How to enjoy your travel


It’s a great joy to discuss with many others the travel topic again. We’re not trying to compete on how many places we had been, it’s more like a sharing about our travel experience and what we enjoyed the most. 

Thailand seems to be a popular destination for Americans in Asia, as it’s got a lot to offer, beaches, great food, islands, and inexpensive shopping. 

Some people got the luck to combine travel with their business trips, so they could save money on flights. Some live in a vast country where the West coast or Mid-West could be a lot different from where they live. 

If you consider Thailand to be the place you enjoyed more at the age of 30s and Paris is the place you will like to explore more when you are older now. I disagree. I could imagine people could have different reasons to travel to certain places. I went to Canada a few times because of meeting people and music. The flight is not that pleasant unless you are on business class. Then I travelled to Japan at different ages and each time, the experience was totally different. 

The very first time I went to Europe, I was broke with little budget. My friends and I survived on pieces of bread or food sampling. We stayed in hostels, or even on night trains or on a beach. It’s such an experience that could hardly be replicated at my age now. 

All in all, I could see new experiences, connections with nature and friends are what I love travels the most. I could still remember the travel guide in Sir Lanka who could only speak little English but he did a great job in driving us around and tried to arrange everything according to the itinerary. 

I could recall how excited I was seeing sheep in the Netherlands, Niagara Falls in Canada, and bathing on a high floor in a hotel in Shanghai. Definitely, the list could be added on in the future. 

The planning process can be tedious, but can be fun and enjoyable as well, giving me some sense of uncertainty and great expectations as well. 

Hello, Europe. Hello, Japan. I’ll come to explore your history, your food, and culture next year. 

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