Travel When You are Young
Posted in General Travel Tips on Oct 21st, 2008
This is a quote from Sarah Palin; “I’m not one of those who maybe came from a background of, you know, kids who perhaps graduate college and their parents give them a passport and give them a backpack and say go off and travel the world.”
You don’t need well-off parents to travel and see the world. Travel is not the exclusive domain of the rich. I’ve know plenty of people who have either worked to get their travel money or put the plane tickets on a credit card(or both). A lot of people would say to never do the latter but I believe you should take your chance while you have them. Its very easy to put things off for a time when things are “right.” The problem is that the “right” time may never come along.
I’m not waiting till retirement to do the things I want to do and go the places I want to go. My wife and I were in Europe in last summer and we had a blast because we are in our thirties and in good health. Its not that older people don’t enjoy their travels but they have to deal with their health issues and the simple fact that they are old. My wife and I saw a lot of incredible landscapes and ancient ruins but we also saw Frenchy electronic duo Justice at a concert in Arras, France and we went clubbing in Munich. We saw Guns and Roses at Rock in Rio Portugal in Lisbon.
I say travel while you are young. The older you get the more comforts you will need(making travel more expensive), the less you’ll be able to do and the more you will be disconnected from the nightlife. There is certainly more to life than bars and clubs but its nice to be able dance to some Fedde Le Grand after checking out a 13th century castle.
My wife and I travel with money we’ve saved and we’ve put some expenses on the plastic. That’s fine by us. We are traveling while we are young and we are accumulating memories and experiences that no one can take away. Of course, we have also learned to travel as cheaply as possible and to get the most return for our travel dollar. Its been well worth it.
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