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Recent trips 2009:
January - Qatar
February - USA, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos
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Future trips 2009:
July - Singapore and Malaysia (unconfirmed)
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Vague 2009 plans include:
Israel and Palestine, two old dreams waiting to come true
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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
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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 11 countries
Armenia
Georgia
Iran
Jordan
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Syria
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Yemen |
| | EXPLORE ASIA 8 countries
Brunei
India
Laos
Malaysia
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Vietnam |
| | EXPLORE AFRICA 6 countries
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 34 countries
Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
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Monaco-Montecarlo
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
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Portugal
Russia
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Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Vatican City |
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ellielou Tue Jun 23, 2009 15:23 UTC
Ha! Do need update after 2 years. Come to US-it's safe now w/Obama!-and stay in our guestroom! Anyway, not been anywhere at all, except for Poland & Berlin in Mar/Apr, but would love to talk to you about your travel plans, ideas! | MM212 Fri Jun 19, 2009 14:46 UTC
June has been miserably rainy here. I miss the Med, but I'll be right there in France next week. Enjoy your summer holiday and I hope the sun shines. :) | fouads Tue Jun 2, 2009 18:54 UTC
I think you will have new Neighbors in Swiss , aren,t that . best wishes | richiecdisc Fri May 8, 2009 18:36 UTC
Wouldn't have been the 21/22. I NEVER go to South Beach on the weekend. Actually, I only go to the South Beach to show friends the architecture. The only bar I like is The Abbey,many blocks away. Hofbrau on Lincoln is fun when you are missing "home." ;) |
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