Letting Go of the World Travel Tip

Buzz Potter of the National Hobo Association, responding to Billy's desire for a possible life as a hobo: "The word hobo describes a person who is curious about all things in in life, is self confident in his or her ability to lead a meaningful life, is fascinated with traveling and seeing new places and most of all shows respect for people. Hoboes believe in themselves and their future."

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I like the whole idea of a vacation without a to do list. Too many times I see people "on vacation" driving 90 miles an hour to get to different places to "be on vacation". The greatest discoveries coming out of research are sometimes unintended by products of pure research. I think great vacations sometimes result when you throw away the " If it's Tuesday it Must be Belgium" mentality.
good luck
sincerely
Phil

Hiya, exactly the world is to big to visit each and every place. Even the list of our wishes are newer ending process. So we should not try to concentrate on how much we have accomplished but should try to concentrate on how we have achieved it.

ash from has written 49 comments

I think this is good advice! When I was in Nepal, I did not have a guide book at all. I had my map of the subcontinent, which helped me find useful things like border crossings. I did not take a guide book, and I lived in nepal for 5 weeks and had lots of fun.

I asked local people: 'what do you think I should see/ do today?'
I asked ex-patriates: 'what is your favourite place here, and why?'
I asked other tourists: 'what is the best thing you have done since you arrived?' and 'have you been here before?' if they had 'what is your best memory?'

you can get a much more personal feel for a place this way. I came home and realised I missed out on lots of other things I could have done... but I don't regret not doing them, I am content with my own memories.

I travel the world with my three children ages 11, 13, 14. We home school and learn in every country we visit. Our days are made up of local things to do. We try to stay at least a month in each country we visit. This is our third year traveling. Our home is in St. Augustine, Florida which allows us to surf the summer away. We have decided that they parts of the world we like best are made up by the kindness of the people. The island of Tonga is one of our favorite. The old saying it is not the beauty of the destination but the journey to be enjoyed gives each day a special place in travel.