What exactly is Flashpacking and why and how do I do it? Upgrading to more comfortable accommodation, eating out at nicer restaurants and splurging or spoiling yourself from time to time can be done on a backpackers budget, if you are smart with it, but is there anything wrong with flashpacking? Are you a backpacker traitor if you don’t stay in budget hotels and eat street food all the time? What do you think?
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Michael Huxley is a published author, professional adventurer and founder of the travel website, Bemused Backpacker. He has spent the last twenty years travelling to over 100 countries on almost every continent, slowly building Bemused Backpacker into a successful business after leaving a former career in emergency nursing and travel medicine, and continues to travel the world on numerous adventures every year.
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Great video – I also think that as you get older you re-prioritize where you spend your money. instead of some big nights out, I now spend my money on better accommodation. my overall budget hasn’t changed that much – just the way I spend it has
Thank you, and I totally agree! Priorities definitely do shift as you get a bit older or more experienced. I always used to sacrifice almost everything for experiences but now I’m a bit more balanced and splurge on comfort or a private room a bit more. Thanks for commenting. 🙂
Love your videos. Would love to see you do a change your mind style one!
Haha, not sure the internet could handle that one!