When you’re backpacking, it’s obvious that you make sacrifices to accustomed lifestyle choices and personal luxuries. You need to stay on budget and stay away from Starbucks and your regular morning coffee. But, wait. There is no Starbucks. Nor is there Best Buy, Borders, nor Dasani Water. What is this place?
If you made a resolution to travel in 2010, you’ve probably been searching the internet for trip ideas, travel information or travel deals. Congratulations to anyone who has made the decision to embark on a new journey. Whether it is your first time backpacking or getting familiar with the heavy hitters in the travel community, it’s important to recognize others who have traveled successfully.
Eventually most of us need to settle somewhere for work and make a home for ourselves. Your travels become memories shared with our family and friends about the journey you had. Then comes the full time work, bills, and other responsibilities you had to never worry about while traveling.
As travelers, we have the option of bringing our portable electronics. In our daily lives, cell phones, iPods and laptops are attached to the hip. Recently, I wrote about how technology is taking over the Backpacking world. On my recent trip to Barcelona, I encountered the vigorous battle against technology. Getting lost in a city without Google Maps or Unlimited iPhone Data.
As the first decade of the new Millennium comes to an end, it’s important to realize how much the travel world has grown. Throw in social media clients like Facebook and Twitter and you’ve got the whole world talking about travel. It’s easier to find travel news, travel deals and informative articles about interesting destinations. If you find yourself a member or a fan of the travel world, you should find yourself at this Travel social event in NYC.
Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or I can be
thankful that the grass is getting watered for free.
You wake up Monday morning to your usual obnoxious alarm clock. You’re exhausted from last night’s excursion to a local pub. But of course, you need to get to class. You open your blinds and witness the busy streets of Parisians going about their day and a gorgeous view of the Eiffel Tower.