By Annabel Candy
While thousands visit Europe for the historical, architectural and cultural experiences, many more just want to get wasted and party, with the focus firmly on cultural exchanges of a romantic nature. And, if you’re young, optimistic and unburdened by children, jobs and mortgages, why not?
Although I’d traveled independently before, I didn’t experience the backpacker travel scene until the late eighties. That summer I went traveling round Greece and Turkey with Karen.
She was a student in London too and, although a less experienced and more cautious traveler than me, Karen gamely agreed to many of my suggestions.
While I had the upper hand when it came to travel experience, Karen was a seasoned party animal and man magnet who made me look like Anne... More...
