What's your BEST back packing story?

andrew · 03-05-2007 06:03PM

People seem to hate backpackers because....?

03-05-2007 06:05PM

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shrapnel222 · 03-05-2007 07:21PM

event wrote:

but perhaps if you had got on the bus, it never would have happened

yup, because i had my "never leave home without it" UZI in my bag:D

The Scientist wrote:

I misread that as 'travelling through Laois with my wife' thinking to myself i never heard of that!

LMAO

Mahatma coat · 04-05-2007 05:45AM

Dunno I have a few good ones meself, like the time I was in HK for PAtricks day, feckin crazy alcohol fueled madness, Climbing the Big rock in the middle of Oz and having a Joint, feckin difficult coming back down

but those are just Touristy things, strangest was when I was in PNG on Business, I was asleep at about 3 AM in my room when the door opened and 4 guys with AK47's and agitated looks on their faces burst in and started to interrogate me, remaining calm is a skill in itself I think.

that and a few car crashes are about as interestin as it gets.

oh and the 3som3 with the Japanese chicks in Perth was nice :P

Saint_Mel · 04-05-2007 09:08AM

Myself and a few mates got asked if we'd help set up the Faroese Republican
Army once when we were camping in the Faroe Islands!

Local lad asked if we'd help as he was sick of living under Danish rule. Said he
looks to the Irish for inspiration and when an English person dies he cheers, but
when a good IRA man dies he crys!

Then he asked if we'd help find him a woman who would clean his house, or
failing that if we could convince the woman travelling with us if she would
stay behind to clean his house.

Sad Professor · 04-05-2007 02:08PM

andrew wrote:

People seem to hate backpackers because....?

Jealousy.

Pighead · 04-05-2007 02:14PM

Sad Professor wrote:

Jealousy.

Jealousy? Are you having a fcuking laugh? Whats to be jealous about? A bunch of self important crusty dreamers with smelly ballsacks telling exaggerated stories to bored onlookers in a corner of a pub about the glorious summer of 95 when they drank opium tea with a 372 year old Tibetan monk. Fcuk that.

event · 04-05-2007 02:14PM

Sad Professor wrote:

Jealousy.

LOL

04-05-2007 02:43PM

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Pighead · 04-05-2007 02:48PM

The Scientist wrote:

In that case, would you like to inform us of your chosen topic of conversion in the corner of a pub.
The concept of velcro? sellotape dispensers? how geraldine in accounts is stealing staples?
Pighead you strike me as one fed up, lonely, sad old man who looks down on people who have their youth and have prospects ahead them.
A "Miss Havisham" of sorts who scorns anyone with a sense of adventure.
You've never done but yet you seem to have the right to knock it.
Deep down, you want to do it but you know its too late.
You're middle aged and you have responsibilities.

And you strike Pighead as a jumped up little cnut!

29 is far from middle aged you silly little boy. Third aged would be a far more accurate description. When Pigheads an old man he'll look back fondly at his younger years. There were ladies galore, adventures galore and stories from my travels that would leave you speechless.

Pigheads had more adventures than you've had lonely ****. And as your blistered mini cock will testify, thats an awful lot of adventures.

04-05-2007 02:56PM

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L31mr0d · 04-05-2007 03:08PM

lol... the degeneration of this thread is delightful. More flaming and less backpacking nonsense I say

ScumLord · 04-05-2007 03:15PM

Pighead wrote:

And you strike Pighead as a jumped up little cnut!

29 is far from middle aged you silly little boy. Third aged would be a far more accurate description. When Pigheads an old man he'll look back fondly at his younger years. There were ladies galore, adventures galore and stories from my travels that would leave you speechless.

Pigheads had more adventures than you've had lonely ****. And as your blistered mini cock will testify, thats an awful lot of adventures.

Like that time you went to..... Where did you go?

I didn't go anywhere mad, I just 2 months off work and did whatever I wanted around Europe. The backpacker route is much more fun than sitting in a hotel bar trying not pull your eyeballs out when some blue collar gobsheen tells ya all about how ****e his life is.

Pighead · 04-05-2007 03:16PM

The Scientist wrote:

Now now pigboy, remember where you are...

Still, I'm amazed by the anger and distain.
You should join a club piggy, or better still, Go travelling.

Right, Pighead will say this one more time "TRAVELLING IS NOT THE PROBLEM HERE. ITS THE FCUKING BACKPACKERS THAT GET MY GOAT"

Jesus Christ for a lad that calls himself The Scientist you really are a touch dim. Travelling is great, Pigheads had many fantastic holidays. From the bustling smoggy cities of Mexico to the snow laden streets of Rochester, Pighead has been there done that.

Right then, lets sort this out once and for all. The Scientist, Pighead challenges you to regale him with one of your backpacking stories. C'mon give me all you've got buddy. Dazzle me.

CiaranC · 04-05-2007 03:22PM

Pighead saw a documentary on the BBC about Mexico City and now pretends to anyone who'll listen that hes actually been there, when in actuality, hes only ever been as far as Inchicore on the Luas and is desperately jealous of those who spent their youth being young and alive while he wasted his.

Naked Lepper · 04-05-2007 03:43PM

id say its more likely that he got a j1 visa before and went to new york and california, making a trip to T.J for a day while in san diego

sounds like a proper nob anyway!

Pighead · 04-05-2007 03:49PM

CiaranC wrote:

Pighead saw a documentary on the BBC about Mexico City and now pretends to anyone who'll listen that hes actually been there, when in actuality, hes only ever been as far as Inchicore on the Luas and is desperately jealous of those who spent their youth being young and alive while he wasted his.

He he he, documentary. You're killing Pighead CiaranC. Mexico City was visited back in the late Summer of 2001. Flew to Chicago and then straight on to the craziest city in the world.

The lack of a backpack on his back meant Pighead was forced to find comfortable accomodation in a city centre hotel. The Mexican pyramids was a particular highlight. However probably the most memorable aspect of the holiday was the way the lads were ripped of by the corrupt sneaky Mexicans. Heres the story.

Pighead and his buddy are in a Mexican Bar which is absolutely dead. We hit the street and hail a taxi. "Bring us to a place with lots of people" we tell him. He has no English but says "Chickitas?" We say yeah whatever, chickitas, just bring us somewhere a bit lively.

End up in this place with great looking chicks everywhere. We get very drunk and end up with two Mexican chicks on our knees. Pigheads feeling like Al Pacino at this stage. We buy the girls drinks and great fun is being had by all. Next thing the lights go down and chicks everywhere start taking their clothes off and dancing on tables.

The penny finally drops with the lads. We're in a lap dancing club. Those chicks weren't sitting on our laps out of love for an Irishman. They were after our money. The hungry double crossing bitches We look at each other and make for the door. 7 huge blokes block our path. Sorry gentlemen but you haven't payed the bill.

Bill was the equivelant of 370 Irish Pounds. Couldn't believe it. We had nowhere near that amount on us. The lads were getting heavy and insisted we apy our bill. We say all our moneys back in the hotel. Out of nowhere a taxi driver appears. The same driver that brought us here, only this time the cnut has perfect English. "I'll bring you to your hotel boys" he says like hes doing us a favour. One of you stay here "snorts the owner of the club. Pighead being a lot quicker of mind than his buddy shouts out "I'll stay"

Anyway my buddy gets back to the hotel with 4 big blokes and gets out the travellers cheques. The boys aren't happy with this and start pushing him around. One of them makes a phone call and next thing, they're driving to the airport at 3am. Taxi Man rings his mate in the Bureau De Change and tells him to open up as they're on the way, he'll make it worth his while(Or to be more accurate some of our travellers cheques would make it worth his while)

Final bill came to 460 quid. Pighead had to spend 2 hours on his own watching naked Mexican chicks strut their stuff whilst my buddy was being pushed shoved and robbed by heavy Mexican gangsters. But I had no regrets. Some have said to me that I'm the worst friend in the world. But thats not true. Truth is I never liked the cnut.

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Pighead · 04-05-2007 03:58PM

The Scientist wrote:

I havent done it yet pighead, but i have every intention of doing it.

You haven't gone backpacking yet?:eek:

Holy fcuk, if your this insufferable at the moment, Pighead shudders to think what you'll be like with a years long worth of wankerness added to your personality.

No offence buddy.

the whole year inn · 04-05-2007 05:42PM

Not really a back packing story but here I go any way.

In New York 2 summers ago and after a few beers all day hit the town ,ended up in this bar packed full to the brim so spical offers where the pitchers me and my brother decided to go on rounds of them .After a couple of rounds of this and after kicking there ass in pool, the lads went outside to have a smoke when this fella comes running down the stairs shouting on his phone <american accent> "you got to come down here man the Irish are drinking like pigs "

Guess you had to be there but it was funny as hell considering there beer is pi$$ poor.

empirix · 04-05-2007 11:02PM

I agree, don't knock it until you try it, got made redundant, nice big handshake, hit the road for two years, changed my whole outlook on life and made me a more confident and in my humble opinion a better person.

Stories: entering Cambodia at Poipet border on my todd, grab a taxi and heading to Angkor, 20 minutes into journey, pass a huge billboard asking everybody to hand over their weapons, with pictures of guns, grenades etc with big red "X's" on them, my immediate thought "BollXX"
One of many stories(that i don't tell down the pub or really talk about, gotta do it to know), not to mention the many more notches on the bed post from my fellow backpackers;)

Rabies · 05-05-2007 02:17AM

I wouldn't have too many amazing and weird stories from my time here. Mainly working, but I do have another 6 months to go.

So far a couple of unexpected things have happened.

Had a few drinks with Groove Armada a few weeks ago after their gig.
Got invited to the PlayBoy launch party about 3 weeks ago.

Everthing else is just some great drunken nights out with random people and friends.

05-05-2007 02:19AM

Some lad with the line that he was experiencing hypothermia and that he needed to join me in my sleeping bag.

FlutterinBantam · 05-05-2007 09:59AM

Pighead wrote:

He he he, documentary. You're killing Pighead CiaranC. Mexico City was visited back in the late Summer of 2001. Flew to Chicago and then straight on to the craziest city in the world.

The lack of a backpack on his back meant Pighead was forced to find comfortable accomodation in a city centre hotel. The Mexican pyramids was a particular highlight. However probably the most memorable aspect of the holiday was the way the lads were ripped of by the corrupt sneaky Mexicans. Heres the story.

Pighead and his buddy are in a Mexican Bar which is absolutely dead. We hit the street and hail a taxi. "Bring us to a place with lots of people" we tell him. He has no English but says "Chickitas?" We say yeah whatever, chickitas, just bring us somewhere a bit lively.

End up in this place with great looking chicks everywhere. We get very drunk and end up with two Mexican chicks on our knees. Pigheads feeling like Al Pacino at this stage. We buy the girls drinks and great fun is being had by all. Next thing the lights go down and chicks everywhere start taking their clothes off and dancing on tables.

The penny finally drops with the lads. We're in a lap dancing club. Those chicks weren't sitting on our laps out of love for an Irishman. They were after our money. The hungry double crossing bitches We look at each other and make for the door. 7 huge blokes block our path. Sorry gentlemen but you haven't payed the bill.

Bill was the equivelant of 370 Irish Pounds. Couldn't believe it. We had nowhere near that amount on us. The lads were getting heavy and insisted we apy our bill. We say all our moneys back in the hotel. Out of nowhere a taxi driver appears. The same driver that brought us here, only this time the cnut has perfect English. "I'll bring you to your hotel boys" he says like hes doing us a favour. One of you stay here "snorts the owner of the club. Pighead being a lot quicker of mind than his buddy shouts out "I'll stay"

Anyway my buddy gets back to the hotel with 4 big blokes and gets out the travellers cheques. The boys aren't happy with this and start pushing him around. One of them makes a phone call and next thing, they're driving to the airport at 3am. Taxi Man rings his mate in the Bureau De Change and tells him to open up as they're on the way, he'll make it worth his while(Or to be more accurate some of our travellers cheques would make it worth his while)

Final bill came to 460 quid. Pighead had to spend 2 hours on his own watching naked Mexican chicks strut their stuff whilst my buddy was being pushed shoved and robbed by heavy Mexican gangsters. But I had no regrets. Some have said to me that I'm the worst friend in the world. But thats not true. Truth is I never liked the cnut.

:eek: I thought you were a man of the world Pigser,Jaysus,hauled in,gutted and filletted by the oldest scam in the book.

You have seriously dipped in my estimation.

Stick to Clonskeagh and Ranelagh son,you ain't ready for anything else yet.

Pighead · 05-05-2007 12:05PM

FlutterinBantam wrote:

:eek: I thought you were a man of the world Pigser,Jaysus,hauled in,gutted and filletted by the oldest scam in the book.

You have seriously dipped in my estimation.

Stick to Clonskeagh and Ranelagh son,you ain't ready for anything else yet.

Yeah, Pighead admits it was a schoolboy error alright. My only defence is that damn Mexican Tequilla. Does funny things to a mans brain. Pigheads better than that.

Mr_Roger_Bongos · 05-05-2007 12:28PM

Pighead wrote:

Mexican Lap dancing Club story

(which i did find funny).

So did Pighead not tell ANYONE about this story upon his return to Ireland? Because to me, it's a pretty good story. If someone asked, "so pighead, how was mexico?" i don't think id be leaving your story out of my answer.

I realise that backpacking has become, 'backpacking for the sake of the experience' to some people. But for others and a huge amount of students, backpacking is done out of necessity.

Pighead wrote:

The lack of a backpack on his back meant Pighead was forced to find comfortable accomodation in a city centre hotel.

That's exactly why most people backpack. They can't afford "comfortable accommodation".

Crumble Froo · 05-05-2007 01:20PM

fack it, i live in a cheapass run-down house, i save money to go abroad, i dont give a crap if it's in a crappy accommodation! travel light, travel cheap, saves more money for the more interesting experiences, for getting to the places you wana go, and partaking in the activities you wana experience. havent backpacked yet, duno if i ever will at this stage, but ive travelled a decent bit, and think its brilliant, the more of the world i get to see, the better, and if that means cheapa$$ accommodation, then so be it.

Degsy · 05-05-2007 01:23PM

narco wrote:

fack it, i live in a cheapass run-down house, i save money to go abroad, i dont give a crap if it's in a crappy accommodation! travel light, travel cheap, saves more money for the more interesting experiences, for getting to the places you wana go, and partaking in the activities you wana experience. havent backpacked yet, duno if i ever will at this stage, but ive travelled a decent bit, and think its brilliant, the more of the world i get to see, the better, and if that means cheapa$$ accommodation, then so be it.

And if you die of tick-borne disease so be it!

Crumble Froo · 05-05-2007 02:18PM

precisely!

then i get an experience i wouldnt get in ireland for cheap... and you dont have to listen to it at the pub afterwards

sunnyjim · 05-05-2007 06:46PM

Pighead wrote:

Yeah, Pighead admits it was a schoolboy error alright. My only defence is that damn Mexican Tequilla. Does funny things to a mans brain. Pigheads better than that.

Pighead, same thing happened to me on holiday with 12 of the lads 2 years ago. This wasn't a strip club though!

What's your BEST back packing story?

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