From as far as I remember, I always enjoyed discovering new things and had a taste for adventure. After some group trips, I decided, at age 19, to fly with my own wings and become a real "backpacker". I set out to conquer Western Canada, only to return home six months later, after also passing through the American West Coast, Costa Rica and Nicaragua with two of my friends. Since then, I've never stopped. Like everyone who leaves at least once, we become addicted to traveling and as they say, I got stung by the travel bug. Today, at the age of 30, I am much more focused on exchanging with the inhabitants, sharing cultures, openness to the world and being environmentally conscious. With this community, I want to share our culture, our "backpack culture", in hopes that it will give you the desire to ask more of yourself and to travel differently.