Flashpacking clicks with great outdoors

Iria · Jul 1, 2006, 05:58 AM

Source: CNN
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NEW YORK (AP) -- There's a new type of backpacker roaming the globe -- the flashpacker.

And no, it has nothing to do with how fast you pack your bag. Nor is it a streaker or a weird dude in a raincoat.

"Flashpacking is just backpacking, with an awful lot of tech gear going along for the ride," said Lee Gimpel, 29, a writer from Virginia who "flashpacked" around India for a few months and recorded his adventures at http://www.passingthroughindia.com/

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Jul 1, 2006, 05:58 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Flashpacking clicks with great outdoors Source: CNN ___________ NEW YORK (AP) -- There's a new type of backpacker roaming the globe -- the flashpacker. And no, it has nothing to do with how fast you pack your bag. Nor is it a streaker or a weird dude in a raincoat. "Flashpacking is just backpacking, with an awful lot of tech gear going along for the ride," said Lee Gimpel, 29, a writer from Virginia who "flashpacked" around India for a few months and recorded his adventures at http://www.passingthroughindia.com/.