tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post115492845542932295..comments2023-10-31T22:41:48.247+08:00Comments on ramblings from a gypsy soul: A little bit backpacker, a little bit flashpackerchristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-18261696134347392232008-07-22T01:10:00.000+08:002008-07-22T01:10:00.000+08:00Excellent! Especially considering the test was pos...Excellent! <BR/><BR/>Especially considering the test was posted in 2006, before the big explosion of the Flashpacking phenomenon (last 3-4 months especially). Saw it already copied in many blogs, at least I'm quoting you on my post (http://tuxinbackpack.blogspot.com)<BR/><BR/>More about it on www.flashpackerguide.infoFlashpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03299402173443167458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1155787940579462782006-08-17T12:12:00.000+08:002006-08-17T12:12:00.000+08:00Hi Tammy, haha actually to be honest, I found his ...Hi Tammy, haha actually to be honest, I found his character in Dirty Dancing hot! But not him so much, per se. But I can see how a lot of people do. :)<BR/><BR/>You have a lovely site, I'm setting off to explore it further now. :)christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1155594307497402452006-08-15T06:25:00.000+08:002006-08-15T06:25:00.000+08:00hmmm.....c, c, a, a, b - yep, I'm admittedly a fla...hmmm.....c, c, a, a, b - yep, I'm admittedly a flashpacker. And, yes, I remember when Patrick Swayze was hot.tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226376134483398679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1155533708697753452006-08-14T13:35:00.000+08:002006-08-14T13:35:00.000+08:00Hi Tracy! First of all, about the tour group thing...Hi Tracy! <BR/><BR/>First of all, about the tour group thingy, don't rush off and try it. You're doing yourself a favor staying away from it. However, there are places wherein hiring a tour guide will definitely pay off like Egypt. There is just so much history there, too many things to read up on and remember by the time you're there. The tour guide helps a LOT. :)<BR/><BR/>I'm sure it's not allchristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1155430457379848502006-08-13T08:54:00.000+08:002006-08-13T08:54:00.000+08:00I was all backpacker! That's cool...I like being ...I was all backpacker! That's cool...I like being a backpacker. However, because I have a salary and a little money I am like you and I would spend the money on a local craft. I know I might regret it later, so it is worth having. <BR/><BR/>It is kind of cool to know that at such an early age I'm already starting to collect things from around the world. Seriously, in the long run I don't Travelin' Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370216683726997579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1155283824839357262006-08-11T16:10:00.000+08:002006-08-11T16:10:00.000+08:00Run off with a guy in Morocco? Ooooh Rowena, do te...Run off with a guy in Morocco? Ooooh Rowena, do tell! That sounds so exciting, and in such an exotic country too! :Dchristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1155204172427330972006-08-10T18:02:00.000+08:002006-08-10T18:02:00.000+08:00Now I've never done the hostel way of traveling bu...Now I've never done the hostel way of traveling but I say better to be safe than sorry! Still, I know there's no fun at always "being careful." (I remeber when I ran off with a guy in Morocco even when the guide said not to do so - hey! I'm not blonde!!) I'm glad that you chucked caution out the window, atleast when it comes to food.<BR/><BR/>As for the quiz, well, is there some sort of Rowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335673619430109527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1155183328819024652006-08-10T12:15:00.000+08:002006-08-10T12:15:00.000+08:00Sidney, so true. And Theroux knows what he's talki...Sidney, so true. And Theroux knows what he's talking about! He also did say once: "It is almost axiomatic that as soon as a place gets a reputation for being paradise it goes to hell." Sad but true. <BR/><BR/>There's place in the Philippines called Boracay, which is the perfect example. I first visited in 1990 and nobody who hadn't been there prior to at the latest 1995 can understand or even christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1155180465438805602006-08-10T11:27:00.000+08:002006-08-10T11:27:00.000+08:00"It is almost axiomatic that the worst trains take..."It is almost axiomatic that the worst trains take you through magical places." -Paul TherouxSidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02495108366627361182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1155136125151062852006-08-09T23:08:00.000+08:002006-08-09T23:08:00.000+08:00Mila, one of the other things I don't like about t...Mila, one of the other things I don't like about tour groups is when they sneakily take you to these places for "shopping" where they get commissions. Sometimes I'll buy if only to support the local arts and crafts, but I don't like being taken there when it's not part of the plan, wasting precious time that could have been used exploring elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>Jo, yes you are most definitely a christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1155041687212357602006-08-08T20:54:00.000+08:002006-08-08T20:54:00.000+08:00Hmmm...I do flashpacking things but I can pee on t...Hmmm...I do flashpacking things but I can pee on the side of the road if need be. I wouldn't like to be stuck in the Hilton bar either if it means I'm going to miss out on some local fiesta with bootleg booze and barfoot dancing. So I guess a little of both as well...<BR/><BR/>I do not, and never did, find Patrick Swayze hot. My MOM finds Patrick Swayze hot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1154996465039654062006-08-08T08:21:00.000+08:002006-08-08T08:21:00.000+08:00I've been a backpacker, and lately moving towards ...I've been a backpacker, and lately moving towards flashpacker (but heck, most of my trips are work related), so long as I don't have to do tour groups.Watergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15108188644976124124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1154964284338799882006-08-07T23:24:00.000+08:002006-08-07T23:24:00.000+08:00Somehow I sensed that. :) I'm sure if we ever did ...Somehow I sensed that. :) I'm sure if we ever did travel together, we would get along famously!christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-1154947445998985492006-08-07T18:44:00.000+08:002006-08-07T18:44:00.000+08:00By your listed "10 Key Signs" I'm a flashpacker! A...By your listed "10 Key Signs" I'm a flashpacker! Although I'm a 20-something and not a 30-something. =) <BR/><BR/>I think I also like to think of myself as a non-fussy flashpacker that can take unexpected crap thrown my way --- and who can rough it when the situation requires (i.e. backpacking, communal or no bathrooms, long-haul commutes).wysgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607359934108793357noreply@blogger.com