Backpacking-Traveling Ninjas

[Johnlenham]

Some of you guys must have been traveling/backpacking so where have you guys been as im looknig for ideas..

Thinking about going away for awhile (I realise I have mentioned Australia before) just because me and my gf have some money saved up ,neither of us love our jobs and as we are both at home there is no flat to leave behind/ bills etc

We went to South India roughly 3 years ago, it was sick and really cheap. Stayed out there for about 5 weeks as I managed to get it all off work somehow and she was self employed.

Thought about South America, really keen for the Inca trail but nobody I know has ever been that side of the globe.
Then theres Asia, Thailand is kind of beaten to death with traveling but im sure there is other places ive not thought of properly.
China? South korea?
Considered going back to India but heading up to Nepal and doing some treks there.
I have a great uncle who lives in South Africa but ive only met him like twice but maybe i could head there and change that

So yeah pics or anecdotes or whatever are more than welcome

[Electric_Head]

South Africa would be a great idea in my opinion.
We have a beautiful country with crap loads to do regardless of whether you like the city or being in the bush.
Great smokeables, relaxed attitudes, good people, etc.

Plus you can take trips up into Africa and go visit Mozambique, Malawi, Swaziland, etc. for cheap in comparison.

[wub]

Cuba. Awesome place, friendly people, can be done for dirt cheap. Havana to Santiago and everywhere in between should take about 3 weeks. Get in there quick before they start relaxing the trade embargoes further and the culture vanishes once people discover eBay.

[Lichee]

i've only been to Cuba on holiday but it's unbelievably beautiful and the people are so nice and friendly

[Johnlenham]

Cuba. Awesome place, friendly people, can be done for dirt cheap. Havana to Santiago and everywhere in between should take about 3 weeks. Get in there quick before they start relaxing the trade embargoes further and the culture vanishes once people discover eBay.

We nearly went to Cuba awhile back actually. Never thought to back pack it..

[Forum]

I'd go for tour of the far east, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam etc.

Just avoid Hong Kong and Japan

[wub]

Cuba. Awesome place, friendly people, can be done for dirt cheap. Havana to Santiago and everywhere in between should take about 3 weeks. Get in there quick before they start relaxing the trade embargoes further and the culture vanishes once people discover eBay.

We nearly went to Cuba awhile back actually. Never thought to back pack it..

Stay in a casa (state licensed private B&B) anywhere and that's pretty much your entire trip sorted. Everyone knows SOMEONE who will either be driving to the next town, or who owns a bar/cafe/restaurant/farm/tobacco plantation in the hills, or has a friend's cousin who owns a fishing boat, or their wife's brother owns a casa on the other side of the island...

From the place we first stayed at in Havana, we got a ride to Trinidad (south side of the island) with a friend of the family, drove through the hills where they filmed Che, swam in waterfalls, saw where Batista used to live etc. The driver knew someone who owned a casa in Trinidad etc etc...it just went from there.


Can't recommend the place enough, it's beautiful, culturally rich, people are really friendly and the dollar goes a fucking long way

[LACE]

i'd go for south africa

@EH is it relatively cheap?

[Electric_Head]

For you lot it really will be.
Even for me it's not bad.
Bring Euros, pounds or dollar and you're styling.

[Blenky]

If you go south east asia get rabies vaccines before going no matter how optional they are. losing 5 grands worth of holiday and having a rabies scare is really not the fucking one

[Johnlenham]

If you go south east asia get rabies vaccines before going no matter how optional they are. losing 5 grands worth of holiday and having a rabies scare is really not the fucking one

Go on...

Think it was optional for India and like £200 or something stupid, thankfully rabies free.

[phrex]

switzerland, get battered here and your life will be significantly better.

[kay]

Mate of mine spent 6 months travelling in South America, and another one (from South Africa) has just gone. It sounded pretty awesome. Helped that she speaks some Spanish though. I'm still tempted to visit at some point to see some ruins. Costs a lot to get there though.

[phrex]

to see some ruins?
so... you like ruins?

maybe gaza would be a fine place to go?

[knell]

http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=242463

[Blenky]

If you go south east asia get rabies vaccines before going no matter how optional they are. losing 5 grands worth of holiday and having a rabies scare is really not the fucking one

Go on...

Think it was optional for India and like £200 or something stupid, thankfully rabies free.

Got bitten by a dog on day 1 of a 6 week trip round south east asia and had to fly home for emergency prophylaxis. Insurance wouldn't pay a dime because I didn't ring their 24 hour help line.

[garethom]

the canals of the west midlands mate. 8th wonder of the world.

Will be happy to give you a lift if you're anywhere from South East Birmingham to Solihull

[LACE]

the fact that no ninja has even like..tried to come up to iceland knowing that i'm here ( i mean c'mon how fucking awesome is that) intrigues me.

YALL BORING

[horsefeather]

i'm working atm and looking to go backpacking in new zealand for a few months next year.
a friend of mine is in ecuador atm, it looks very beautiful too. so give south america a shot

[Sexual_Chocolate]

i'm working atm and looking to go backpacking in new zealand for a few months next year.
a friend of mine is in ecuador atm, it looks very beautiful too. so give south america a shot

its getting fucking expensive to live down here, so id get in quick.