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November 27, 2008

Three more weeks for Lapthorne coroner report (The West Australian)

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The family of backpacker Britt Lapthorne are shocked it will be another three weeks before they hopefully finding out the cause of her death in the Balkans. Ms Lapthorne, 21, went missing while backp

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November 18, 2008

German backpacker, 20, survives New Zealand kayak accident (EARTHtimes.org)

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Wellington - German tourist Julia Jahn, 20, kept telling herself she was too young to die as she struggled for five hours to keep her head above water after her kayak became trapped on a New Zealand river, a newspaper reported on Wednesday. I was th…

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Backpackers’ sex risk a concern (Herald Sun)

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A CULTURE of binge drinking among backpackers is driving up risky sex and rates of sexually transmitted infections, specialists have warned.

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Miami photographer-adventurer recalls a peaceful Afghanistan (Miami Herald)

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Joseph Hoyt was a 22-year-old backpacker on the Grecian islands when he first heard of the mountainous peaks and sweltering deserts of Afghanistan. Fresh out of college and armed with savings from a year as a medical orderly, he was in Europe to do what many 20-somethings do: lose, or possibly find, himself in travel.

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Snorkeller in intensive care (Daily Telegraph)

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A BACKPACKER is in intensive care after being pulled from the water off Hayman Island, where she had been on a snorkelling trip.

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Tri-border area in Amazon Basin a bargain - once you get there (EARTHtimes.org)

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Leticia, Colombia/Tabatinga, Brazil - Breakfast consists of scrambled eggs with chili sauce and refried beans in Columbia. For lunch there is charcoal-grilled fish in Peru. And rounding things off at sundown are caipirinha cocktails in Brazil. What s…

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Woman dies after snorkelling drama (Daily Telegraph)

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A BACKPACKER found unconscious in the water during a Hayman Island snorkelling trip has died in hospital.

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Woman critical after snorkelling mishap (Daily Telegraph)

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A BACKPACKER is in a critical condition after being found unconscious in the water during a Hayman Island snorkelling trip.

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More Sydney backpackers having risky sex (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

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A culture of binge drinking among backpackers is driving up risky sex and rates of sexually transmitted infections in Sydney, specialists say.

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Backpackers’ hostel request provokes a hostile reception (The Scotsman)

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THE owners of a backpacker hostel in the New Town face being closed down after their retrospective planning application was recommended for refusal.

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