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Have you ever had a backpacking trip that was a disaster - even though you brought everything you needed? Maybe you had matches, but couldn't get that fire going. You need more than good gear to assure a safe and enjoyable wilderness experience. You need to know how to do a few things, and the following list will get you started. 1. Learn firemaking. Practice in your yard if you have to, but try to start that fire with one match. Try it the next time it's raining too. | View this article >

 

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  • Record Number Of Americans Now Hold Passports
    Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:21:24 -0800
    When I was a college kid backpacking through Europe, my European fellow travelers were aghast that so few Americans held a passport, while passports were virtually de rigueur for citizens across the pond. ?What are Americans afraid of?? one even asked me. Times have changed. ?More Americans have passports now than ever before,? says Ken ...

  • Rising Kiwi dollar bad news for backpackers
    Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:21:32 -0800
    A resurgent Kiwi dollar is making life hard for those on a budget backpacking Down Under.

  • Sleep under a bridge to save when traveling
    Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:13:07 -0800
    Many college students plan to travel after graduation, and traveling can get really expensive really quickly. If you've been planning a trip backpacking across Europe since freshman year, you don’t want it cut short because your bank account has run dry.

  • 'I miss an Ireland that does not exist'
    Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:56:52 -0800
    LIKE SO MANY young people leaving Ireland today, my emigration story started with a year backpacking around Australia in 2001. I went on my own and had a great time, travelling around the country by motorbike and working on sheep stations along the way.

  • Family hi-jinks, hygiene while traveling in Europe
    Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:41:39 -0800
    PARIS -- While staying the City of Lights, I could write about the Louvre, Versailles, and French food. But as I start to wind down this six-month trip, I catch myself in a reflective mood looking back over the journey.

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