Yeap, that´s what I´ve decided. At least extended solo travel with no real purpose other than to explore (or for normal people: rest and relaxation). When you´re on your own, you get to decide absolutely everything! There is no compromising. It´s wonderful!! Aside from realizing you don´t have to compromise, that it is just you making every single decision, even the mundane ones. And once you´ve perfected the art of taking pictures of oneself, that´s when you know you´re a true solo traveler....or possibly narcissist.
I have to say I garnered much different responses when traveling on my language immersion trip last year than this one. People are just more impressed when there´s a purpose, whatever that may be: language immersion, volunteering, mission trips, etc. Why is it that one should feel guilty for traveling just to travel?? To experience a new culture and perhaps become even more culturally sensitive? Or even to appreciate what you already have? I learn so much while traveling, yes, about myself, but obviously, of the world too. So that´s my defense of traveling just to travel. Ok, I´ll get off my soapbox now. Does anyone out there feel the same?
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