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How to distinguish Backpackers and Glampackers

backpackers vs glampackers

Now you can see backpackers are exploring every longitude and latitude on this earth. Definitely I can say backpackers have changed the way of traveling what it was in the beginning.

Backpackers can be of all ages, background, financial status and cultures. Due to this factors, we can see so many subsets in backpackers.

Before I introduce the Glampackers, let’s see how the backpackers came into existence.

What is backpacking?

In my words, backpacking is nothing but traveling to a destination where your mind is tempting you to travel without any plans. Backpacking is basically a form of low cost, independent travel.

Backpackers are the people who will be following this form of traveling mostly prefers public transportation and inexpensive lodging such as youth hostels or couch surfing.

See what Wikipedia is saying about backpackers.

The definition of a backpacker has evolved as travelers from different cultures and regions participate.

A 2007 paper said

backpackers constituted a heterogeneous group with respect to the diversity of rationales and meanings attached to their travel experiences. They also displayed a common commitment to a non-institutionalized form of travel, which was central to their self-identification as backpackers.

Whatever the case you should have a clear idea of what you are doing, Backpacking or Glampacking.

The world of travel is having so many jargons like this, so I thought of sharing the comparison of Backpacker and Glampacker . Definitely this is going to increase your Travel Quotient.

As promised let’s have a look at it.

The Glampackers

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They are the stylish kind of backpacker with a slightly healthier budget. These kinds of travelers won’t ever sacrifice their clothes and shoes while backpacking.

In their high spirits, they try to keep traveling as glamorous as possible. These people will have the passion for travel but don’t want to get struggled in their journey.

The Glampackers have more money to spend than the average backpacker, so their objective behind traveling could either be recreational or a career break.

They favor boutique hotels and comfortable accommodation over the usual hostels and budget travel stops of the backpacker.

Glampackers returns loaded with more luggage than what they initially had taken. Their idea of a souvenir is often an overpriced gift shop trinket.

A nice tan and slimmer wallet is going to be the result of glampacking at the end.

Backpackers

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They are the real budget travelers. They will mostly depend on public transportation mostly prefer local food and beverages.

Not wanting to be held down by this name, backpacker can be found wearing anything from fisherman pants to boxers, bald or dreadlocks with a distinct “I haven’t showered in two days smell” and be proud about it. Backpackers usually avoid most tourist destinations or areas because “it’s too commercial, man.”

For backpacker, it is to live a different life by seeking to understand the life experiences of other people. A backpacker immerses himself/herself as deeply as possible in the local experience: eating the food, conversing with residents, living as closely as possible to the manner in which the local people live.

Backpackers are more about collecting unique pieces of physical culture from the place they visit.

As a result of backpacking, their values will get shaped and gain lifetime experience.

Backpacking and Glampacking fascinates a lot of people in equal measure. The boundaries from Backpackers to Glampackers are flowing, could you identify yourself with either? or are you a different type altogether? Drop your comments and let me know.

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