backpack

In February 2025, mother and daughter packed a backpack and suitcase each.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

"The kids will have virtually nothing on their backs, just maybe a really small backpack to get on the plane," said Tom.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Angel Sauceda, a spokesperson for the American Red Cross in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, said go bags — any durable backpack or duffel bag will do — should have:

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

He secretly took the American's backpack, containing his MacBook, a satellite transmitter and other personal items, for regime operatives to look through, multiple sources say.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

A worksheet rested in my chair—thanks, Harper, for not even trying to get it on the desk—and a folded sheet of paper stuck out of my backpack, a paper I hadn’t put there.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Bright-colored backpacks, fresh school supplies and late-summer sun beaming through classroom windows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Every time we were scouting by boat, we would take our backpacks with us,” Mungiu recalls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

A few weeks ago, I met an acquaintance for coffee at a Cuban café attached to a downtown hostel, where people with backpacks of varying dimensions passed steadily through the lobby.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Some napped on a beach with their faces shielded from the sun by plastic bags or T-shirts, while others rested with backpacks tucked beneath their heads.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

She’s balancing six backpacks while simultaneously tugging a rolling suitcase.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

This generation, who as young adults hitchhiked across the country and backpacked through Europe, now is going on safaris and hiking in the Serengeti on guided tours that offer “easy” as well as “challenging” options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Adamson, according to an ABC report, is a former teacher who backpacked across the country and wrote a book about the subject.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2023

After he graduated, they transitioned from being at college together to dating long-distance while Mr. Reimers backpacked around the world.

From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2022

Mann points to American Hiking Society numbers showing 34 million Americans hiked in 2013 and 9 million backpacked.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2020

Some ding-dongs believe me, though, and when that happens, I keep the lie going, spinning it until I run out of ideas: I backpacked through France, Germany, and Spain with my rich aunt from Barcelona.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

Back in 2010, Francesco Patarnello, Matteo Danieli and Luca Ferrari went on a backpacking trip as friends and returned as co-founders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

In a season when rock climbing, backpacking and shooting the rapids are popular, maybe our reading would benefit from going big.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

I saw these and many other otherworldly species while on a life-changing backpacking trip to the island five years ago, which I chronicled for this newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

A man from Edinburgh says he is facing jail in Thailand because he picked up a woman's phone in a bar "by mistake" on the first day of a backpacking holiday.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026

“Yes, when the weather is good they go backpacking all the time — even the doctor. They’re all real outdoorsy,” she told me quietly, examining her shoes, too.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer