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June 22, 2020 by Isabell

Lifestyle Tips for Backpackers

If you’re interested in traveling the world with a backpack in tow, you’ve come to the right place. Simply continue reading in order to discover a few handy lifestyle tips for backpackers which will make traveling the world as a backpacker a little easier. As just because you’re backpacking around the world, doesn’t mean you have to suffer staying at dirty, outdated hostels.

Lifestyle Tips for Backpackers:

Keep Learning

Having everything you need while traveling is important, but one of the most significant aspects of travel is continuing to grow, learn and have healthy discourse. Everyplace you travel to will have something to teach you. There is an abundant amount to learn from life and the world while you travel!

Invest in an ergonomically designed backpack:

While you may want to explore the world on a shoestring budget, it’s still well worth investing in a high quality, ergonomically designed backpack. As it’s highly likely that you’ll keep the same backpack, for several years. So it pays to choose a backpack that is comfortable to lug around the world and up staircases.

Some features which you may find handy include back vents, which will help keep your back cool, when you’re walking for long periods of time and fully adjustable straps.

Search for hostels which offer a wide variety of on-site facilities and amenities:

Not all hostels are created equally. Ideally you should aim to stay at modern hostels which offer on-site facilities and amenities such as rooftop terraces, swimming pools and cafes. As you’ll be surprised at how luxurious some hostels are.

Select hotels which suit your personality:

It’s also well worth researching hostels carefully as some hostels have a party vibe and offer plenty of social activities while other hostels offer a more relaxed vibe and a quiet space to lay your head at night. If you pick hostels that you suit your personality and travel style, you’ll enjoy your stay, much more than if you were to pick a hostel that clashed with your travel style and personality.

Pack clothes which you can easily mix and match to create a wide variety of outfits:

If you plan on living out of a backpack, it’s a smart idea to pack neutral colored staples, which you’ll easily be able to mix and match, to create stylish outfits. As an example, you may want to pack black bottoms such as black jeans, blue denim jeans, grey sweatpants, a couple of pairs of shorts and a few white t-shirts.

Hire safes in order to keep your valuables safe:

When it comes to staying at hostels, full of strangers it’s a wise idea to be safe, rather than sorry. So don’t be afraid to hire private lockers, if there are items which you don’t want to lose.

Take photos on your smart phone of all of your important documents:

Make sure to take photos on your smart phone of all of your important documents such as your passport and driver’s licence. That way if your documents are stolen, you’ll have copies of your documents to show the local police.

Carry hand sanitzer with you:

Hand sanitizer can be used for a multitude of purposes. Not only will it come in handy if your hostel runs out of soap but it can also be used to disinfect insect bites. Such as mosquito bites. As well as wounds.

So if you’re looking forward to traveling the world with a backpack in tow, hopefully the tips listed above, will help make your trips a little easier. As just because you’re backpacking the world doesn’t mean that you can’t travel in comfort.

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