{"id":370373,"date":"2026-08-15T04:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T03:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-are-begpackers-meanwhile-in-asia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T04:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T03:00:10","slug":"who-are-begpackers-meanwhile-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/who-are-begpackers-meanwhile-in-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are \u201cbegpackers\u201d? | Meanwhile in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/47ekQkyKOhw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Who are \u201cbegpackers\u201d? | Meanwhile in Asia\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/47ekQkyKOhw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBegpacker,\u201d a portmanteau of \u201cbegging\u201d and \u201cbackpacking,\u201d is usually used to negatively describe people who ask the public for money to fund their travels, which critics say pull resources away from those in actual need. 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