Well,that’s what backpacking Europe is supposed to do.That’s what it used to do before modern communications,social media,and commercial hostelling(旅社).Older Canadians would not recognize the Europe that they backpacked in the 1960s,1970s and even the 1980s.Far from a rough adventure into foreign cultures,the European experience has been shattered in part by today’s technology.
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.
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