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One year ago today, Amanda Kendle explored the booming subculture of flashpackers. It’s a term Wikipedia currently defines as:
… a neologism used to refer to affluent backpacker. Whereas backpacking is traditionally associated with budget travel and destinations that are relatively cheap, flashpacking has an association of more disposable income while traveling and has been defined simply as backpacking with a bigger budget.
Perhaps a bit oversimplified, but you get the gist.
Check out the full post, including five ways to be a successful flashpacker, and let us know what you think.