Travel Bugs
It seems to me that so many of my fellow classmates have a real affection for travel and it satisfies me to know that young people are going out and seeing the world. I remember when I was a little younger (not that long ago), but in my late teens anyway, and I wanted to see so much of the world. There's an innate hunger that goes hand-in- hand with being young, and an urge to pick up a bit more of life and see what's beyond the front porch.
It's harder with children obviously, and I have no idea when I'll be able to swan, or jet off to other pastures. But I like listening to the thoughts and ideas around me. There is one girl in who is doing the most amazing thing before the semester starts again. She and a friend have booked a trip to South America and are going to try and get round as much of the landscape as possible. They are going to Argentina, to Peru, venturing across the Inca Trail, and ending up in Brazil. I found it encouraging that they were both being so creative with their travel plans. They have everything covered and are really clued up.
They know exactly where they're staying and what beaches are safe and what bars are full of locals and which are too aggressively packed with tourists. They even went and got their travel insurance organised already - all on line with AA Travel Insurance. Actually, I think they did most of their administrative extras online. I'm one of those young people who forget that so much can be done via the internet (says me the blogger).
They both worked really hard to earn the money too, so I guess this trip will be rewarding. I'm just proud of the way my generation can plan, pay for and head off to exotic locations to learn, listen and experience. I was so impressed by their ideas - especially the Brazil stop. I actually went and looked around for different types ofof holidays in Brazil. There's a bird watching trip you can do that I found at Real Adventures. I can't go yet, but who knows...
I asked them how they were going to deal with coming back after such a great trip and they said they were just going to keep talking about it, every day, until their next trip. I said I couldn't wait to hear all about it. I love how the world is still so much an oyster when you're young.
