The Backpacker Lifecycle by Brendyn Zachary
**GOLD AWARD WINER** 2022-2023 Reader Views Literary Awards. **TRAVEL CATEGORY FINALIST** 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. **SHORTLISTED NOMINE** 2023 Whistler Independent Book Awards** From hostels to hotels. Backpacks to suitcases. Hitchhiking to guided tours.The journey a backpacker takes through 20 years and 45 countries is as much about the person as it is about the places. In>The Backpacker Lifecycle, Brendyn Zachary shares his hilarious (and sometimes highly personal) experiences of travelling through different countries and different states of mind as the years go by. ---EXCERPT FROM CHAPTER 1---
The familiar smell of budget noodles boiling in dented aluminum pots became obvious as soon as I stepped through the front door. Hostels never change. A few travellers waited near the front desk, straddling backpacks between their feet. Another had fallen asleep in a corner lounge chair while hugging his closed laptop, unbothered by the abundance of well-travelled dirt between the cushions. A cracked guitar leaned against a book-swap shelf filled with outdated guidebooks, long since replaced by smartphones. Heavily accented conversation rang out from the communal kitchen. For at least a decade of my life, I wanted only to be in places like this. That era of exploration and self-discovery was now well behind me, but never far from my thoughts. And now I found myself back at a hostel, hitting reset and starting again. Inevitably. Despite the years of absence from backpacking, I still felt at home.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781738705801 |
| ISBN 10 | 1738705803 |
| Title | The Backpacker Lifecycle |
| Author | Brendyn Zachary |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | ISBN Canada |
| Year published | 2022-12-20 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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