Since the beginning of the 21st century, backpacking is an increasing phenomenon, where the figure of the young occidental backpacker is becoming hybrid in the world of tourism and travel with his practices, imaginations and speeches. Australia is a very popular destination, mostly by the young French people, who are looking for a break-up with their daily life so as to live a true life experience. Backpacking in Australia; a destination at the same time very far away by its isolation in the world’s end and close by its familiarity with an Anglo-Saxon’ society; is able to give them a feeling of breaking-up thanks to the creation of a spatial and temporal bridge. Thus, in a first part, we will explain the evolution of the notion of backpacker to prove its actual hybridization. Then, in a second part, we will see which imaginations and practices the young French backpackers are expecting, and how, their expectations are fulfilled by the features of the Australian backpacking market and of the destination. Finally, in a third and last part, we will demonstrate the birth of a “self-employed backpacker figure” about himself and his own experiences in various levels. This birth is mostly realized when the young is back in France. His way-back home embodies a key moment of awareness of his new learned skills. But, this return often goes with a profound discontentment with life. Therefore, different types of return will be explained.