Backpacking solo can seem daunting at first. Everything about this way of travelling was new to me until recently. It has its ups and downs but now about six weeks in, I can say I am used to it all. If you have never backpacked before, read on for some backpacking wisdom. This is what I learnt in my first month of backpacking:
My blog isn’t much of a diary so far (I have my paper notepad for that after all) but I am going to write a short summary article from every country I visit to give you an idea where I went, what I saw and did. My time in Thailand has come to an end, so let’s have a look at my Thailand itinerary!
Wondering how it really feels to leave your comfort zone? I have been very positive about my experience so you might be expecting the answer “amazing”. But actually… no, not at first. You are entering an unknown territory and unless you are a superhuman, you WILL feel a little uncomfortable at first. Don’t worry, though – it doesn’t last.
It has been a week since I arrived in Thailand – a country I have never been to before, on a continent I had never set foot on. What are my first impressions of Southeast Asia? Here are my observations from Thailand (some are only specific to Thailand but most of them should apply to Southeast Asia in general).
There is one question I have been asked over and over again in the last year: Why are you leaving London?? Living in London is the dream, I must be out of my mind, giving it all up! Don’t get me wrong, London is wonderful. It might just not be such a perfect place to live in like most people seem to think… Here is the truth about why I left London.
I may be a backpacking newbie, but travelling itself is nothing new to me. I suppose I have my parents to thank for showing me the world is big and taking me to places like Italy or Austria since a very young age and waking up this wanderlust in me. Which of my all-time favourite travel destinations do I recommend?
January. That time of the year when people are reflecting on their lives and creating various resolutions (of course you’ll go to the gym every day now, we believe you…) but I’m not here to talk about my New year’s resolutions. I want to talk about my last year’s one.