Flashpacking: Australian backpackers with style
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2 Apr 2018
Flashpacking: Australian backpackers with style

2017 saw 10.5 million Australians travel abroad and a growing number of young professionals are going on backpacking adventures around the world. However, with more money to spend, they’re embracing the ‘flashpacker’ lifestyle. But what exactly is this group looking for from the perfect holiday?

Brandon Morris

Brandon Morris founded the travel business Flashpacker Connect with LeAnn Morris in 2015. Brandon and LeAnn started Flashpacker Connect after backpacking the Vinicunca Mountains in Peru.

Lee Thompson

Lee Thompson is a globetrotting photojournalist who founded The Flash Pack with Radha Vyas. in 2014 he became famous for taking a selfie on top of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.

William Bickford

William Bickford has a master’s degree in Anthropology and People-Centred Business. A writer and researcher, currently living in London, he is interested in cultural food trends, as well as organisational innovation and creativity.