Being a backpacker and always empty your glass

Ikhsan Bani Bukhori
2 min readJun 15, 2022

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Most people love traveling because it gives them refreshment after getting stuck at job or activity. Some of them travel in luxury way but the other choose to be a backpacker, traveling which always rely on low budget for anything. Usually Airline, but there are also discount on hospitality or public facility.

Why should be a backpacker?

It will give you a lot of things by being a backpacker because you don’t only travel to visit tourism object but also to understand the locals, probably you can learn local language. It sounds good, isn’t it?

Being a backpacker means you always spend time to chit chat with locals, hostel staff and fellow traveler. Of course, they are foreigner but remember you are also foreigner for them.

One thing you should remember, you can find good people everywhere. It means you can also meet bad guy, but keep positive thinking. As long as you have good intention, you will be assisted wherever you are, no matter where you come from.

Don’t forget to empty your glass when being a backpacker. You should learn something new and it will be useful for your future. No matter who they are, use your time to know new people around you. Remember, tourist looks for tourism object but you should look for much more.

from Asia Travel Guide (tripsavvy.com)

For example, you meet people from country A which the skin color is different to you, doesn’t want to be racist, then you ask them to discuss about small things. Greet him in his language and he may be surprised that you can speak his language, even though you just say few words.

Simple discuss between you and him will add more knowledge for you. Remember, a backpacker should learn something new from everyone they meet.

What knowledge I get?

You have a new friend in foreign country. Both of you are foreigner and at least you have people to contact if you have problem. Besides, you learn new language, can be local or another language. Wonderful right?

Besides, there are more benefits you will gain as being a backpacker. Slowly but surely, you can enjoy your traveling in this way. Saving up money, adding connection, learning new language and many more.

Interested?

Come and do backpacking!

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Ikhsan Bani Bukhori
Ikhsan Bani Bukhori

Written by Ikhsan Bani Bukhori

Interested in Startup life, Traveling and Writing.

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