From profiles of pioneering backpackers to tales from the trail, these are the best features we published in 2025.

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While some popular backpacker destinations will target high-end visitors after the pandemic, this category of outdoor tourism is not dead. Far from it, as backpacker tourism will evolve and attract ...

Carolina Wilga, 26, was found alive on Friday, July 11, nearly two weeks since she was last seen or heard from Western Australia Police Force Facebook A backpacker who was found alive on Friday, July ...

I hate mosquitos. Like, really hate them. I don’t know if it’s my genetics or my propensity for sweating, but I can rarely walk out of the woods without a million bites covering my body. I’ll watch my ...

The unnamed hiker was the 14th person to die in the park this year. A 60-year-old hiker has been found dead near the Thunder River Trail in the Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said. The hiker, ...

"She was eventually unable to walk, lost consciousness, and stopped breathing." A 37-year-old backpacker has died after suffering “sudden onset medical complications” while hiking at a national park ...

The week of Mardi Gras has long been a popular time for ski vacations for Louisianans, as area students enjoy a winter ...

Carolina Wilga, a German backpacker, was found alive after spending 12 days missing in the remote outback of Western Australia, according to local authorities. Wilga, 26, vanished on June 29 after her ...

ON THE night he was fatally stabbed at a hostel, backpacker Tom Jackson was meant to be hundreds of kilometres away. A special investigation by news.com.au has uncovered the underbelly of the ...

This page has been expert reviewed by Anna-Marie Duthie, insight consultant in general insurance at Defaqto. A backpacking trip lasts much longer than the average holiday, and can involve a far ...