Originally Posted by whirledtraveler
I agree. The only stigma that backpackers have, in my opinion, is that they are usually the first ones eaten in horror movies.
My brother was a stereotypical backpacker (for a few weeks at least) and went off to Kenya for an expedition, he had did a lot of good work (helped build a school) and also climbed Mt Kenya. I was happy to look at his photos and hear him tell me stories. While I'd be happy to help with all the good work I can't stand camping or living out of a rucksack...while most of my friends from school filled a 65litre rucksack and caught a flight to Australia, I went to New York for five days!
