Nerd Word of the Day: Flashpacking

flashpackingFlashpacking: backpacking but with flash or style. An incongruous mix of “slumming it” and luxury.

Thanks to a tweet by @phillyd and his girlfriend who were setting out to flashpack last week, I was made aware of this word.
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Since then I have seen a bunch of tweets on things like the 10 best Flashpacking Hostels in Europe to the Flashpacking Blog Carnival #4 :-)

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  • http://www.youtube.com/xxstokjrj1xx John

    Hello

  • hs4mm

    I would stay at a hotel with all amenities (rather than camp in a tent).

  • http://www.youtube.com/xxstokjrj1xx John

    I am too poor to even afford regular backpacking, I could hobo though, all it takes is a long stick and a large piece of cloth and a few tin cans for cooking utensiles, and a spoon and a knife, definitely need a knife to sharpen sticks with.

    http://tinyurl.com/c46zwt

  • freebird

    This is something that is a “no-no” in countries that are poor. It stands out like an elephant in a room… a target for muggers.

  • hs4mm

    If it is something that phillyd does, it is likely to be the most unpleasant and stupidest thing one could ever do.

  • fredjr

    All true backpackers have flash and style. Living out of a pack, using only what one can carry, is not only an athletic endeavor but an art. Read Colin Fletcher.

  • leonard

    Meow;not do that…Soul Kool like smoking singles in a bar of f00ls…keep your peace packed for know FLasKed…lol

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/DPS670950 Me Lika Do The Cha Cha

    I guess they couldn’t call it buttpacking, without getting razzed :mrgreen:
    (Welcome back, Marina! Long time, no lessons)

  • leonard
  • http://toastytech.com/guis/bobboot1.gif Bob

    And I suppose these flashpackers Chi-hike as they go hiking along the mountain track. :???:

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwO6kIdgVSU PageDoll

    Flashpack? Better than a flashback.
    Does Gorby have a Flashcrate?
    I’ll bet he does. :grin:

    Hope you feel better. :sad:
    We miss you at the front of the class!

  • leonard

    :roll: And again John: be careful when taking a leak with those “hobos”…a knot in in the board, a pecker might fit; but the whacker of mouse, might be too mighty! :oops: RandR :mrgreen: city slicker need rest from the big shitty :lol: cheese cloth :?: :roll: And again I saw Angels too :cool:

  • greatestpotential

    :lol: Fashion statement has gotten to the point where the handbags got so big that the idea of a purse morphed into the backback look(?)

    http://images.saksfifthavenue.com/images/products/04/421/1248/0442112488947/0442112488947R_300x400.jpg

  • greatestpotential

    I bet soon though that the backpack will be out and gym bag fashion will be the next new thing :wink:

    http://www.outdoorgear.co.uk/pix/big/712010.jpg

  • greatestpotential

    :eek: da culture is still experiencing fallout from the fannypack explosion

    some lols: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytXN99DzS2A&feature=related

  • hs4mm

    By the way, eBags is a good place to shop for all kinds of bags — and google is putting up ads for eBags on this page. (If you buy a bag and don’t like it, you can return it — return shipping is free, but you pay a nominal amount for the first shipping.)

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/bsomebody13 bsomebody

    So flashpacking allows the traveler to immerse herself into a different culture, yet remain distant. My own taste is to try to totally embrace a new experience. I know this is impossible, and I will always carry my own baggage into every situation, but I learn so much from these unexpected encounters. :roll:

    WTF was I rambling about? :???: It made sense when I thought it. :roll:

  • http://www.youtube.com/CheVolay Che Volay

    Is this what the homeless call it :???: :twisted:

  • leonard

    :evil: [Flushed] with [Fashion]…will they, have bag or pot, to piss in? :lol: …eco-urine…poop in a bag-gab a in- poop :smile:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/animalntaz animalntaz

    :lol: There is so many ways I can make fun of this word, I don’t know where to begin. :mrgreen:

    Flashpacking:
    1. A guy wearing only a trench coat, to reveal what he is “packing”
    2. A noticeable bulge in the Flash’s tights
    3. Getting an erection while watching Jennifer Beals in Flashdance.

    (OMG, I’m horrible) :mrgreen:

  • CampKohler – Sacramento CA

    This word is a flash in the pan. FOOOOMPH!

  • hoodster

    Ha! That’s what my younger sister does all the time! Maybe I should send her to Europe…she might fit in!

  • leonard

    Very thoughtfully funny :razz: [tea]Feist – Sea Lion Woman (Live)

    ***!^**Sea lion woman
    She drink coffee
    Sea lion woman
    She drink tea
    And a rooster crows**^!***

    :razz: sleep well and be well who reads this…[tea party]Tea for the Tillerman :smile:

  • http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=104856069420#/profile.php?id=661937518&ref=profile Gerald III

    And here I thought that “Flashpacking” was stocking up on Flash Bangs.

    Silly me.

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