flashpacking
noun[U]
informaluk/ˈflæʃ.pæk.ɪŋ/us/ˈflæʃ.pæk.ɪŋ/theactivityoftravellingto differentplacesonholidayin a way that issimilartobackpacking, butinvolveshaving moremoneytospendonhotels,meals,transport, etc.:
Flashpacking could bedescribedsimplyasbackpackingwith abiggerbudget.
- Ispenda lot oftimetravelling, some of itbackpacking, some of it flashpacking and some of itwork.
- Flashpacking inboutiquehostelshasreplacedcheapness.
- The newbreedofboutiquehostelsthat havecroppedup in the past fewyearsareperfectfor flashpacking.
- Flashpackingmeansyou canallowyourself thoseonce-in-a-lifetimeexperiences: ahotairballoonride; awildlifesafaricruise;drivingaround Iceland in arentedcar.
Travelling
- around Robin Hood's barnidiom
- backpack
- bag drop
- bourne
- bum
- bum around
- bump
- communication
- commuting
- connection
- gad about/around(somewhere)
- hitchhike
- move
- peripatetic
- shuttle
- swan
- tootle
- tour
- visa
- well travelled