What a beautiful read! Unlike now, backpacking was a true adventure - you were on your own, totally cutoff and no one to call if you were in trouble. Now it se

What a beautiful read! Unlike now, backpacking was a true adventure - you were on your own, totally cutoff and no one to call if you were in trouble. Now it seems like you've seen everything and that makes travel a lot less exotic that it probably used to be.