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San Telmo, backpackers y otras globalizaciones

open access: yesCultura-Hombre-Sociedad, 2015
Este artículo pretende contribuir al debate sobre otras formas de globalización  presentando una etnografía realizada en el barrio de San Telmo sobre mochileros que combinan en sus experiencias viaje y trabajo.
Fernando Firmo
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The lived experience of long-term overland travel

open access: yesAnnals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights, 2022
This study analyses the lived experience of “overlanding”, defined as a form of self-reliant long-term adventure travel by vehicle in which the journey is perceived to be more important than the destination.
Philippa Thomas   +1 more
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La production d’une représentation touristique. Une objectivation des guides Lonely Planet sur le Groenland

open access: yesBelgeo, 2013
This article uses Lonely planet books published about Greenland between 1991 and 2005 to do a diachronic study. The central theme of these books is the will of their authors to highlight close-knit communities specific of main readership, backpackers ...
Antoine Delmas
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La notion d’hyper itinérance pour appréhender les mobilités des Israéliens après l’armée le long de la Cordillère des Andes

open access: yesRevue de Géographie Alpine, 2021
À travers l’étude des mobilités touristiques israéliennes, cet article interroge les interrelations entre itinérance et hypermobilité. En Israël, voyager après l’accomplissement du service militaire obligatoire constitue une pratique valorisée dans la ...
Arnaud Szkutnicki, Pascal Mao
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The backpackers' “round the world” trip, standardised journey?

open access: yesVia@, 2016
At times portrayed as a dissenter against mass tourism, the backpacker is at the same time described as being bound to his own illusions of freedom and reduced to use pre-determined routes and accommodation.
Brenda Le Bigot
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Some Characteristics of Wilderness Backpackers

open access: yes, 1973
72 college men served as Ss in a study conducted to compare wilderness backpackers and non-backpacker non-wilderness users in regard to strength and physical fitness and attitudes toward physical activity.
Robert R. Wiesner, Brian J. Sharkey
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The Notion of Hyper-wandering in Apprehending the Mobility of Israelis After the Army Along the Andes Cordillera

open access: yesRevue de Géographie Alpine, 2021
Through the study of Israeli tourist mobility, this article questions the interrelations between wandering and hypermobility. In Israel, travelling after the completion of compulsory military service is a valued practice in contemporary society, and ...
Arnaud Szkutnicki, Pascal Mao
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Travel motivations of first-time, repeat, and serial backpackers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This study explores travel motivations of first-time, repeat, and serial backpackers. Data were obtained through an online survey administered to a convenience sample of Danish backpackers.
Hjalager, Anne-Mette; id_orcid   +3 more
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Empowering and conquering infirmity of visually impaired using AI‐technology equipped with object detection and real‐time voice feedback system in healthcare application

open access: yesCAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract The Internet of Things is emerging as a crucial technology in aiding humans and making their lives easier. Among the human population, a large percentage of people suffer from disabilities resulting in challenges in everyday life particularly people with visual disabilities.
Hania Tarik   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

South Africans Walking the Camino: Pilgrimage or Adventure [PDF]

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2020
The Camino Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela is an institution that has been operative for more than 1200 years. The European summer months see hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, whether they be persons of faith, agnostics or even atheists, walking ...
Nico Kotze, Tracey McKay
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