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The BBC story, written while Dingley had left on a solo hiking trip, includes a contemporary interview with Colegate, who was house-sitting at a farmhouse in France, and Dingley, via a remote video link from the couple's campervan. Other articles about their trip and lifestyle appeared on other news sites around the same time.
A beginner backpacking through Europe for the first time was surprised by overnight trains, small towns, and her capabilities as a traveler.
Backpacking is a form of low-cost, independent travel, which often includes staying in inexpensive lodgings and carrying all necessary possessions in a backpack. Once seen as a marginal form of travel undertaken only through necessity, it has become a mainstream form of tourism.
Backpacking is the outdoor recreation of carrying gear on one's back while hiking for more than a day. It is often an extended journey [ 1 ] and may involve camping outdoors. In North America, tenting is common, where simple shelters and mountain huts , widely found in Europe, are rare.
A growing number of people are participating in solo backcountry trail running trips, carrying an ultralight form of backpacking to allow faster speeds than with a traditional backpack. [15] [16] Running while backpacking has been termed "fastpacking". These trips can be both difficult and dangerous, depending on length, weather, and terrain.
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