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[-] Rooskie91@discuss.online 34 points 2 days ago

You can travel without spending a lot of money, people call it backpacking.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 74 points 2 days ago
[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 days ago

It's unclear what countries this poll includes, having minimum paid leave is the law in most of the world. There's also quite a few careers that involve forced time off.

[-] gdog05@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

In the US you have just enough time off to be sick a couple of times a year. (If you're lucky)

[-] saigot@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)
[-] RarePossum@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago

College educated US women iirc. I found the source at some point

If you live at home or are technically homeless it doesn't really matter. If you can save up a bit and have a charismatic personality you can go far, especially if you're willing to pick up shitty temporary jobs in places where you go. I had a friend who would do this all the time and periodically return home to work at a reliable job while living with a friend, save up more, then fly off to somewhere for a few months.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

"I love camping, I usually do it under bridges and in gutters."

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

"Fun" fact, this is actually why my mom has no interest in camping as an adult. Her family was homeless a lot when she was a kid and her mom disguised it as a fun extended camping trip. The kids bought it for the most part, because the family really did camp for fun, and they were used to fishing for dinner and things, but she said as she got older, she realized things like the month long trip in November were because they lost their housing.

[-] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 days ago

My wife hates camping. She needs electricity, a toilet, wifi, etc.

I never thought about why until your comment. My wife moved houses every few months as a kid. Maybe 10-15 times total before before college.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 3 points 2 days ago

Maybe, though that lifestyle is very unconducive to relationships generally.

I think my friend would disagree. Like I said, with charisma you can go far and my friend had nothing if not charisma

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

Depends how you typically live

[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 13 points 2 days ago

For the vast majority of you, long travel is required to get to somewhere you can backpack. And the the gear and foodstuffs is expensive also. And judging by the damages to the environment that some inconsiderate people leave these days, I'm not sure that you should be allowed to. (I'm getting sick and tired of picking up garbage and hauling it out of the forest I live in).

[-] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

"Backpacking" can also mean couch surfing and staying in hostels or on park benches. In the early 2000's, it was a really popular way to travel across Europe (at least among rich white college kids)

[-] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 days ago

Is hostels still a thing for young people?

I wonder if AirBnB destroyed that industry. I saw a "hostel" in my city but it was charging $70 a night. When I was growing up, hostels were like $20-30 a night, cheaper than a motel 6.

[-] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Afaik, they're still around, but inflation and popularity has caused the prices to increase a fair bit.

[-] The_v@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Or be in a religious cult like Mormons. Of course they will send you to a foreign country and confiscate your passport until your 1.5-2 years are over.

[-] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago

Do they really confiscate your passport?!

Holy shit thats what Dubai employers do to keep their servants enslaved!

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