Multimodal backpacking experience in Finland: Sharing experiences through an online travel blog
Bohjanen, Juhani (2015)
Bohjanen, Juhani
HAAGA-HELIA ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
All rights reserved
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201501181400
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201501181400
Tiivistelmä
Author or authors
Juhani Bohjanen Group or year of entry
2011
Title of report
Multimodal backpacking experience in Finland: Sharing experiences through an online travel blog Number of pages and appendices
23 + 35
Teacher(s) or supervisor(s)
Soile Kallinen
Backpacking adventures bring about a whole host of experiences to the individual embarking on such endeavors. With elements such as educational and esthetic realms the backpacker is actively participating and immersing themselves in the overall experience. Which garners a whole host of exciting stories and adventures that are just waiting to be shared with friends and family.
The goals of this project based thesis are to define the experience elements of backpacking through existing literature, and put into practice those elements most important to backpacking via hands-on field work, subsequently resulting in a two week backpacking adventure to northern Finland, using multi-modal means of transportation and accommodations. And finally to disseminate the experiences gleaned, by way of an online travel blog, and to create interest in the readers about backpacking adventure in Finland.
Implementation began in the winter of 2014 with pre-trip planning, consisting of daily hiking and conditioning, plus gear lists were drawn up. The execution of the actual backpacking journey started June 3rd 2014 and lasted for a length of two weeks. Which consisted of travel via Train, bus, car, and hitchiking. Accomodations included camping, wilderness shelters, hostels, couschsurfing and hotels. During the journey a travel dairy was kept and photographs taken for documentation. Post trip saw the creation of an online travel blog with content of the experiences gained during the field-work.
The results demonstrated the elements and dimensions of experiences set forth in the theoretical framework. And the creation of the travel blog proved an invaluable way to share the experiences from the two week backpacking adventure. Furthermore comments received from the target audience were positive and their interest was piqued, even seeing themselves possibly backpacking Finland in the future.
Juhani Bohjanen Group or year of entry
2011
Title of report
Multimodal backpacking experience in Finland: Sharing experiences through an online travel blog Number of pages and appendices
23 + 35
Teacher(s) or supervisor(s)
Soile Kallinen
Backpacking adventures bring about a whole host of experiences to the individual embarking on such endeavors. With elements such as educational and esthetic realms the backpacker is actively participating and immersing themselves in the overall experience. Which garners a whole host of exciting stories and adventures that are just waiting to be shared with friends and family.
The goals of this project based thesis are to define the experience elements of backpacking through existing literature, and put into practice those elements most important to backpacking via hands-on field work, subsequently resulting in a two week backpacking adventure to northern Finland, using multi-modal means of transportation and accommodations. And finally to disseminate the experiences gleaned, by way of an online travel blog, and to create interest in the readers about backpacking adventure in Finland.
Implementation began in the winter of 2014 with pre-trip planning, consisting of daily hiking and conditioning, plus gear lists were drawn up. The execution of the actual backpacking journey started June 3rd 2014 and lasted for a length of two weeks. Which consisted of travel via Train, bus, car, and hitchiking. Accomodations included camping, wilderness shelters, hostels, couschsurfing and hotels. During the journey a travel dairy was kept and photographs taken for documentation. Post trip saw the creation of an online travel blog with content of the experiences gained during the field-work.
The results demonstrated the elements and dimensions of experiences set forth in the theoretical framework. And the creation of the travel blog proved an invaluable way to share the experiences from the two week backpacking adventure. Furthermore comments received from the target audience were positive and their interest was piqued, even seeing themselves possibly backpacking Finland in the future.