No one wakes up a professional outdoorsman. We all start off as novice backpackers and hikers. However, sometimes even the pros make the simplest of mistakes. Here are 5 of the most common backpacking ...

I recently spent two weeks backpacking through four European countries for the first time. I made mistakes along the way, like booking a regular seat on an overnight train instead of a bunk. Here are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Insider's reporter made some mistakes during her first backpacking trip to Europe.Joey Hadden/Insider I recently spent two weeks ...