backpacking
noun[U]
uk/ˈbækˌpæk.ɪŋ/us/ˈbækˌpæk.ɪŋ/B1
theactivityoftravellingwhilecarryingyourclothesand other things that you need in abackpack, usually notspendingvery muchmoneyandstayinginplacesthat are notexpensive:
to go backpacking背包去旅行
a backpackingtrip/holiday一次背包旅行／一个背包旅行假期
CanAmericabecheapenough for backpacking?
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theactivityofwalkingfromplacetoplacein thecountryside,carryingthe things you need in abackpackandcampingatnight:
I used tohiketophotographwaterfalls, and thatgrewinto aloveof backpacking.
Head out from Dog Canyoncampgroundfor anovernightbackpackingtripdown the Tejas Trail.
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- He tooktimeout from hisjobas aproductionassistantto go backpacking around theworld.
- They can go onteachingplacementsatschoolsin Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania or Botswana for fourmonths,followedby threeweeks'independentbackpacking.
- Myhusbandlovedbackpacking but myideaof a goodtimewas not to put 80poundson my back.
- After 25yearsof backpacking andclimbingin the Sierra Nevada, Ilovethemeadowsof the highranges.
Travelling
- around Robin Hood's barnidiom
- backpack
- bag drop
- bourne
- bum
- bum around
- bump
- communication
- commuting
- connection
- gad about/around(somewhere)
- hitchhike
- move
- shuttle
- swan
- taken
- tootle
- tour
- visa
- well travelled
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Moving a long way on foot