Backpacking Around Australia

We all know Cancun, Miami and Cabo are great for spring break. There is nothing wrong with enjoying the company of drunken college chicks and cheap tequila on the beach. But this year, we urge you to dig a little deeper. Whether its nature, art, history, hotties or beaches you seek, these spots will satisfy whatever your craving may be in 2010.  

A backpacking former inline skater who was chugging beer steins at Oktoberfest just a year ago is set to become Australia's latest Winter Olympian to cross over from summer sports.  

Berlin (ots) - Von Juli bis Oktober hat die Hauptstadtkampagne be Berlin in Kooperation mit den Berliner baxpax Hostels Hotels Berliner und Berlin-Gäste nach ihren Lieblingsorten in der Hauptstadt gefragt. Auf die Frage What's your place to be? wurden fast 40.000 ...  

[9.30pm, in the common room of a hostel in (country). One solo backpacker enters, notices another backpacker sitting by himself, flipping through a Lonely Planet.] Backpacker 1: "Hey, how's it going?" Backpacker 2: "Hi, I'm good thank you." B1: "Cool. Hey, my name's [name]." B2: "Oh, I am [name], nice to meet you."  

Snowy site? Here's how John Gookin, coauthor of NOLS Winter Camping, stomps out a perfect camp: 1. Flatten an area twice the size of your tent's footprint with your skis or snowshoes. 2. Lay out the tent (but don't pitch it yet), then dig trenches for deadman anchors. Make the trenches six to 12 inches deep, a foot away from each corner. Gookin's deadman of choice is a smooth...  

Queenstown continues to remain firmly on the map for the Australian backpacker and adventure traveller with several thousand seeking advice before visiting here. Destination Queenstown along with AJ Hackett Bungy and NZONE represented the resort at this year’s ...  

I'd always wanted to try Backpacker's Pantry's tiramisu, so my husband picked it up for me. At $2.35 for a two-serving pouch it wasn't too bad a deal for a novelty.Contributor: Tina TwitoPublished: Nov 23, 2009  

SYDNEY: An Australian man was charged on Saturday over the death of an Irish backpacker, police said, following an emotional plea by the victim's mother that he turn himself in. Gearoid Walsh, 23, die...  

Kiwi Experience has won the Golden Backpack Award for the third consecutive year. The New Zealand backpacker tours company has taken the prize after more than 40,000 travellers voted across a number of backpacker tourism categories. Auckland, New ...  

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission have cracked down on three backpacker travel agents for misleading price representations. Wicked Travel, Peter Pan's Adventure Travel and Adventure ...  

Hanmer Backpackers is the most centrally located backpacker hostel in Hanmer Springs. Our clean chalet-style building is warm, cosy and has that homey feeling most travellers are looking for. We are a small hostel and can only sleep 19 guests in a combination of dormitories, twin, doubles, triples and quad rooms. read more  

This joint is epic. I had to stay in the area last night on short notice and luckily was pointed to this one. Overall: Unassuming, comfortable, open, convenient. From the sign as you mount the…  

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POLICE have charged a 28-year-old Clovelly man with manslaughter, reckless wounding and assault following the death of an Irish backpacker in Sydney's south.  

The Leonids ReturnBackpacker MagazineMeteors over Capitol Reef. The small streaks are shooting stars; the red streak is Mars. pic: Howe Start napping now, so you can stay awake on Monday night, ...