Bodling · @Bodling
28 followers · 562 posts · Server deacon.social

AT thru hikers carry two kinds of food on their long distance hikes: Not Enough, and Too Much.

The latter early on. The former for most of the hike.

#hiking #backpacking #appalachiantrail #thruhikers #backpackers #Food

Last updated 1 year ago

Alan Crawford · @acrawfordsaid
83 followers · 514 posts · Server masthead.social

An image for today

#backpackers #bundaberg

Last updated 2 years ago

coolmccool · @Coolmccool
147 followers · 694 posts · Server mastodon.au

Building site just down the street. Builder is advising labourers to "be careful" handling steel frames as they are extremely heavy and have "very sharp edges".

On a 30c extreme (max) UV day the young labourers (backpackers?) have:

- No hats
- No shirts
- No sunnies
- No gloves
- and I'll bet $50 they had no boots, either.

On a day like today, they're risking 3rd degree burns. This is the state of on a building site, , 2023.

(I felt like saying something, but didn't want to come across as a busybody; but perhaps I should have.)

#ppe #australia #unions #construction #safety #work #workplaces #backpackers #exploitation

Last updated 2 years ago

RealSolo · @RealSolo
97 followers · 749 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk

Today is National Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Though I know no one personally who was affected by this horrific time in world's history. I am well educated to the events and how many were killed.

I remember during my time in in 1999, I had met a couple of and during our time together they asked me 'why does the world hate us so much when we say we are Germans'.

#australia #german #backpackers

Last updated 2 years ago

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Steve Goodman · @stevegoodman
0 followers · 4 posts · Server newsie.social

In my opinion, Bhutan's access charge policy is harsh and regressive. In other forums I've noticed that those who applaud it also tend to be backpack-bashers. Shame about that.

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#bhutan #travel #traveler #backpackers

Last updated 2 years ago

Tim Richards · @timrichards
919 followers · 2543 posts · Server aus.social

Challenges everywhere due to the lack of housing. Governments (and Airbnb) have a lot to answer for.
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Backpackers flock back, but rental crisis hampers efforts to recruit them theage.com.au/national/victori

#housing #backpackers #workforce #australia

Last updated 2 years ago

Travelfish · @travelfish
406 followers · 515 posts · Server mastodon.social

Last night, at the invitation of Jaeyeon Choe O' Regan, PhD I presented to some tourism smart cookies at Glasgow Caledonian University on the whole backpackers vs quality tourists thang. Was lots of fun and great to speak to a class who were actually in a lecture wall rather than on their lounges! My apologies to Butler for butchering his chart—I’m a writer not a chartist! Also, Glasgow, you look damned cold. Thanks for having me 😀

#sustainabletourism #responsibletravel #backpackers

Last updated 2 years ago

Steve Goodman · @stevegoodman
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Backpackers are a much maligned segment of tourists. Stuart MacDonald examines just how attrative backpacker travelers really are to many economies.

couchfish.substack.com/p/couch

#travel #tourists #backpackers #tourism #traveler

Last updated 2 years ago