A year ago today Andy and I set out for our world trip, not really knowing what we would experience. Nervous about the things that could go wrong, we prepared as well as we could. We read blogs of other people's experiences, packed and re packed our bags, tried not to freak out too much. The biggest thing we couldn't prepare for was how it would change our view of life.
Tips for taking a world trip:
- hostels are a great way to meet people while traveling
- you will meet amazing people in every country
- there will be lots of down time, take that time to consider your life goals and make adjustments as needed
- not everyone is out to scam you
- the food is delicious
- there is not enough time to see everything in every place, don't even try it
- don't plan too far in advance
- at some point you will lose something, don't be too sad
- you will be robbed, accept it and try not to stress about it before it happens
- trains are amazing, buses suck
- the US has the strictest airport security, other countries airports are a lot less stressful
- if you don't like the town you are in, catch the next bus out
- if you are having fun with the people you meet, change your plans to stay with them longer
- be flexible
- take more pictures than you think are necessary
- take notes every couple of days of what you did or else you will forget
- be in the moment and don't worry about where you will be next week or next month
