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    daneault23
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    Where's a good place to go backpacking??

    Thinking of going at the end of May/beginning of June after my college graduation. Just thought of the idea, so haven't researched much yet. I'm looking for low budget but still be able to have fun and see things. Default thinking is just go to Europe, but what about South America, or maybe even Asia? Has anyone gone backpacking before, if so, how was it? How much did it cost?

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    Only real cheap Euro countries are Bulgaria and Latvia, way out of the way.

    Go to India, SE Asia, or South America. Uruguay just legalized weed

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    Chief this is the wrong forum to ask that type question

    We got a lot of street guys here

    Guy that have not went vacationing in years

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    Appalachian trail

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    Himalayas in Nepal

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Chief this is the wrong forum to ask that type question

    We got a lot of street guys here

    Guy that have not went vacationing in years
    coach your vacationing right now....how about sharing a little knowledge with the kid

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    Quote Originally Posted by lunch View Post
    Only real cheap Euro countries are Bulgaria and Latvia, way out of the way.

    Go to India, SE Asia, or South America. Uruguay just legalized weed
    Yeah...goes to those countries and never be seen again (literally) We'll need to send Seal Team 6 in to extract you

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    Would definitely go the Europe route. France, Germany, Italy, Greece and a few others sprinkled in. That's my goal someday.

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    i did mexico and central america. i used the lets go central america guide. started in cancun (isla mujeres) and worked my way down to nicaragua and then backtracked abit and flew home from honduras after diving for a month. 6 months in all. probably best time of my life. tons of girls from europe traveling there. we used to call it the ruta gringo. keep in mind this was in 89. hahaha

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    Spain, Yellowstone, Yosemite , Big Sur

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    Westcoast Trail on Vancouver Island, its a 1.5 Ferry ride from Seattle. Ive read article saying its one of the best trails around, takes a few days to do and you have to book


    http://www.westcoasttrailbc.com/trail_guidebook_map.htm

    http://www.westcoasttrailbc.com/

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    Compton is a nice place to go backpacking... It's like a videogame out there...

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    depends on your goal....I'd recommend nepal and india and you are a spiritual/new age type....thailand if you party

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Chief this is the wrong forum to ask that type question

    We got a lot of street guys here

    Guy that have not went vacationing in years

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    Quote Originally Posted by TankHankerous View Post
    Appalachian trail
    if you're already in America, this is the obvious number 1. Still on my to-do list.

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    Quote Originally Posted by brooks85 View Post
    if you're already in America, this is the obvious number 1. Still on my to-do list.
    Brooks I thought you lived there.. Fukk me I was fooled!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by King Mayan View Post
    Compton is a nice place to go backpacking... It's like a videogame out there...
    GTA: Compton

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    I'd like to get away for a week myself around the same time. Thinking about it, it does sound relaxing. Would need to take my pup with me though.

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    Not sure what you mean by good place. Any place can be good. Get a backpack, find a trail and start walking. When you are tired stop, rest and repeat next day.

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    Brooks I have my backpack on. I'm sitting in front of bengals stadium waiting for the afc title game.

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    Take six months and do the 2,000+ mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. It's been on my bucket list for almost my entire life...

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    Quote Originally Posted by King Mayan View Post

    Brooks I thought you lived there.. Fukk me I was fooled!!
    lol go see the new Out of The Furnace movie



    Quote Originally Posted by lakerboy View Post
    Brooks I have my backpack on. I'm sitting in front of bengals stadium waiting for the afc title game.
    Need buffalo to get a W this weekend first.

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    go to Brazil , Uruguay, or phillipines

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    Good advice so far guys. I would like to go to brazil, but that would be about the time of the world cup and prices would be ridic. I wouldn't be going alone obviously, so I'd have to check with some friends and see what their ideas are, but most of them I think are set on Europe(spain, Italy etc).

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