About
Backpacking Addictz is a site for backpackers and set up by backpackers:
Backpacking is all about the “experience”! It is all about experiencing freedom, experiencing cultures, experiencing people, experiencing foods, experiencing the environment, experiencing perspectives on life, experiencing an education, experiencing perception, experiencing sights and sounds, experiencing history and above all experiencing your true self.
Backpacking is more than just a holiday or a travelling tour to a destination where other travellers and tourists hang out and do the same touristy thing, instead the true essence of backpacking is all about experiencing the authenticity of a culture and the people from different places all over the world. You do not have to be of a specific age to enjoy your backpacking experience. Obviously it is recommended that people are over the age of 18 years however beyond this age anyone can immerse themselves into the backpacking culture and begin trekking the world immediately.
The predominant aim of Backpacking Addictz is to offer realistic and unbiased information on a variety of different backpacking issues and destinations throughout the world. This will be maintained through daily blogs, stories from other backpacker’s experiences, reviews of travel destinations, products and ofcourse the highly anticipated Backpacking Addictz Travel eGuides which we would encourage every backpacker to obtain before venturing off into foreign lands.
Joshua Boorman is the Editor-in-Chief and Founder of Backpacking Addictz:
I grew up on the sunny Gold Coast in Australia which is the tourist capital of Australia and is well known for its flashy sports cars, super yachts, extravagant mansions and a non-stop party lifestyle.
In 1999 I left school and began studying a BA Law/Psychology at a well known university on the Gold Coast. In 2006 I graduated and began working as a Trainee Solicitor until admitted as a Legal Practitioner of the Supreme Court of Queensland. After almost 4 years of working in the legal and corporate sector dealing with unsatisfied clients and grumpy bosses I felt like I was slowly but surely becoming entrenched into what they call the “pinstripe prison”. The “pinstripe prison” is a term that has recently been used to describe the lifestyle whereby intelligent corporate and professional workers go to work each day without much satisfaction and working as a means to an end. Pinstripe prisoners often tend to wake up one day after 20 to 30 years and realise that they do not enjoy what they are doing and that they do not know why they have spent the past 20 odd years doing what they do just to earn ridiculous amounts of money for their grumpy bosses, however by this time it is too late to just uproot and leave especially when your livelihood relies on that next weekly pay cheque that is coming through to support your lifestyle that you have become acustommed to.
Luckily I feel that I have come to the realisation that this is not for me and I have decided to take a stand early doors to pursue my more passionate interests in life – travelling and backpacking around the world.
I first developed a passion for backpacking in 2004 when a school friend of mine who was quite an experienced backpacker asked what I was doing over the summer period and if I would like to join him on a backpacking adventure through Central America. Since I had almost 4 months off during my university break I jumped at the idea and decided to worry about the funding at a later stage. When the time came I was lucky enough to have an older brother who realised how important it was for me to travel and experience the backpacking culture whilst I was still at university and subsequently funded a majority of my trip. To this day I am forever grateful for this and I guess you could say that much of my influence for travelling comes from my brother who has travelled to over 60 countries and has worked in New York, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore but now resides in Sydney.
Since 2004 I have jumped at every opportunity to get overseas and experience new cultures and societies. My love for backpacking has prompted the emergence of this informative website to all independent travellers and backpackers alike throughout the world. My favourite backpacking destinations are South East Asia and Central & South America since these regions of the world are compact with countries that are rich in culture and cheap on living.
Our pleasure is in hearing about your pleasures and experiences from your journey’s and we hope that we can provide honest and unbiased information to make your journey/s a smoother experience.
Feel free to contact us at admin@backpackingaddictz.com should you have any suggestions, queries, comments or stories you wish to convey.
Joshua Boorman
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
BACKPACKING ADDICTZ ADMINISTRATION:
Herika M – Backpacking Addictz Co-contributor:
Herika has an undying passion for travel and creative writing. We are blessed to have Herika on board with Backpacking Addictz to assist us in the development and production of informative backpacking and travel content. Her involvement and co-contribution to the Backpacking Addictz Backpacking Guides has been integral to the creation of these fantastic travel companions.
Herika M
Co-contributor & Administration Member
