Backpacker, what is it?

Before you call yourself a backpacker, backpacking you should know the definition itself. I often encounter on incorrect assumptions about the meaning of backpacking itself, as long as it's activity, people have thought of backpacking.

The main principle of backpacking is independent (not traveling with a tour group), travel light (carry as little as possible), educated (didactic) and cheap travel (traveled by the way, low cost). More specifically, there are some other things that distinguish backpacker with ordinary travelers.

Backpacking can be interpreted as a method or means of travel. Each person must have its own way to spend his time off or take advantage of each. Anyone visiting certain places such as shopping or a night club. So do not be surprised if there are people who are willing to travel thousands of kilometers long and grueling course just to shop or just want clubbing at nightclub alone. There are also people who are only willing to stay in luxury hotels and super expensive and eat at upscale restaurants. And there are also some people who are only willing streets in groups using a travel agent.

Likewise with the knights air-backpack or often called backpacker. They have their own way when the roads. Backpacker genuine only to travel independently or independently. That is, they do not want to use the services of travel agents especially at great expense. The duration of their stay somewhere the average traveler is also longer than usual. Therefore the backpacker is always choose to stay at home or specialty contacts with the cheapest accommodation and dining in a simple meal. Cheap paced selection was chosen not because they are incapable of (poor), but because they really know how to set spending so that money that they had actually used for things that are desired, not because of sheer luxury. Therefore, there is no reason to feel embarrassed or inferior when acting as a backpacker.