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Marins had been backpacking around Thailand and Vietnam before arriving in Lombok Island, Indonesia.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

Catherine: I had been backpacking around Southeast Asia the previous year, so I get that my standards were a little skewed.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2018

Boyle and Coleman had been backpacking in Russia and the former Soviet Republics of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2017

The families of the captives have been asked repeatedly why Boyle and Coleman had been backpacking in such a dangerous region.

From The Guardian • Oct. 14, 2017

He had been backpacking through Central America and South American countries.

From Reuters • Sep. 17, 2013