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Backpacker Magazine

Welcome to the backpacker magazine! News, articles by our staff of devoted travellers and backpackers. Including sections like "What's your favourite 80's fad?" and "What's your favourite Smurf?", as well as information on hostels, tips, stories and more.

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Articles

The Art Of Booking A Hostel

Sometimes hostelling feels like a battle. (...)

International Money Transfer

When your travelling, the need to send money (...)

Wonders of the World

What a beautiful world we live in! There are (...)

No Fills European Airlines

The growth of European no-frills airline (...)

Key travel phrases in 10 different languages

About to travel to a country with a language (...)

Tours At Rancho Wendy

Rancho Wendy is committed to offering (...)

Volunteer Breaks from i-to-i

Doing voluntary work abroad was once the (...)

Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: SOUTH AMERICA

International Helpful & Emergency Phone (...)

Winter Wonderlands

Ski season is in swing, the snowflakes have (...)

Short Stories: Food for Thought

For those of you who have traveled through (...)

Volunteering Programs for Travellers

There are numerous international network (...)

How to find cheap flights

Find your cheap flights! I am the self-named (...)

Annie’s Fun, Crazy, and Useful Websites

I am the undisputed Queen of Random and this (...)

Enlightenment: Observations of a traveling American (Views on little known International cultural phenomenons)

Enlightenment... Friday, 13 September, 2002 (...)

Another dose of enlightenment: Observations of a traveling American (Views on little known International cultural phenomenons) Part 2

Another dose of enlightenment... Wednesday, (...)

Things to Do in an Elevator

1) When there's only one other person in the (...)

Beerlosophy and other Alcoholic Rationalisations

'I feel sorry for people who don't drink. (...)

Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: CARIBBEAN, A-H

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: CARIBBEAN, J-V

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: ASIA, SOUTHERN

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: ASIA, NORTH & NORTHEAST

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: ASIA, SOUTHEAST

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: ASIA, MIDDLE EAST

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: EUROPE, WESTERN

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: EUROPE, NORTHERN

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: EUROPE, SOUTHERN

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: EUROPE, SOUTHEAST

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: EUROPE, CENTRAL

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: EUROPE, EASTERN

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: AFRICA, NORTHERN

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: AFRICA, EASTERN

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: AFRICA, CENTRAL

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: AFRICA, SOUTHERN

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: ASIA, SOUTHWEST & CENTRAL

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: CENTRAL AMERICA

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: AFRICA, WESTERN

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Helpful & Emergency Phone Numbers: NORTH AMERICA

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Eeeek... Culture Shock!

It all starts as a downward spiral, you make (...)

Short Story: Two Days in the Winds

Two days in the Winds Finally. Two days off (...)

Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder (A.A.A.D.D.)

So, you have noticed that your mum asks you (...)

How To Have Fun At The Expense Of Others

Yes, this is also a forward. All I could find (...)

102 Ways to Tell if You’re Stuck in the 80’s

Everyone gets forwards from their friends. (...)

Ways to Confuse Your Roommate

Everyone gets forwards from their friends. (...)

45 Fun Things to Do on a Paper You Don’t Care About

Everyone gets forwards from their friends. (...)

Evil Horoscopes

Everyone gets forwards from their friends. (...)

Super Senseless Questions To Ponder

Everyone gets forwards from their friends. (...)

Short Stories: Watch Yourself! Don’t Lie Down

Two young Australian travelers arrive at (...)

Aussie Slang and Terminology made easy

If your heading over to the Southern Hemisphere

Rochelle’s Backpackers Art Tips

The Traveling Painter So, after deciding to (...)

Carrie’s Easy Meals for Backpackers

If you are lucky enough to find a hostel with (...)

Short Stories: Lonavala, India - Chikki and Suprises

After spending a month and a bit in India, (...)

Short Stories: Sarajevo & my "rough guide"

Sarajevo & my 'rough guide' I reach (...)

Short Stories: The Rubber Glove

During a trip to Venice in March 2003, I (...)

Short Stories: The Great Uhuru

For those of you who have had the pleasure of (...)

Short Stories: The not so cycling mad anymore cyclist.

It was a simple plan. To catch a train with (...)

International clothes sizes compared - the mysteries of international shopping, EXPOSED!

When visiting other countries, you may notice (...)

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