The True Beauty Of Backpack Travel

Backpack travel is one of the great joys of life that very few of us are lucky enough to experience. The delights of foreign climes, trek through tropical jungles, surf 7-foot waves in the Pacific and snorkel our way through coral reefs with sharks and whales.

Hopping from one Central American country to another is a way of life that gives you freedom, independence and a wider view of the world that makes you fully appreciate the fact that you're alive!

Living out of your backpack makes travel that much easier. Everything you need is right there but is light enough to carry onto trains, planes and makeshift buses. If you're an impulse traveller which, let's face it, most adventurers are, you can move from place to place on a whim whenever you feel like it.

Excitement, anticipation and enthusiasm make backpacking worthwhile. Visit the stunning active volcanoes of Guatemala, the uniquely biodiverse rainforests of Costa Rica, the amazing waterfalls of Nicaragua and the deep dark caves of Belize. Enough to make your senses do a somersault?

You're not a true adventurer until you've experienced a 'real' bus journey. Standing for a 4-hour ride from one remote village to another on a makeshift rocky trail of endlebackpackingss potholes and bumps with small children trying to pick apart your bag and chickens trying to nest in your lap is definitely an experience you'll never forget! But it makes your quest for the ultimate adventure complete.

Learn the basics from a travel guide, but learn the rest as you go. The friendly and welcoming local villagers will tell you stories for hours, recommending the best areas to visit and weaving mythical tales into the magical blanket of your trip.

Not enough adventure for you? How about the white water rafting, surfing, scuba, bungee jumping and water sports? Backpack travel can be as diverse and amazing as you want it to be. You have the freedom to live your life as you please for a few months so grasp all chances that get thrown your way with both hands. Live life to the extreme because you only get one chance at it!