I am very spoilt and want my travel to be smooth and…

Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends

— Cesare Pavese

I'd really like to get on a Greyhound bus and go backpacking across America.

— David Morrissey

In ultralight backpacking, modified gear pieces come into play, like a tent you hoist with your trekking poles.

— Jay Duplass

“The old school of thought would have you believe that you'd be a fool to take on nature without arming yourself with every conceivable…

— Ryel Kestenbaum

I couldn't afford a trip to Europe after college so I went backpacking through an IKEA to find myself.

— Anonymous

The man with the knapsack is never lost. No matter whither he may stray, his food and shelter are right with him, and home…

— Horace Kephart

Under most conditions, the best roof for your bedroom is the sky. This commonsense arrangement saves weight, time, energy, and money.

— Colin Fletcher

Although the vast majority of walkers never even think of using a walking staff, I unhesitatingly include it among the foundations of the house…

— Colin Fletcher

I really wished I had done the backpacking-through-Europe thing when I was younger, but I was busy doing musical theater.

— Annie Wersching

“It's not "jalan-jalan" nor "liburan". It's just something we do naturally. Like breathing and eating. It's basically living.”

— Riana Ambarsari

“Returning home is the most difficult part of long-distance hiking; You have grown outside the puzzle and your piece no longer fits.”

— Cindy Ross

Suppose to be backpacking 50 miles this weekend...I'm to weak for this.

— Anonymous

I was a little hippie on a world backpacking adventure, and suddenly I became a vampire princess. I still find it hard to believe…

— Lucy Fry

I've been doing long-distance backpacking since 2002 when I hiked the Appalachian Trail. You start to calm down and relax and get into the…

— John Mackey

When I left school, I went backpacking around the world for two years.

— Georgia Salpa