Are you a Flashpacker?
Although we wouldn’t take the test literally it’s very entertaining and will give you a good idea; plus it was posted in 2006!! Way before the whole Flashpacking phenomenon exploded. So here it is, and check out the original post here as well.
1 – The bus doesn’t turn up and you’re trapped in an unfamiliar town. Do you …
a) check your Lonely Planet guidebook to see if any local hostels will accept friendship bracelets as payment
b) rant at your travel operator, then draw up a list of people to sue
c) walk your Mastercard straight to the front desk of the nearest Hilton
2 – You’re thinking of doing some trekking on your trip, but that means getting the right footwear …
a) those army surplus boots you wore for the Duke of Edinbugh award will be fine
b) if you really do have to schlep from the hotel to the bar, your pink strappy sandals will take the strain
c) the new Extreme Arctic Trekking Sandals might be £115, but you can’t compromise on these things
3 – You’ve just arrived in town, which restaurant catches your eye?
a) the one playing Basement Jaxx and offering all-you-can-eat banana pancakes
b) anywhere the tour guide takes you. I’ll have the menu in English, please
c) it’s a 20-minute cab ride away, but they say it serves the best snake soup on earth.
4 – You bought it last holiday, it’s cluttering up the spare room …
a) a didgeridoo — would you like to hear me play it?
b) a straw donkey — somehow, the irony rubbed off on the flight home
c) the deed to your 20 acres of protected equatorial rainforest
5 – Most of your dinner-party travel stories start like this …
a) “We started on the local beers, then something with no label on the bottle …”
b) “We found it on the internet, 14 nights for the price of seven …”
c) “We were actually the first white people the tribe had ever met …”
Now check your answers …
Mostly As: see you at the full-moon party — you’re pure backpacker.
Mostly Bs: there’s no shame in taking it easy — you’re all suitcase.
Mostly Cs: welcome to the new club, you’re most definitely a Flashpacker.
So which one are you? Would you agree with the test? Let us know your thoughts..
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