The Tux in the Backpack

Another two weeks, another review of the best that has been written online regarding the Flashpacking phenomenon.

First of all we have to point out how in the last month or two there has been a sharp increase in ready-made articles from sites like Articledashboard.com or Ezinearticles.com, and a lot of fake travel blogs scraping articles about Flashpacking from other travel blogs. We take that as a good sign that the phenomenon is growing, however here we bring you only the best, fresh and original content, even if sometimes there’s only a few of those posts.

Rogue Stampede: Travel is for cheap turds. Or not.

A very interesting article against those who look from above at flashpackers, claiming that you have to rough it at all costs in order to experience the culture of a place. Nice room = no culture experienced? “Does living in a grotty hostel with drunk idiots on the bunk below you – and shaking the damned bed as it is – an authentic cultural experience?”

One of the best pieces on flashpacking (and allow us to say, on travelling as well) written lately.

a cultural experience?

The Free Radicals Blog: Flashpackers, are you one ?

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That time of the month again. The usual bi-weekly appointment with the best of what has been said online about Flashpacking.  Not a great quantity of articles in the last two weeks, but definitely great quality. Let’s get started.

Habitat Hostel, Singapore, in TravelPod.com

I wouldn’t go as far as saying (as claimed on the article) that this is the only boutique flashpackers hostel in Singapore, but surely Habitat Hostel is showing us that even a dorm can be quite fancy. Excellent location and funky color themed rooms.

The flashpacker’s guide to the galaxy. Times of India

One of the best pieces written lately on Flashpacking, exploring the phenomenon as it expands in India as well. And of course merit for one catchy article title. Read the rest of this entry »

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Quite a lot has been said about Flashpacking in the last couple of weeks. As usual the best has been captured here on the bi-weekly Flashpacking Blog Carnival.

Noches Multimedia, ElPais.com

Flashpacking gets attention in the Spanish world with this article, where we learn how the phenomenon is spreading rapidly across Spain, especially in Valencia and Barcelona. We also learn that the term backpacker in Spanish is mochilero, and that Flashpacker hostels can be called TechnoHostales. There you go, two more useful words for you.

Purple Nest Hostel, Valencia

La Mia Bellissima Avventura (My Beautiful Adventure)

A new Flashpacker is around, and her blog is definitively one to follow. Lauren after working 3 years in pharmaceutical and hitting a bit of a mid-life crisis decided to leave her job and her Chicago and go travelling in Italy. The blog describes her adventures and thoughts, and explains why she has chosen Flashpacking as her travel style. Lauren also came up with her personal definition of Flaspacking.

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With the 1st day of may comes the usual appointment to what has been said online in the last two weeks about Flashpacking and Flashpackers. Here we go.

Am I a Backpacker or a Tourist? MadTravelMag.com

It all started with something written on a wall of a fine drinking establishment: “No Fishermans pants, no tie dye, no dreadlocks, no head scarfs, in fact nothing you wouldn’t wear to visit your local pub. Just remember you are not a bloody backpacker, you’re just a tourist!”

just a tourist..

Flashpacker or Backpacker? What type of traveler are you? MadTravelMag.com

Champagne Backpacker, that’s a good one: “I know that when I first set off on my worldwide adventure I thought I was going to be a backpacker. I soon discovered that most backpackers didn’t see me as exactly the same sort of traveler as them. The term flashpacker wasn’t really being used that much at the time and I was called a champagne backpacker, which is basically the same thing.” Read the rest of this entry »

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The usual bi-weekly appointment with the best of Flashpacking online. This time in the brand new home (and look) of The Tux in the Backpack. Let’s get started.

From a Flashpacker to a Backpacker, take 2: thetravelersnotebook.com

A fantastic tale of moving up from snakes under the bed to mid range deals, becoming an expert in getting great deals on flights or accommodations and then eventually going back to more adventurous paths. Not forgetting however that skill of getting bargains and the consequent odd splurge.

Sex, Drugs and Flashpacking | My highlights of Australia: madtravelmag.com

Don’t really know what to make of this. The author, Yvonne, tells us how being a Flashpacker doesn’t mean to lose contact with nature. Not sure if that involves sex in bunk beds and magic mushrooms though …

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