I think a really big misconception is that the act of backpacking and just travelling in general means you are at the happiest of yourself. In many MNAY ways this is true. Personally I felt a huge relief of life pressures, jobs, marriage, kids, housing markets. But I also didn’t just leave my life struggles at home. Body image Is a huge issue with millions of people in the world and it might come as a surprised but I never felt worse about myself then when I was travelling Asia. not only was I constantly in frame of photos and surrounded by absolute stunners with perfect bodies and tans, you also find yourself wearing less clothes, more bikinis and also indulging more in booze and less calorie counting.