Backpacker culture

Goa in India is unique in some respects because it was the birthplace of backpacking culture when it was first "discovered" by the hippies in the 60's. Most of the following photos are not unique to just Goa in India but anywhere in the world wherever backpackers and modern day hippies congregate for extended periods of time. Here are some scenes of backpacking culture.

Fire dancing involves dipping kevlar sticks or poi (balls on chains) in kerosene and spinning them while they're lit en fuego. Really spectacular to watch people spin. To have an idea how fast they're moving, these photos were all taken for an exposure time of only 1 second!







Beach lessons- there are always lessons going on of some sorts. These ones happen to be of people learning capoeira, a martial arts/dance from Brazil. The sand on the beach is perfect for capoeira.



Chilling out, playing musical instruments or just chilling out period.



A cow on the beach, however, can probably only be found in India.


And of course, no matter where you go in the world, there's always one backpacker cafe with marijuana signs everywhere and a Bob Marley CD on repeat. Even if you're somewhere where people don't speak English, everyone knows the lyrics to Bob.