Benefits Of Backpacking

1.Introduction

Travelling is one way that people can enjoy their life. Travelling helps people have enjoyable experiences, get more friends and understand more about the world. As Dunning (2017) state in Global Goose website, there are many different types of travelling: the weekend break, the group tour, the caravan trip, the volunteer and business travel . In recent years, backpacking has become more and more prevalent not only in Vietnam but also in the world. According to a research review by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Vietnam (n.d.), backpacking is the emerging market needed to be careful attention and have directions and solutions. It brings about many benefits such as getting more experience, knowing more people or

According to Research Institute for Tourism Development in Vietnam from 2013, backpacking is a kind of tourism, people when participating in backpacking- backpackers are free in choosing transport facilities and making plan about where they want to go, where they will stay. The purposes of backpackers are discovered natural or experience cultural local. Moreover, as Hostel Bookers website from 2015, backpacking is also depicted that it is far more than a way of travelling and the way people can look at and explore the world. The chase of the unique and move quickly moment of beauty, watching sunrise come up over the sea in an explosion of color or miracle at the mist in the mountain range that are some interesting experiences in backpacking. Backpacking also helps people gain experience with something strange and exotic which maybe cannot seen at home. Additionally, the definition given by Thapa (2016) backpacking “as an independent, often international, low- budget way of travelling.” Different from other tourists, backpackers have inclined to travel for a long period and in various countries. On the other hand, according to Catto (2002), backpacking is defined more specific that is the liberation with “your possessions on your back, you can leave cities and cars behind, or simply have your hands free to hold a latte.” Overall, backpacking has varied definitions and it should be considered as a flexible term to

Almost people participate in backpacking are young people because they are adventurous, have a good health. As agreed by Le (2017) and Kelly (n.d.), backpacking is a way for young people to discover themselves, When backpacking, people might have changes to understand more about themselves such as a gift for reading maps and signposts in French or new favorite foods. Le (2017) also adds that this activity is beneficial to participants for training their will, eagerness to face all challenges. For young people who are always energetic, dynamic and want to assert themselves as well as master their own journeys, it also is a great passion, a fascinating attraction. Young people who aspire to be in the new land and conquer the challenge. These are colorful, liberal and liberal journeys, bringing infinite charm and inspiration to young people. In addition, backpacking helps people get more knowledge, backpackers can learn something that they have never known before. There are opportunities to see that people never find by sitting at home. Moreover, backpackers can look the sights which maybe they only can look on photo or TV. “Stand in the Sistine Chapel and just gaze up at that ceiling, watch the sun rise over Angkor Wat, see the lights of Las Vegas appear over the desert horizon in Nevada.” Those impressive moments will take interested feeling which are different from