A few years ago，I took my then 60­year­old father on a backpacking trip across part of Europe and Turkey.As he is an experienced traveler and someone who possesses a strong sense of adventure，I decided that we’d travel on a budget，staying in hostel dorms.For him，backpacking through Europe in 1969 was about independence and struggle.But two things surprised him at the end of our journey.First was how technology­based backpacking had become：Young people were so directly connected to home that they were hardly away in any meaningful sense.Second，the lack of connections we made with locals.Instead of making us feel closer to a place，he found commercial hostelling actually made us more alienated.

　　But there was some room for hope.While technology takes our attention away from the beauty and history before us，there were also ways in which it helped us to connect with our surroundings.Websites like Airbnb have made it easier to stay with enthusiastic locals.CouchSurfing helps organize meet­ups between locals and travelers.The online marketplace Dopios offers a chance to meet locals through enjoyable experiences like a personalized city tour.

　　Backpacking can never be the way it was for our parents’ generation.But doing a little study of history and culture before leaving，and bravely getting rid of any electronic devices while traveling，will help give young travelers a taste of the glory days.

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