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go backpacking
UK/ɡəʊ ˈbækˌpækɪŋ/US/ɡoʊ ˈbækˌpækɪŋ/go BACK·pack·ing
to travel with a backpack, often on a budget and for an extended period, visiting several places
Examples
“After graduation she plans to go backpacking through Southeast Asia for three months.”
“We met a group of students who were going backpacking around Europe.”
“When I was twenty I went backpacking with just a tent and a rucksack.”
Band 8 sentence
“After university I went backpacking for six months, staying in hostels and meeting locals rather than sticking to organised tours.”
Collocations
- go backpacking across Europe
- long-term backpacking trip
Word family
Common mistakes
go on backpacking→go backpacking
do backpacking→go backpacking
Say it for a higher band
5travel→6go travelling→7+go backpacking
Synonyms
travel on a budget
go travelling
Easily confused
go travelling
“They decided to go travelling around South America next year.”
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