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Build a personal travel mission that makes every trip more meaningful.
When I took my year career break and traveled around the world for the first time, I spent my time ticking off all the popular places that I wanted to see in the world. I went to Hong Kong, the Great Wall, did a safari, went to Rome, explored the great barrier reef, saw the Taj Mahal, went to New Zealand, viewed the Great pyramids, partied on the islands of Greece, and had memorable nights in Bangkok. After a year or two or traveling to these popular destinations, my travel desires started changing. Ticking places off a generic bucklist was loosing it’s appeal to me. I wanted more.
I started dipping my toe into longer travel journeys and travel goals that had a theme. After all – I LOVE a good theme! I started with learning how to drive a motorbike in Vietnam as I lived in Ho Chi Minh City for a year. I hiked the Camino de Santiago solo. I drove a car from London to Mongolia as part of the Mongol Rally. I drove a Rickshaw across India for 2000 miles. These were all travel projects that drove me and challenged me – but they also introduced me to different part of the world, different cultures, and ultimately I learned a lot about myself during these travel projects!
I like big projects. They consume me and keep me focused on living in the present, rather than just repeating the same old routine day after day. Travel projects have a long-term, purposeful feel, like a bigger mission beyond just “go on a trip.” They make me look at my travels differently than simply roaming around to sights, I travel deeper, slower, and more introspectively when on a travel project.
I like Big Travel Projects
My largest project that I had ever completed lasted for 9 years – it was called the Niece Project. When I stopped buying gifts for my nieces, I didn’t know it would turn into one of the most meaningful travel projects of my life. Instead of more toys and gadgets, I wanted to give them something they’d never outgrow — something that would shape how they see the world.
So I made them a promise: when they turned 16, I would take each of them anywhere they wanted to go. What started as a simple…
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