If You Miss Travelling, This is For You

I haven’t been on an aeroplane in months.

I miss it already; the impulse of travel.

The anticipation roaring in my stomach as I count down the days before I leave. Each minute feeling longer than the other. It is as if time itself has slowed down all of a sudden. The last few days, especially that last twenty-four hours, it felt as if time came to a stop.

When the sun finally awakened symbolizing that the day is here, all I could think of was the journey there. Just the thought of sitting next to a complete stranger for hours, wondering who it might be and what they might be able to tell me. Someone with a personality unlike others maybe.

Staring out the window of an aeroplane and looking at the clouds when it is day time, at night, or on the other hand, never-ending darkness. Have you ever seen thunder from a point higher than the clouds?

The feeling of stepping on the grounds of a country you’ve never been to has a magic of its own.

The minute I get down from a flight, I take a deep breath trying to take in the truth. The reality that is me being in this place right this second.

Imagining all the possibilities, now that is hopefulness. Anything could happen. That is something I must always be prepared for.

Everything is different in a new country. It may somehow look the same, but it is always different. It is not always that you get to see new places that have a unique story of its own or meet people that can tell you stories about the things they’ve been through and have something you can learn from them.

Travelling means learning that people are wrong about countries.

What is most important to see in a country are its people. The people define the country. It’s something I’ve learned through experience.

Whenever people travel, they tend to stay in the city. Why? Because its developed, comfortable and familiar. You see you don’t travel for familiarity. You travel to see places that push you past your comfort zones and force you to learn how to adapt to new situations. Now that is the challenge a traveller endures.

Travellers see what others don’t.

The places that people didn’t think was worth looking at and much less be written about in a guide book. If you walked around a suburban area of a country, you’d know what the country really is like. The types of houses, beaches, its small restaurants scattered everywhere, people taking their dogs for a walk, people jogging or cycling.

Some people only see what’s good about a country but a traveller sees it all. A traveller sees the good and bad and accepts the country for how it really is. And only then can one say that they are truly in love with that country.

You see my dream is to travel the world.

I want to live out of a suitcase. Make memories with people that matter to me most. Go on adventures that I will always remember. Learn new things. Meet new people. Gain knowledge and experience. They always say experience is the best teacher.

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live in a village with no internet connections or technology? No fast-food restaurants or shopping malls? My parents always used to say “You should appreciate your life.” But how do I appreciate the good if I don’t know what the bad feels like?

I want to sleep in tents for nights with no air conditioners or fans. Eat only the food that can be cooked at a bonfire. I want to go through things that will make me appreciate my life right now.

The feeling of setting foot on new land.

It is the one feeling I want to constantly have for the rest of my life. Even if it means not being able to wear designer clothing, live in a big mansion or have a fancy car. Those things mean nothing to me now. I don’t get anything by it.

I get happiness by travelling and that is what I want to spend the rest of my life doing. Most people don’t know what they want from life. As always everyone wants to be rich. It doesn’t matter what job they do, as long as they have money, they will be happy.

What’s the point of having all the money in the world if you have nothing to spend it on?

I’ve never been a person who loved to stay at home. Spending an entire day at home has always been the one thing that can drive me crazy. People like me, we’re vagabonds. To wander is to live. I would gladly live out of a suitcase if it meant I could travel the world.

The world is a huge place and it would take a lifetime for me to explore every corner of it, but I will try my best. I will visit as many places as I can because that is what brings me happiness in life.

People don’t want to travel because they want to save up for something better. I don’t understand how buying the latest Chanel bag or Jimmy Choo shoes can bring happiness to a person’s life. I don’t get why people save so much.

The biggest mistake you will ever make is to not do things you want thinking that you can buy yourself the time to do it later. There is nothing else I want to spend my life doing.

Travel. The only thing I always wish for, the one thing I hope to do, the one thing that is my dream.

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