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Re:Travel like they did in the old days: ie, travel for hack... by phrotoma on Tuesday August 25, 2009 @04:38PM (#785754)
I've given considerable thought lately to giving something like this a try. Anyone tried soemthing like this and lived without turning into a hippy?
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Re:Travel like they did in the old days: ie, travel for hack... by Ixiaus on Tuesday August 25, 2009 @05:41PM (#785956)
The OP has.

I've also done budget/independent/backpacker travel.

Trust me, you won't turn into a hippie; you'll just get more cultured, rougher, intelligent, and worldly. Oh, a lot of things stop scaring you too (things like not having enough money, being alone, silly things IMHO).

You meet incredible people too. I admire many of the people we all collectively tend to admire on Hacker News (PG and other hacker/smart people); but the people you meet across the world are so intelligent it will blow your mind - without ever having come across a computer in their entire life.

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