Wanderlust or escapism? The 'hippy trail' in the '90s was no new phenomenon. Just as had happened in 1967's famous Summer of Love, 1989 brought a second wave of wide-eyed, romantic young travellers into the backpackers' loop.

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Whilst they seem to share very similar attitudes to travelling itself, and have set about getting from A to B just as generations before them, there are arguably more 'push' than 'pull' factors now driving people to travel.
Here, we speak to a mixed group of travellers from all walks of life about what it is that's driven them to up sticks so suddenly, leaving everything behind for a semi-nomadic lifestyle without second thought.