fool questions about travelling

[jobber314]

I find myself right now with the possibility to make a trip of 3 weeks to a far destination. Thailand is my favourite. I have money enough and 0 worries (no girlfriend and no management)

I am having a hard time deciding to travel to that destination, I had two bad experiences in the past travelling, though I know travelling does offer very good things. Meet people from other countries, have fun, and a lot of adventure.

But it is just that I am not completely sure of doing it, I have the sensations my mind puts excuses to not facing the fear of travelling alone and far. My fear is basically finding myself inthere with not many interesting things to do and wanting to come back, being bored...

i get stucked and think that more important things must be done in my home city than going somewhere....

Do you think this is just fear of travelling? Should I be more clear if wanting to travel?

This post is very fool, and I know, let see what can we get!

[jakediddy]

There is no set rule that states you need to travel to go on vacation - if you can get excited about the thought of taking time off and doing things in your own country/city, then stay home and have fun.

Or maybe you could take a 1-week trip to Thailand just to get a taste of it. Perhaps you'll be more comfortable with the idea of a remote vacation after that. Nothing wrong with taking an extra vacation in life!

[dru-man]

If you truly identify that this is based on a fear, I say tackle it head on and do it BECAUSE of that reason.

Personally, I always make it a point to do those things that scare me the most. I used to be afraid of heights, for instance (still am really), but instead of letting it hold me back I've been skydiving twice, bungee jumping, and hang-gliding in the Alps. They all rank up their with the best experiences of my life.

Since those experiences, I've gone up to the edges of cliffs and still get squeamish like a little girl while everyone else is doing just fine, but I swallow it down and let the fear flow through me. And it seems like the fear makes the experience that much more exhilerating.

but think of what I would have missed out on if I let that fear paralyze me. My next step is to take up rock climbing, and out of everything, that probably freaks me out the most. But I refuse to allow my fears to defeat me.

Being afraid is the number one reason you should go to Thailand and the number one reason you should go alone. And if there's anywhere in the world you'll have absolutely no trouble meeting people, this is it. chances are you'll meet a bunch of people on your first weekend and end up traveling with them the rest of the trip. YOu won't be alone, and I gaurantee you won't get bored--not in 3 weeks.

That said, if you find it is a not a fear, than do what excites you. If that's staying around your local area and doing some awesome things there, then by all means do it. There's amazing things to see and do in every corner of the world.

Just my 99 cents.

[officer_dibble]

I've done a reasonable amount of traveling for work and pleasure - had great experiences and terrible ones. Most of the terrible ones came down to one/both of two things - bad preparation and lack of money. You can mitigate against both.

Where ever you go - it is not going to be home and it will be more hassle.

For many people this is compensated by the richness of the other experiences on offer or they grow to enjoy the fact that it isn't home and even like some of the attendant hassles.

For others it isn't worth the hassle. I'm a bit like that - if I have a couple of days off - I'd rather do some gardening, go out for nice meals and maybe the flicks. I don't need/want the hassle of chasing off somewhere for a couple of days. If I have a month off - then I'll definitely consider going somewhere but book end it with a few days relaxation at home.

Good or bad - your expectations of Thailand will probably be wrong to some degree. Personally I quite like it as a country but it wouldn't be top of my list to visit again.

[johnnywolf]

Hey Jobber,

I'm in Thailand right now and I love it. I originally came here a year ago on a 2 week vacation and ended up moving here for a year already.

What I suggest, and what I did was to come and go directly to the islands, such as Koh Tao/Koh Samui, or Phuket. Don't stay in Bangkok, save that until the end of your trip.

While here stay in western resorts, they'll cost about $60 a night, but you'll feel comfortable. Sign up for a bunch of tours and you'll meet people and see some cool things. Just sign up for all of them like I did. I did a cooking class, elephant riding, snorkeling, muay thai, bungy jumping, yoga, and scuba diving.

You'll never know what you like until you've tried them all.

After the package tour stuff, you'll get more comfortable, and you can join the backpacking trail, staying in cheaper places and seeing more of real thailand. Enjoy!