Ten Ways to Make the Most of Your Travels!

1. Be safe: Travel insurance is a definite must! Take a few spare photocopies of your passport and a couple of spare passport pictures as well – just in case. Vaccinations.
2. Travel light, pack right: Packing your backpack can make a huge difference to the weight of your load!
3. Be inspired (pre/during trip): Good guidebooks will usually suggest a selection of contextual reading and this is a good place to start.
4. Speak: Learning the basics is a great way to break the ice and find a common ground the local people.
5. Eat: Local delicacies can range from extraordinary to shocking but whatever they are they’ll give you an amazing insight into the local culture!
6. Guidebook: A guidebook has everything from maps to phrases, attraction listings to local histories and you won’t want to be without one!
7. Sleep: Traditional guesthouses and youth hostels may require you to respect the local customs but will give you a great insight into the local culture.
8. Go with flow: Some of the best travel stories come from journeys that haven’t quite gone to plan so don’t worry if your travel experience takes an unexpected turn, it could be for the better.
9. Share: Whether you want to raise funds for your volunteer project, tell your story to the local newspaper or just speak to your fellow travelers.
10. Beat the Blues: Your return home can go one of two ways; you’ll either be really excited about seeing your friends and family, or really depressed that the whole experience is all over. Re-accustoming yourself to the 9-5 can be a mighty task but there are ways to make it easier!