, 07:31 PM   #9
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hahaha my mom calls it "shlupping around"
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Old 02-27-2005, 08:35 PM   #10
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My mom calls me Waif and Stray but nomad, packer, or travel bum are probably my favs.
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Old 02-27-2005, 10:13 PM   #11
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whatever works for me.... i look at us as smart...

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"Lucky bastard" is what I often hear.. 'course, it has nothing to do with luck but more with just focusing on doing what I like best! So maybe the best term would be Doer. After all, us travelin' folk are NOT content to sit on our asses. Unless there's a pub nearby...
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All of these terms can apply.
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'course, it has nothing to do with luck but more with just focusing on doing what I like best! So maybe the best term would be Doer. After all, us travelin' folk are NOT content to sit on our asses. Unless there's a pub nearby...
Never a truer word hath been said my friend. People are always asking me how I got so lucky or if I make a ton of money. I always tell them that you just have to suck it up and do it! It's really not that hard. Live with the shitty car for another year, live at home for another year, whatever you have to do. for most people, if you just go out drinking once a week instead of twice a week that can get you somewhere.


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Originally posted by omisan@Feb 28 2005, 08:28 AM
Unless there's a pub nearby...
urrgggh, no thank you. just recovered from a 24 hour hangover
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