Backpacker fashion

Backpacker fashion. The two might seem

a contradiction in terms , but I definitely

have noticed some interesting backpacker

style of late.

I love the thought of jumping in a van and

heading with a group of friends across the

desert into the Australian centre.

Or up the coast to Byron Bay.. maybe as

far as Cairns, Darwin and Kakadu.

I did it all through India with one change

of clothes and a bomber jacket that

doubled as a pillow on long train trips.

All I know is your clothes become a

travelling uniform , holding memories

of adventures and sunsets at foreign beaches.

Dusty with journeys into the middle of

nowhere and back.

Four wheel drives become homes

and surfboards or a much loved chess-

set, your only possessions.