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23 Aug 2010:
Sign up to the Guardian's travel email and get the world in your inbox every Monday lunchtime. This week, plan your trip of a lifetime with our backpacking special
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21 Aug 2010:
You've decided you're going travelling, now all you have to do is plan your trip. Nicola Iseard gives you the lowdown on everything from money to apps and jabs
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21 Aug 2010: Seasoned backpacker Laurence Watts shares his tips and itineraries for a memorable few weeks in southern or east Africa
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21 Aug 2010:
Backpackers from across the globe make the pilgrimage to a cafe in the Syrian desert, but why? Matt Carroll finds out. Plus more cult cafes
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21 Aug 2010:
His interest in history led Max Walker to backpack the Crimean peninsula, but the locals seemed more interested in the area's resorts. Plus three more less-travelled destinations
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Interactive, 21 Aug 2010:
The world's list of must-see sights is constantly changing … we asked Lonely Planet's Tom Hall to find this year's hot tickets
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Gallery (10 pictures), 21 Aug 2010:
A budget place to stay doesn't have to mean a fleapit in a grotty part of town. Two leading hostel websites choose their most amazing pads
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Gallery (14 pictures), 21 Aug 2010:
Guardian fashion writer Simon Chilvers gives his pick of stylish, and practical, gear for backpackers
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21 Aug 2010:
Whether you're thinking of a year out, need a career break or just an adventurous holiday, find inspiration with these extraordinary gap-year tales
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21 Aug 2010:
Who says you need to go barefoot in Asia for a traveller's adventure? Here are three exciting – and affordable – backpacking itineraries in Europe
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21 Aug 2010:
Savour the hippy atmosphere of the Snowman on Kathmandu's Freak Street, or sample a dessert from Istanbul's Pudding Shop, which featured in Midnight Express
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Backpackers, of all people, need to get the concept of the capsule wardrobe, says Guardian fashion writer Simon Chilvers. Here's his pick of the stylish, and the practical
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21 Aug 2010: Much of south-east Asia and India is a backpacker's superhighway, chocka' with travellers. But there are always great places to discover off the beaten track
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21 Aug 2010:
The Seychelles isn't all five-star hotels. A marine conservation project gives Teresa Machan a taste of paradise, and the chance to help save the planet
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21 Aug 2010:
Angkor and the main sights aside, Cambodia is largely unexplored by travellers but the jungle of the north-east makes a great stop en route to Laos or Vietnam
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