Per­so­nal Pro­ject, 2008

Within the last deca­de back­pack­ing has lite­ral­ly beco­me a glo­bal youth move­ment. Every year mil­li­ons of young peo­p­le from first world count­ries tra­vel the pla­net taking with them not­hing more than their back­packs. They are hoping to find free­dom, cul­tu­ral exch­an­ges and a lot of fun. It has beco­me a flou­ris­hing tou­rist indus­try with its distinct tou­rist infra­struc­tu­re. In some places like Ko Pha-Ngan in Thai­land, Aram­bol in Goa, and Vang Vieng in Laos indi­vi­du­al or alter­na­ti­ve tra­ve­ling is no lon­ger exis­ting. It has been trans­for­med into a dif­fe­rent kind of packa­ged tour.