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I am planning on trying to backpack through Mexico for 8 weeks. I am just wondering if anyone has ever done this and how much it cost them roughly Thanks
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I assume you aren't talking about hiking/backpacking through the wilds. You expect to be staying in hostels, traveling by bus, etc? The word in Spanish for those types of travelers is "mochilero".
You can find hostels throughout Mexico, even Mexico City, for less than $10 to $15 a night. Bus travel is relatively cheap. Public transportation in cities is very inexpensive, especially the metro in Mexico City. Restaurants can be very inexpensive. The cost will depend on where you go, how much bus travel (travel night buses and beat a hotel cost). How frugal you are. You can "get by" on as little as $10 to $20 a day.
The Bible for mochileros is the "Let's Go" series. I recommend you buy it or at least review it and other guidebooks (The Rough Guide, Footprint, Lonely Planet) to plan your trip.
I assume you aren't talking about hiking/backpacking through the wilds. You expect to be staying in hostels, traveling by bus, etc? The word in Spanish for those types of travelers is "mochilero".
You can find hostels throughout Mexico, even Mexico City, for less than $10 to $15 a night. Bus travel is relatively cheap. Public transportation in cities is very inexpensive, especially the metro in Mexico City. Restaurants can be very inexpensive. The cost will depend on where you go, how much bus travel (travel night buses and beat a hotel cost). How frugal you are. You can "get by" on as little as $10 to $20 a day.
The Bible for mochileros is the "Let's Go" series. I recommend you buy it or at least review it and other guidebooks (The Rough Guide, Footprint, Lonely Planet) to plan your trip.
Does anyone know of some good hiking or backpacking magazines?
Marlene
I am looking for a good trail magazine. I know of some out there but they are mainly about gear and advertisement. Maybe one that reviews and talks about different trails around the world. Even the not so popular and kind of out there ones, something adventurous. Any information would be helpful.
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The main backpacking magazine is Backpacker. Each monthly issue has a main focus in addition to regular trail reports, training suggestions and stories from hikers. They do have a big gear review issue each spring, but other issues focus on things like the best National Parks, survival skills or a focus on a specific region. The current issue (March 09) is a review of the best hikes around the world. While I have found the main articles and trail reviews to be pretty good, the magazine has also become somewhat formulaic in the last few years and their gear reviewers have never seen a piece of equipment they weren't thrilled about.
Outside magazine is another one that is pretty popular with hikers and backpackers. Outside covers all sorts of outside recreations including running, biking, skiing, boating and extreme sports. They frequently have hiking and backpacking articles as well as more generic articles that apply to multiple activities (ie: basic training tips, etc).
If you are mostly interested in looking for recommendations on finding specific trails, than I would recommend the large Falcon Publishing series of trail guide books which cover most states as well as books focused on specific parks or regions. The books give good descriptions of trails, key mile points, descriptions of camp spots and often a rating system for finding hikes based on certain criteria. Most popular hiking areas will also have additional trail guides published by local authors. You may want to consider doing a search on the Amazon website for the areas you are interested in hiking.
If you want to get a good cross section of hike reviews and trail guides without having to buy a lot of books, then you may want to consider getting a subscription to Trails.com which has most of the Falcon books (and trail guides from other books) online where you can view and even download single trails from a variety of the books without having to view or buy the whole book each time.
And lastly, if you are interested in reviews of hikes from around the world, than you might want to check out the book "Classic Hikes of the World" by Peter Potterfield. Potterfield provides detailed descriptions and photos of 23 the world's best hikes.
The main backpacking magazine is Backpacker. Each monthly issue has a main focus in addition to regular trail reports, training suggestions and stories from hikers. They do have a big gear review issue each spring, but other issues focus on things like the best National Parks, survival skills or a focus on a specific region. The current issue (March 09) is a review of the best hikes around the world. While I have found the main articles and trail reviews to be pretty good, the magazine has also become somewhat formulaic in the last few years and their gear reviewers have never seen a piece of equipment they weren't thrilled about.
Outside magazine is another one that is pretty popular with hikers and backpackers. Outside covers all sorts of outside recreations including running, biking, skiing, boating and extreme sports. They frequently have hiking and backpacking articles as well as more generic articles that apply to multiple activities (ie: basic training tips, etc).
If you are mostly interested in looking for recommendations on finding specific trails, than I would recommend the large Falcon Publishing series of trail guide books which cover most states as well as books focused on specific parks or regions. The books give good descriptions of trails, key mile points, descriptions of camp spots and often a rating system for finding hikes based on certain criteria. Most popular hiking areas will also have additional trail guides published by local authors. You may want to consider doing a search on the Amazon website for the areas you are interested in hiking.
If you want to get a good cross section of hike reviews and trail guides without having to buy a lot of books, then you may want to consider getting a subscription to Trails.com which has most of the Falcon books (and trail guides from other books) online where you can view and even download single trails from a variety of the books without having to view or buy the whole book each time.
And lastly, if you are interested in reviews of hikes from around the world, than you might want to check out the book "Classic Hikes of the World" by Peter Potterfield. Potterfield provides detailed descriptions and photos of 23 the world's best hikes.
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