Apparently most of the backpackers in South America, if the empty hotel and deserted streets in Fray Bentos were anything to go by.
Seasoned backpackers who visited Thailand 30 years ago might find the pace familiar: it's pleasingly slow and sleepy, with simple stripped-back bamboo beach huts for just $7 a night, and three hours of electricity daily.
Tents from £64, suites from £97 (open November-April), +91 982 389 2353, amaryagroup.com/paros-amarya Jardim a Mar, Agonda This is a German/Nepalese-owned resort on the relaxed, backpackers' favourite, Agonda Beach.
Not all youthful backpackers are cast from the same mould.
On the song Backpackers, he concludes that as a "black male in short shorts, I'm double suspect".
Since we are on the Cowal Way walking trail, it was to appeal to backpackers," explains Stewart, "but the rooms have ended up with a similar feel to the apartments, just fitted out with less expensive materials".
Those who are happy to spend most of their time outdoors could choose simple accommodation run by the Colonsay Estate, which owns two traditional stone bothies next to the backpackers' lodge.
Good news for backpackers, gappers and anyone else looking for an affordable room in central Sydney.
They can be an eclectic mix – I mingled with Hungarian backpackers, retired Austrian teachers, and a middle-aged Midwestern couple – which might have felt a bit like an experimental house party if it weren't for owner Elizabeth's remarkable gift for hostessing.
Its cobbled streets, lined with one-storey whitewashed buildings, attract a mix of backpackers, weekenders from Rio and the odd international celeb wafting through the boutiques, classy cafes and art galleries.
The Northern loop route takes in 10 cities including Amsterdam, Berlin, Dresden, Prague and the pretty town of Cesky Krumlov in southern Bohemia, which has become a huge hit with backpackers in recent years thanks to its laidback hostels and riverside picnic spots.
