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Looking Back On… Backpacking in Europe, 2015
Looking Back On...
- Looking Back On… World Cup in Brazil, 2014
- Looking Back On… Studying Abroad in London
- Looking Back On… Backpacking in Europe, 2015
- Looking Back On… Russia’s Two Capitals
- Looking Back On… The Trips of My Childhood
- Looking Back On…. Honeymoon in Mongolia
- Looking Back On… 10th Anniversary on an African Safari
- Looking Back On… American Southwest Road Trip
- Looking Back On… Backpacking Europe in 2005
- Looking Back On… Trekking in Nepal in 2008
From now until things get better, I’ll be writing this series to look back on stuff in the past that I’ve never written about here on Prince of Travel, whether it was trips that took place before I started the blog, funny anecdotes from my journeys over the years, “small wins” that helped me develop my keen eye for killer deals, or anything else that shaped who I am as a traveller today.
In this installment, I’m looking back on one of the formative travel experiences in my life and indeed among many travellers’ lives: an extended journey backpacking through Europe.
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Looking Back On...
- Looking Back On… World Cup in Brazil, 2014
- Looking Back On… Studying Abroad in London
- Looking Back On… Backpacking in Europe, 2015
- Looking Back On… Russia’s Two Capitals
- Looking Back On… The Trips of My Childhood
- Looking Back On…. Honeymoon in Mongolia
- Looking Back On… 10th Anniversary on an African Safari
- Looking Back On… American Southwest Road Trip
- Looking Back On… Backpacking Europe in 2005
- Looking Back On… Trekking in Nepal in 2008
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Great reflective post, Ricky; I thoroughly enjoyed it. There’s something about the current climate that stimulates reflection on travel as it once was. Here’s mine from several decades earlier: https://packinglighttravel.com/other-travel-tips/travel-in-the-1970s/
As twenty-something Australians and New Zealanders, we toured Europe in Kombi vans or on motorcycles. Your article reminded me that we encountered very few North Americans; I guess the distance of our respective homelands from Europe influenced our choice of transportation. We travelled in different circles. Things changed east of Istanbul on “the hippie trail” where many more North Americans were travelling overland to Nepal. Good times, good memories.
Indeed Ljubljana is a hidden gem, it’s even more beautiful in the evening. Great mention of Plitvice Lakes National Park. I’ll be sure to check it out, next time I find myself in Croatia.
Will you travel like a backpacker ever again or is this type of travelling over for you?
Great question. I think I’d like to travel again like a backpacker someday, if only because there’s something to be said about the social and spontaneous nature of staying at hostels. Maybe one of these days on a solo trip when there aren’t any hotels that catch my eye, I’ll find a hostel to pop into – but I’ll probably ask for a private room so that I can still work when I need to!
You’re starved for content because of Covid-19 but you’re not willing to write about the Aeroplan MPM devaluation because you’re terrified of squandering your kickbacks from Air Canada’s marketing team?
The Aeroplan MPM devaluation is only for those that are out of the loop. The former MPM range is still accessible for elaborate routings 🙂
You’re an asshole man, this is Ricky’s blog, he’s not obligated to please you, especially when you’re making accusatory comments about him.
What does Aeroplan’s MPM have to do with formative travel experiences in the Old Continent?
Ricky, are you able to block comments from this dude? You don’t deserve to be insulted in this manner and readers shouldn’t have to read his toxic crap.
I generally prefer less moderation to more. If someone wants to humiliate themselves in public, that’s their right 🙂
I hear you on the over-hype of Italy and the tourists have definitely gotten worse since 2015.
Maybe the small towns of Tuscany or Amalfi would be better for you next time though the latter is also super touristy.
But Naples is awesome if not only for the pizza. The dirt is part of the charm you could say, and shows a real city. Plus day trips to Pompeii, vesuvius, and the Amalfi area means a lot to do
I’d love to see the Amalfi Coast. And I wouldn’t discourage anyone from visiting Naples for the reasons you’ve mentioned – I just found it slightly overhyped compared to the hype around "OMG Italy"