backpacker

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Five other people died after consuming free drinks served at the Nana Backpacker Hostel, including two Australian teenagers, an American and two Danish tourists.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

British woman Natasha Moore, 22, told the BBC she cancelled her booking for Nana Backpacker after hearing about the deaths.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2024

Nevertheless, he prefers not to rejoin civilization — he’s Bartleby the Backpacker, holding out for something he can’t explain.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2023

Backpacker Magazine included the Maze on its “America’s 10 Most Dangerous Hikes” list, noting that route-finding is tough among “sandstone fins and interconnecting canyons that all seem to look the same.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2016

Says Backpacker Eddie Maier, an environmental engineer from Lansing, Mich.: "When you step on the island, it's like stepping back 200 years."

From Time Magazine Archive