Backpacking Through Southeast Asia on a Budget—Need Advice! Hey everyone! I’m planning a backpacking trip through Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand and could really use some advice from the pros out here. Here’s the deal: The Plan Starting in Vietnam, making my way through Cambodia, and ending in Thailand. Budget: $1000 per person (this includes flights from Delhi to Vietnam and Thailand to Delhi at the …

Backpacking solo Honduras I’m a F20 solo traveller going to be travelling from Mexico to Costa Rica. The only country I’m a little nervous about is Honduras. I don’t want to travel through the North East (the top of the country) as I’m not very interested in visiting Utila or Roatan. I want to travel lower, and I know Tegucigalpa isnt a very safe or desirable destination…

Backpacking in South America Without Spanish? I always travel alone and don’t rely on anyone, but I’ve never been to South America before. I’m planning a solo backpacking trip, mainly focusing on Peru, to see everything worth visiting, especially historical sites related to the Incas, Mayans, and Toltecs. I might also visit Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico. The only issue is that I …

Trip Report – 254 Days Backpacking EU/UK (Itinerary & Budget Breakdown) Late posting this, but I just finished organizing the data. Thought some (or many) may be interested in seeing the itinerary and big picture spending for a longer backpacking trip. My partner and I (Canadian) spent 254 days backpacking Western Europe and the UK from mid 2023 to Early 2024. We visited approximately 66 individual cities/towns/vill…

What bag for backpacking? Idk if anyone has advice on this, but I’m looking for a bag that I can wear with a backpacking pack. I want to avoid putting weight unevenly on one shoulder or having to switch back and forth every so often, but I want easy access to my cameras (one SLR, one film). Any bag suggestions? Or maybe is there a backpacking pack that also includes a sa…

Backpacking Malawi for 10 days – itinerary feedback and other questions ***** I humbly request that you please ONLY COMMENT IF you have experience traveling within Malawi or if you are Malawian and have relevant input to provide. FYI I have plenty of experience travel backpacking and driving in countries with “difficult” road conditions and driving behavious. Thank you in advance! ***** Hello all! I hope you are we…

Is $6k~$7k USD Enough For A 3-Month Backpacking Trip Through South America? From my own research I know that the places I am going (Chile, Argentina, Peru) can be expensive and close to European prices. In March I am planning to go to South America for 3 months to backpack with 2 other mates. Staying mostly in tents in national parks or in hostel dorm rooms for accommodation. I will likely be doing activities like hiki…

Do I need to provide proof of onward travel when backpacking in SE Asia? So, I’m about to embark on a backpacking trip throughout SE Asia, starting in Thailand. The only thing I am a bit unsure about is whether I need to provide (POOT) “proof of onward travel”/ a return ticket. From what I have read in previous threads here and there, it looks like it varies a lot, and that it is the airline itself that asks and ther…

Backpacking around Chile in Feb/March 2025 Tips My friend and I are going travelling to Chile/Argentina for about 2 months, maybe more…so far we have little planned and are bit overwhelmed with the options. We are both females, 23 and 26 who both speak beginner- intermediate Spanish but speak fluent french. Right now our only booked plans are: Pucon February 8-11th El Chalten from March 2-1…

Backpacking for the over 40s Hi does anyone know if there are a backpacking forum for the over 40s I travelled the world in the 1990s and now I want to do it again. submitted by /u/ptingib

Just finishing 5 months backpacking, the majority of time was in east Asia. Not sure if anyone cares to be honest, but in case anyone has any questions I went to: China Hong Kong Taiwan Japan Thailand Vietnam Cambodia Malaysia Singapore Indonesia submitted by /u/FreshSpread6

Did You Lose, Gain, or Maintain Weight While Backpacking? I’m curious about other people’s experiences with weight changes while backpacking, especially in Southeast Asia, but also in other regions. Did you lose weight, gain it, or stay the same? I’m not too worried about gaining or losing weight unless of course, Southeast Asia is gonna make me gain crazy amounts of weight (which I very much doubt). I…

SE Asia – Backpacking for 2025 calendar year, when to visit where (considering weather)? UK passport and open to visiting all over the region as I’ve never visited. I don’t drink alcohol so the travelling is all about nature, introspection and deeper experiences etc. rather than partying I’ve read a bit about the burning season and monsoon weather periods but it’s a bit of a pain to piece it all together given how open my itinerary …

portable camera thats inexpensive for backpacking trips? https://preview.redd.it/4i1b3bmdw4zd1.png?width=788&format=png&auto=webp&s=b2fa648f4b3efef69f4a48599eb51e21cb560445 As a beginner I’ve heard of the crazy camera prices, and I apologize if its seems unreasonable, but a camera for around ~200 CAD. I’m not looking for a sharp, printable photo quality or anything remotely close even. I am just looki…

First backpacking trip in Europe I will be going to Europe in September. I have friends in the Netherlands so I plan to fly there and drop my bags and pack a backpack. I am looking at going to explore Belgium and France for a few days then taking the train to London (Meeting a friend there). We are going to Scotland. We plan to climb Ben Nevis. We are spending 5 days in Scotla…

6 months backpacking in South America Hi all. I will be travalling across South America shortly and wanted to share/get opinions on my itinerary. I have flights booked and visas as required already, and leave in a few weeks. I have a budget of around $13,000 USD with an extra $5,000 ‘leeway’ if I overspend. I have backpacked US/Canada/Western Europe before so it’s not my first rode…

Backpacking trip to Europe Concerns I’ve never really posted before, but I figured I would give this a shot. Me and 3 other friends (18-20 year olds) are traveling to Europe this summer on a backpacking trip. Here is our itinerary London (3 nights) Amsterdam (3 nights) Paris (2 nights) Strasbourg (4 nights) Lucerne to go hiking in the alps for a couple days (3 nights) Milan with …

Feel like the challenges with long term backpacking aren’t always discussed! Hi! I’ve been backpacking for 9 months now and I have covered a fair amount within that time (13 countries, 3 continents). I have started to feel really ready to return home to my normal routine, and I feel guilty for having these feelings due to understanding how lucky I am that I have had this opportunity in the first place! I have to mention …

Travelling SE Asia without backpacking/hostel I have 45 days to travel and a free business class return trip. My plan is to arrive in Australia and return from Japan, spending some time in each and travelling in SE Asia between the two (I’m thinking NZ, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, maybe one more). I solo travel regularly but usually to cities where I have a private room and do day trips …

Should I bring r6mk2 or Rp on international backpacking trip? Any seasoned travel photographers out there? Looking for advice on what to bring on my first international holiday (and hoping to take some great pics along the way) I current have 2 camera bodies (canon RP and R6ii) and struggling to decide which one to bring with me. The RP is much smaller and with a compact lens set up(28mm and 50mm) wouldn’…