This post has not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff. BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone can create a post or quiz. Try making your own!Buzz·Posted on Mar 17, 201520 Ways To Fail At BackpackingBecause you can't be good at everything...by RoxanneMacCommunity ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Read maps badly Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 2. And so...get very lost and have to fork out for a taxi that you can't afford Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. Forget any language skills you have when put on the spot Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. Say something stupid when asking for directions Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 5. Be incapable of finding anything you want to eat and get so hungry that you gorge on EVERYTHING Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 6. Miss your bed and Netflix marathons more than is healthy Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 7. Consider flying home for a proper cup of tea Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 8. Lose your belongings Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 9. Get lost when hiking Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. Only talk to new people when drunk Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 11. So that you wake up with few recollections of the night before Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 12. Get an inordinate amount of new tattoos Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 13. Get bored of telling your life story and just say "I'm from London" Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 14. Correct fellow backpackers' grammar even when they are speaking in their third language Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. Have intense FOMO and sign up for extreme sports that you don't understand Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. Hate saying goodbye to new friends and get sad every time Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 17. And if you see them again get a little overexcited Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 18. Be really bad at making decisions Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 19. Say inappropriate things in front of people you have know for five minutes Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20. Get lonely when you're on your own for too long Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF