Why is 2017 the year to travel?
Well the simple answer to this is βbecause you should travel now, no questions askedβ, but that wouldnβt make very good reading now would it!
With it being the new year, yes it is still the beginning of the year, Iβd like to think that many peoples resolutions were to travel more. If not to travel more then to be more spontaneous (aka to travel) or maybe to save money (aka to travel with) or perhaps to get out of your comfort zone (aka to travel). Incase you canβt tell I am no.1 supporter of travelling! So there is no time like the present to be thinking about leaving the grey colours of home, get off that sofa and see the world in technicolour.
“But I can’t afford to travel!”
Travel isnβt expensive and the myth that it is needs to piss off now, please. I could be super cringey here and say something like ‘the memories you will make will be priceless’ but I donβt want to take this down that philosophical route. But flights are super cheap at the moment, especially when you think about what you get, I mean those tasty meals and tiny drinks right! π But seriously I read an article recently that said it takes longer to fly anywhere now than 30-40 years ago as airlines have worked out that if they fly a little slower itβll save them on fuel and therefore be able to keepΒ their costs down making, good news for you and me, the flights cheaper! Yea!
Countries have realised that tourism is an amazing way to get money in and budget travel, especially, is thriving as people want to travel for longer and for as little as possible. Some places we choose to travel to are a long way away from home and to make it worth your time of sitting in that cramped plane for 14 hours you will want to spend a decent amount of time there. Hence why long term budget travel is so popular. Travel has always been a competitive industry so a price can come lower if youβre prepared to do the research and put in the time and effort to find the best price. I cannot stress more though that this should be the best price for what you want. Donβt pay $10 for a hostel room expecting a lovely 6 bed dorm with an ensuite because the reality is that youβll get a 20 bed dorm full of smelly backpackers who canβt afford to clean their clothes and steal your three-minute noodles as they canβt buy their own.
What can become expensive about travel is when you put it off for too long, because life just kind of passes you by. If youβre saving for that new car or want to get your hair done every week then the idea of travelling is going to be pretty distant and before you know it youβre married with a mortgage, 16 kids on the way and a stubborn house cat in tow. So that idea of travelling you had once ten years ago is gone and isnβt going to be an option till you become one of those super cool 70 year olds reliving their youth!
βAvoid adult life and travel like tomorrow may never come!”
Travel Now!
2017 is right now, so I guess what I’mΒ saying is TRAVEL NOW. 2016 has been and gone, itβs in the past and whether it was a good one or a bad one surely everyone wants their next year to be better! If that means swinging in to the pools of the Erawan National Park in Kanchanaburi, Thailand or watching the sun set in Halong Bay, Vietnam it could even be sipping on a cold beer while you sail past the Opera House in Sydney then do it! Thereβs no time like the present and the world is constantly changing and shaping so while you can see all that you can and do all that you can do, please just, do it! That so called βadultβ life is going to hit you like a tonne of bricks when it comes, so in my true mantra: βAvoid adult life and travel like tomorrow may never come!”
Come at us 2017!
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