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Ive wanted to venture out into the world all my life and now is my chance. Im a college student with an open summer schedule! I want to really explore down to the nitty criddy of a country but all the trips ive researched so far are to darntie and luxurious which isnt what I want. I want a very raw experience that I can truly reflect on and something that has the potential to be life changing! Any ideas where I could sart? Or if any of you have been backpacking before do you have any websites I could look at? Thanks so much for the help :)
p.s. im a 20 year old female so as much as i would LOVE to go out and explore on my own, im not naive and my parents wouldnt be to ecstatic about that.
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Well well, 20 year female....want the good news?
There are hundreds and hundreds of 20 year old females or 18-22 year old females anyway all over the world from a lot of different countries and all in different countries than they started from.
Mom and Pop...got that bit?
Hundreds are in South Africa. Very few of them get any problems. Those are the few that make newspaper headlines.
The thousands that get home safe and happy never get a whiff of being turned into world news do they?
The one who gets trouble is on the front page and that's the one everybody hears about and assumes that South Africa is nothing but rapes and murders.
You get stories like that from New York as well. And from Phoenix, and from Atlanta and London and Berlin and Paris and Rome and your own nearest city and anywhere else.
Still around Mom and Pop?
The reality is that South Africa is one of the friendliest countries on Earth. I've seen it.
So for a life changing adventure, why not go and have a look?
It's beautiful, the food is Wow! and it's cheap.
You can do it all without any problems right from home cuz you're on here so you have a computer or access to one.
You book a flight to Jo'burg or Cape Town or wherever around three months in advance for the cheapest price, get a passport, sort the visa online, get any meds you need, and by then it's getting close to leaving time so book a bed in a backpacker hostel or a hotel, tell the bank to expect foreign transactions on the cards, get some travel insurance from a local broker in town, pack a few things but not much, and off you go laughing all the way to the airport and the start of a big adventure.
Just like around 500 other 20 year old females will be doing that week from the USA Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa, Namibia, a dozen other African countries and lots of European countries , and loads more from China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, India, Thailand....well, you get the picture.
Join the happy club of world travellers. It's easy if you have a bit of cash to do it with.
Mom shaking her head in disbelief now eh? Hi, hallo.....keep smiling. It gets even better
Backpacking is a world wide billion dollar business.
Even Moscow has around a dozen backpacker hostels. They are safe places to stay. Most hostels these days you get a card key for the room.
You can't get in without ID and you get friends in minutes from all over the world.
http://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/russia/moscow/
Cheap one and it's lovely..really nice and friendly for $3.60 a night.
In Cambodia
http://www.hostelbookers.com/property/prp/78209/arr/2012-05-25/ngt/1/ppl/1/
South Africa...Bomvu Paradise. It is too. I didn't want to leave. And I met a 70 year old Dutch lady who sold her house so she could travel for years. Lovely. A Japanese guy and his wife invited us to tea and they made a proper job of it..a traditional Japanese meal, properly laid out.
He was wonderful and he could do Tibetan chant too.
It was just beautiful knowing those folks in such lovely surroundings, and all cheap to do.
http://www.bomvubackpackers.com/
See the response from this guy..a South African....typical friendly response. A braai is a BBQ and they do it real goooooooood....yummy
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111217073537AAuXr66
How to get started, for Machu Picchu or Europe or the rest of the world. It all works the same.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120121003428AAYx4Po
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110328200122AAag3oE
http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110524031916AAz8hRL
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110512163513AAX2I0m
Have a great time. Keep smiling Mom....you can get postcards from all over......
And a really happy chat when ickle baby gets home again..
I got three girls. They're all still our ickle babies even when they're 30 haha
And they've been travelling just like Mom and Pop...
All by themselves....very good too....xxx
Well well, 20 year female....want the good news?
There are hundreds and hundreds of 20 year old females or 18-22 year old females anyway all over the world from a lot of different countries and all in different countries than they started from.
Mom and Pop...got that bit?
Hundreds are in South Africa. Very few of them get any problems. Those are the few that make newspaper headlines.
The thousands that get home safe and happy never get a whiff of being turned into world news do they?
The one who gets trouble is on the front page and that's the one everybody hears about and assumes that South Africa is nothing but rapes and murders.
You get stories like that from New York as well. And from Phoenix, and from Atlanta and London and Berlin and Paris and Rome and your own nearest city and anywhere else.
Still around Mom and Pop?
The reality is that South Africa is one of the friendliest countries on Earth. I've seen it.
So for a life changing adventure, why not go and have a look?
It's beautiful, the food is Wow! and it's cheap.
You can do it all without any problems right from home cuz you're on here so you have a computer or access to one.
You book a flight to Jo'burg or Cape Town or wherever around three months in advance for the cheapest price, get a passport, sort the visa online, get any meds you need, and by then it's getting close to leaving time so book a bed in a backpacker hostel or a hotel, tell the bank to expect foreign transactions on the cards, get some travel insurance from a local broker in town, pack a few things but not much, and off you go laughing all the way to the airport and the start of a big adventure.
Just like around 500 other 20 year old females will be doing that week from the USA Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa, Namibia, a dozen other African countries and lots of European countries , and loads more from China, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, India, Thailand....well, you get the picture.
Join the happy club of world travellers. It's easy if you have a bit of cash to do it with.
Mom shaking her head in disbelief now eh? Hi, hallo.....keep smiling. It gets even better
Backpacking is a world wide billion dollar business.
Even Moscow has around a dozen backpacker hostels. They are safe places to stay. Most hostels these days you get a card key for the room.
You can't get in without ID and you get friends in minutes from all over the world.
http://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/russia/moscow/
Cheap one and it's lovely..really nice and friendly for $3.60 a night.
In Cambodia
http://www.hostelbookers.com/property/prp/78209/arr/2012-05-25/ngt/1/ppl/1/
South Africa...Bomvu Paradise. It is too. I didn't want to leave. And I met a 70 year old Dutch lady who sold her house so she could travel for years. Lovely. A Japanese guy and his wife invited us to tea and they made a proper job of it..a traditional Japanese meal, properly laid out.
He was wonderful and he could do Tibetan chant too.
It was just beautiful knowing those folks in such lovely surroundings, and all cheap to do.
http://www.bomvubackpackers.com/
See the response from this guy..a South African....typical friendly response. A braai is a BBQ and they do it real goooooooood....yummy
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111217073537AAuXr66
How to get started, for Machu Picchu or Europe or the rest of the world. It all works the same.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120121003428AAYx4Po
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110328200122AAag3oE
http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110524031916AAz8hRL
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110512163513AAX2I0m
Have a great time. Keep smiling Mom....you can get postcards from all over......
And a really happy chat when ickle baby gets home again..
I got three girls. They're all still our ickle babies even when they're 30 haha
And they've been travelling just like Mom and Pop...
All by themselves....very good too....xxx
What does it mean to get married for the wrong reasons?
Make heads
I'm terrified of getting married. I don't know if it's because I have hard time trusting people. I can't imagine spending my life with one person because I know I get bored fast. I hate being tied down because I'm free spirited. Every day is like an adventure. The guys I've been with been with in the past acted like they wanted me to be their mother instead of girlfriend and I am NOT having that. It's all the guys I've met recently are looking for either their next "baby momma" or need a place to stay.My family believes it's because I haven't found "the one," yet. I'm 28 yrs old btw. If I do get married, I wish I could be like my grandparents. They were like best buds and they loved each other so much. I have never seen a couple love each other that much. They were together for 52 years until my grandfather passed 7 years ago. My grandmother was very heart broken since he was her first love when she met him at the age of 16. If I do get married I want to be with a person who is my best friend as well as my lover.
My grandparents got married within 3 months of knowing each other.
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It is still very possible for your partner to be your best friend and lover. I found one. =)
I don't blame you for still being in the "free spirit" stage of your life, because you're still pretty young. I'm 29, and hubby and I don't want to adopt kids for at least another 6 years because we're still in our "selfish" phase... we want to just live as a couple, do what we want when we want, spend our disposable income on what we want, focus on careers, etc. Eventually I know we will change, and the things that are important to us now will be less important in the future. That's just how life is. Your needs and wants evolve.
Also, I agree with your family. I also think that somehow, you're getting exposed to the wrong kind of guy. There are guys who want adventure in their lives. The right one for you might be backpacking in India right now, who knows? Are you putting yourself in a position to meet these guys? Like joining a running group, or a sailing club, or taking volunteer vacations? Mind you, you shouldn't LOOK for a boyfriend... just be open to an interesting guy if he happens to catch your fancy.
Oh, btw... even the most mature guys have to be "mothered" on occasion. I love my husband, but he always loses things and I somehow always know where they are, and other times he utterly fails to notice the obvious. It's aggravating. But at the same time, he has to put up with my PMS moodiness and throwing the occasional temper tantrum when I've overly stressed. Fair's fair in love and marriage. ;)
It is still very possible for your partner to be your best friend and lover. I found one. =)
I don't blame you for still being in the "free spirit" stage of your life, because you're still pretty young. I'm 29, and hubby and I don't want to adopt kids for at least another 6 years because we're still in our "selfish" phase... we want to just live as a couple, do what we want when we want, spend our disposable income on what we want, focus on careers, etc. Eventually I know we will change, and the things that are important to us now will be less important in the future. That's just how life is. Your needs and wants evolve.
Also, I agree with your family. I also think that somehow, you're getting exposed to the wrong kind of guy. There are guys who want adventure in their lives. The right one for you might be backpacking in India right now, who knows? Are you putting yourself in a position to meet these guys? Like joining a running group, or a sailing club, or taking volunteer vacations? Mind you, you shouldn't LOOK for a boyfriend... just be open to an interesting guy if he happens to catch your fancy.
Oh, btw... even the most mature guys have to be "mothered" on occasion. I love my husband, but he always loses things and I somehow always know where they are, and other times he utterly fails to notice the obvious. It's aggravating. But at the same time, he has to put up with my PMS moodiness and throwing the occasional temper tantrum when I've overly stressed. Fair's fair in love and marriage. ;)
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