The origins of backpacking have been traced back to a late-17th-century Italian explorer with a degree in law named Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri. Frustrated in his career by his lack of an aristocratic background, he decided to give it up and travel the world.
背包客最早可以追溯至 17 世紀末，當時有著法學博士頭銜的義大利探險家卡瑞里，因非貴族出身、謀職不順利，轉而決定拋下一切去環遊世界。