Backpacking

I love backpacking, though, I won't dare to claim that, I'm one hardcore backpacking person...
well... only a few points, I like planning my own trip, and I love staying in hostel... hostelworld.com is my favourite accommodation booking websites...
I've joined tour before, mainly those day-tour, well... if it's those city tour, where you hop on and off the bus, it's still not too bad, while those guided tour... well, I've joined 2, mainly in Suzhou and Hangzhou... I've to say, it's not THAT bad... but afterall... I hate waiting for the other people, or, mainly not knowing what's ahead, and that, I've to pay full attention to what the tourguide's saying, right?? if you've paid some $$ to join the tour, you kinda think that, if youi don't know what the tour's about, that's a waste of time and money...
but if you've planned a trip on your own, probably you'd had known that, what's ahead and where you're heading, and what you'll be seeing, or tasting..., that's what I like...
Anyway... I've come across an article, (if I've not remembered wrongly, it's by Betty Wu, 吳淡如) that... if you'd like to see if a relationship will work, go for backpacking... just go for a trip...
Frankly, a couple of my friends, both he and she, have done backpacking before, and they're kinda together, married... some with kids, some just started the family... I guess, if any couple who can survived a backpacking trip, they'll be able to survive a marriage... IF you've done a backpacking trip before, you'll know what I mean...
A backpacking trip ain't easy... you don't get to stay in posh hotels, get all the good service, you'll have to really plan ahead, and be able to tackle the obstacles... like looking for cheap/decent places for dinner/lunch, looking for cheap/decent transports to take you to the next destination, if the man/woman next to you, will only BE WITH YOU when everything is nice and good, when everything's well taken care off... better think twice... if he/she can't even take a hardship, together with you, or, will keep on arguing in the trip, you know, this person, will likely blame you, or complain much, when life isn't smooth... isn't it??
I won't say, if backpacking works for a couple, ie. happily toured different places, then, the marriage will work out, but then, I've always thought that, it's worth a try...
I've read news, where after the 311 tsunami in Japan, the divorce rate went up... cos, during the disaster, a lot of husbands ran out of wherever they are, and left the wives and children behind... yes, those women, after surviving, realized that, they don't need this type of husbands.. (tell me who needs?)
of course, I'm not sure if really I'm in such disaster scene, what'll happen to me, or to him, or our child... but then, we've always wish that, we'll always be together, be it live or death... just together...