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born 11 February 2010
Stefano Leonardo

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Recent trips 2012:
February - Burkina Faso
April - Israel, Palestine and Jordan
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Future trips 2012:
July - Sardinia, Italy (confirmed)

Very vague future plans include:
Uzbekistan and Slovenia
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ABOUT BACKPACKING

- TIME magazine, 16 December 2002



Few modern social developments are more significant and less appreciated than the rise of backpacker travel. Backpackers are not only more likely to respect local cultures than those tourists served by the mass market, but they are also, in their own way, valuable to host economies. Backpackers may spend less on vacation than what their parents, but most of what they do spend stays local

estimates

70% of backpackers' vacation expenditures go to locally owned businesses, compared with only about 30% of the cash spent my "mass tourism", who often stay in big hotels owned by foreign firms
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EXPLORE THE MIDDLE EAST

13 countries



Armenia
Georgia
Iran
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Syria
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Yemen

EXPLORE ASIA

8 countries



Brunei
India
Laos
Malaysia
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Vietnam

EXPLORE AFRICA

7 countries



Burkina Faso
Egypt
Kenya
Morocco
Tanzania
Tunisia
Western Sahara

EXPLORE THE AMERICAS

8 countries



Bahamas
Canada
Colombia
Mexico
Panama
Turks and Caicos
United States of America
Venezuela

EXPLORE EUROPE

40 countries



Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco-Montecarlo, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City

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    AGBAT May 10, 2012 at 7:10 AM Report Abuse

    So you hung in at VT #39 whoohoo. Glad to see you happy. I have to go to Albuquerque for a week but will check in with you when I get back.

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    alyf1961 Apr 30, 2012 at 1:17 PM Report Abuse

    Thanks for the tip. Isreal and Palestine are on my wish list, reading your pages has given me plenty of ideas and information, Thanks again... Happy travelling. Aly :)

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    MM212 Apr 26, 2012 at 4:48 AM Report Abuse

    can't wait to read about it!

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    worldtrekker Apr 25, 2012 at 9:09 PM Report Abuse

    Helloooooo! :) It's been a looong time! I see you have added considerably to your travel map! And look, Stefano Leonardo popped up in 2010! :) Congrats!

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    jekins Apr 17, 2012 at 4:25 AM Report Abuse

    i like your trips there arevery welcoming,hope to see you one in my country cameroon central africa.bye

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    roland555 Mar 22, 2012 at 3:17 PM Report Abuse

    Congratulations, your page is ranked 39 I find it wonderful
    I hope you accept to be my friend, Oh, I am from Peru, perhaps you dropped here in one of your many journeys.
    Sincerely,
    Rolando
    roland555

  • viewtheworld Mar 19, 2012 at 1:50 AM Report Abuse

    Nice tips on Lebanon :-)

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    titti Mar 9, 2012 at 9:39 AM Report Abuse

    Niente... nemmeno qui. Uff!

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    windoweb Jan 26, 2012 at 2:52 AM Report Abuse

    We plan to have some of the "heavenly beer" you mentioned in your Germany travels. We are set to tour here in Sept 2012.
    Catherine

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    pfsmalo Jan 1, 2012 at 7:07 AM Report Abuse

    Hi Augusta,
    Wishing you a great 2012.

    Paul

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