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Leyla Giray

What’s in that Backpack, Anyway?

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GG Staff | 03/05/2008 - 18:02 | 1 comment

A backpack looks big - but it's an illusion. Once you start packing, it shrinks. The longer your trip, the smaller the backpack. Or so it seems. Clothes, Backpacks Ready for TravelBackpacks Ready for Travelmedicines, safety gadgets, flat water bottles with special spouts, crampons in case there's ice, hiking boots in case there's mud, special socks for winter and special socks for summer, windbreakers,

Leyla Giray Woman on the Road

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GG Staff | 02/26/2008 - 13:58 | 1 comment

Leyla GirayLeyla GirayLeyla is both a backpacker and a nomad - at least in spirit. Wherever she is, she usually wants to be somewhere else! It started many generations before her - rumor

Backpacking Zen

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GG Staff | 02/26/2008 - 13:44 | Add new comment

Backpacking ZenBackpacking ZenBackpacking isn't an activity - it's a state of mind...It's akin to slow travel, without limits, long-distance and timeless travel. It's also light travel, bearing only what you can comfortably carry for a day on foot.

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