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Backpacking Through Europe - Articles
Backpacking Across Europe
by
The Apron Queen
Posted
Wed 22 Oct 2008 4:25pm
One of the items on My Bucket List was to backpack across Europe. I think it is safe to say that I can mark this item off my list.
OK, so that isn't what most people think of when backpacking across Europe. But, its how we did it. We were stationed in Vicenza, Italy from 1993 to 1996. That's me with Drama Queen in the backpack touring Rome
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After college I backpacked Europ...
by
Sara M.
Posted
Sat 23 Aug 2008 8:14pm
After college I backpacked Europe with a good friend of mine. We spent two blissful months touring England, France, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Spain, and Italy. We and all the people we met on that trip managed to cultivate enough dating tales to fill this lovely blog for the next couple of months. A lot of them I’ve
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need insurance to hike Europe?
by
Rick McCharles
Posted
Wed 30 Sep 2009 10:57pm
out-of-country. Most policies allow trekking, but do not cover climbing nor mountaineering. Double check your coverage.
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On a related issue, posted in Gadling – Should...:
… Aussie tourist took an unlucky fall off a steep mountain track in India and ended up paralyzed in a hospital in New Delhi. And yes, you guessed it, this guy was traveling without
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need insurance to hike Europe?
by
Rick McCharles
Posted
Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:02pm
Nightmare For Aussie Man In India
You must buy travel insurance if hiking out-of-country. Most policies allow trekking, but do not cover climbing nor mountaineering. Double check... out-of-country. Most policies allow trekking, but do not cover climbing nor mountaineering. Double check your coverage.
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On a related issue, posted in Gadling – Should
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self-guided hiking in Europe
by
Rick McCharles
Posted
Wed 10 Mar 2010 12:00am
self-guided hiking itineraries with an opportunity to view two legs of the Tour de France as it passes through the Pyrenees. During this anniversary year of the Tour de France...
Last summer in Europe I met many hikers on “self-guided” trips. That concept is very popular there, not so much anywhere else.
Here’s how it works.
You hire a company
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Travelling Europe
by
Lian
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:40pm
Here is another blog entry about travelling. Many people I know love to travel around Europe. I remember uni friends who would save up money to backpack Europe during summer vacations or after graduation. My golf travels only took me to Europe once. I was priviledged to visit Belgium. It was a really good experience for me and I realized why
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Backpacker Magazine BEST. HIKES. EVER.
by
Rick McCharles
Posted
Thu 25 Nov 2010 12:00am
Kelly Bastone and Dave Pidgeon:
We’ve covered 245,591 miles of trails in our 37-year history. Here are our 20 all-time favorite trips …
BEST HIKES EVER COVERED
John Muir Trail, CA | Escalante Route, AZ | Teton Crest Trail, WY | Denali, AK | Presidential Traverse, NH | The Lost Coast Trail, CA | The Needles Traverse, CO | St. Mary
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backpack.. backpack.
by
Kelly ..
Posted
Wed 12 Aug 2009 10:09pm
Have you found that perfect "back to school" bag for your son or daughter? I've been looking..
I think this would be so perfect for a boy. Simple, darker in color, but not your everyday bag..
and I'm liking the messenger bag for the girls. What are your favorite bags for back to school?
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The New Jeep Backpack - It's Not a Backpack, It's a Tardis!
by
BreastFeedingMums ..
Posted
Mon 29 Mar 2010 12:00am
, high performance backpacks which prove that this is no longer the case!
I was fortunate to be in a position to road test one of the new Jeep Backpacks and when it arrived just... manage to squeeze it all into my lovely new backpack - but thought I'd give it a try anyway.
Me and Back Packs
Now, before I reveal my thoughts on the Jeep backpack, I should
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