I’ve been on the road traveling since 2011. If there’s one thing that I’ve learned during my time exploring around the world, it’s to do my best to travel off the beaten path.
But if there’s one question I always receive, it’s how do you do it?
Besides the fact of turning my travel blogging hobby into a career, a bit of advice that I cannot stress enough is to simply go with the flow and relax.
I see so many people give in to hiring travel agents. The go off booking reservations here, rushing to go see this and that, and before you know it, your vacations is over and you’re stuck back in the cubicle at the office.
Take some time to get a hold of yourself. Traveling is much more than rushing to go see everything in your guidebook. Sure it’s super cool to go visit Southeast Asia, but was it really worth flying all the way to Thailand, paying an arm and a leg just to get scammed, do your sightseeing, then make your way back home in a matter of a 2 weeks?
Okay, so maybe I’m exaggerating a bit, but you get the point – you need to make the most out of your vacation.
When I was working on a cruise ship in Hawaii, one of the best days I remembered was just taking a day to relax and do nothing. Seriously, here were my primary activities:
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Wake up and enjoy a bloody mary w/ breakfast at the local pub.
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Go Snorkeling at the beach, then take a nap in my hammock.
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Wake up, snorkeled, then napped some more.
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Eat dinner at the local pub I visited for breakfast.
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Call it a day and resume to my room.