When I travel, I tend to go at a fast pace. People often think I’m crazy for it, but a typical tour averages 1.5 days per city. I like to hit up a region and get a quick sense of each city so when I’m older and find it harder to keep up a pace, I know which places I prefer more and would want to stay at for a longer time.
The first time I did this was 9 years ago, when I had 5 weeks for spring break while studying abroad. Since I was already in the UK and near Europe, I decided to visit as much as possible. I made it through 15 countries and I believe 22 cities in that time. It was a lot of walking, packing, unpacking, and exploring.
That was the most ambitious trip I’ve ever done, though I’ve done shorter versions since, again in Europe and also in Southeast Asia. I’ll probably do a similar thing in Central and South America one day. Plus, cruises offer quick pit stops at multiple cities and I’ve done three of those (Alaska, Caribbean, and Mexico). Otherwise, I think I’ll be taking more time in each place and lengthening stays to a good 3 days per city (or more!).
One day I’ll go the complete opposite route and spend a week or weeks in an area, like I do when I’m home in China. Then I can actually unpack my suitcase completely and live there for awhile.
So what’s your travel style? Has it evolved with you?
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October 9, 2016 3:44 pm
Lol, I’m the exact opposite 🙂 I like to take time in every place I visit and just hang around to get a feel of the atmosphere… And even if I stay for a week, the list of things I want to see is always at least as long as those I have already visited. Basically, if I come in a place for a weekend, I wish I could stay for a week, and if I’m staying for a week, I wish I could just live there for a while 😀
But life is short and the world is big – I wonder if your method has something to it too 🙂 You definitely see more places than I do, and I admire you for planning for the future like this. I think it’s really cool! And maybe I envy you a bit. Especially as I’m the type of person who is stressed by rushing, so I will probably never able to be travelling like you do 🙂
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October 28, 2016 3:01 pm
I like that style of travel too, and I think I will do that more as I get older. For now, it’s fun to go fast and challenge myself on how much I can pack into each trip. 🙂