Italy is pretty welcoming for backpackers. You will find a lot of hostels so you don’t need to book in advance a lot. Don’t miss Rome, Florence, Venise and… Cinque Terre, the most impressive villages on earth! Cortona is also a pretty cute village where you can find the better gelato in italy!
“This is a picture of Mike and I making our way to rifugio Lavarella in the Dolomites during an 8 day trip there with friends. This was the longest day of the trek, but the hike was well worth it when we finally made it to the top of that mountain and saw an amazing view. We were all surprised by an elderly man in his sixties who made it to the top before us, a bunch of eighteen yr. olds! “ - Becky
Backpack brand: Salewa
Backpack model and capacity:SIKKIM II 60+10
The location where you took the picture: Dolomites, Italy
Trip Length: 8 days
Thanks to Becky Laufer
“This photo is in a Via Ferrata in Dolomitas, in a trip of 15 days the last summer, doing Vias Ferratas, climbing and rising mountains. We went from Spain in a van, and it was fantastic, I saw places that made me cry.” – Oscar
Backpack brand: Trango
Backpack model and capacity:Unknown model, 30 liters
The location where you took the picture: Dolomites, Italy
Trip Length: 15 days
Thanks to Orozco
“I (Joshua) spent over two months walking around Europe going through over 19 countries w/ my pack and a compass. Took trains, buses, hitchhiked, crawled, and bartered. It was wonderful.” – Joshua
Backpack brand: Gregory
Backpack model and capacity: Palisade 5200
The location where you took the picture: Bari, Italy
Trip Length: 80 days
More pictures at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thelongbrake/
Thanks to Joshua Longbrake and Will Owen (left to right on the picture).
“My husband and I spent 5 days hiking in the Dolomites. One day we passed a small group of horses. This pony tried very hard to nibble on my backpack straps.” – Ariana
Backpack brand: REI
Backpack model and capacity: REI Lookout, 41L/2500 cubic inches
The location where you took the picture: The Dolomites, Italy
Trip Length: 5 days
Thanks to Ariana.
“I traveled to Germany for business in early December of 2006. Once work was out of the way, I checked my luggage in at the Munich airport and continued my journey with a backpack spending a total of nine days through Switzerland, Italy, and Greece via train, planes and taxi rides. Each day was spent in a different city and traveling was always done after sundown. This picture was taken in the middle of the trip inside the Colosseum.” – Samuel
Backpack brand: REI
Backpack model and capacity: Double Diamond Hydration Ski Pack – 34L
The location where you took the picture: Colosseum, Rome, Italy
Trip Length: 9 days
More Europe pictures at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samhsu/sets/72157594433420748/
Thanks to Samuel Hsu.
Should Samuel win the photo contest?